Genie Bouchard in Palm Springs in January 2024. Photo: Mauricio Paiz/Alamy Stock Photo If you were one of the estimated 40 million people who picked up a pickleball paddle in the United States in 2024 and wanted to catch a little inspiration by watching its top athletes dink their way to glory, you might have ventured to Dallas, Texas, to attend the Lapiplasty® Pickleball World Championships with 55,000 other fans during the week of the US presidential election. For something slightly scrappier,