Anna Leigh Waters has established herself as one of the top female pickleball players in the world.
She is currently ranked No. 3 in singles and No. 4 in doubles and has sponsors and prize money rolling in.
The fact that she's only 14 hardly comes up anymore.
"I don't think they think of me as 14 anymore," Waters said as she prepared to begin play at the season-ending Pro Pickleball Association Masters event in La Quinta on Thursday. "When I first played pro as a 12-year-old, I think people were like 'Wow, she's pretty young,' but now I think they think of me as just another player like them. They don't care how old I am, they just really want to beat me."
Pickleball's young gun has won three singles tournaments in 2021. In the world of pickleball, she's already a household name.
"It's pretty amazing and a little weird to go places and get recognized on the street or something," said Waters, who lives in Delray Beach, Fla. "But I really enjoy getting to travel around the country and play a pro sport where my family can travel with me. I'm making memories and having experiences that I would never have without pickleball, and it's just a really exciting time for me right now." Read More
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