Alex Crum is having the type of week most pickleballers can only dream of. He just upset the #1 player on both pro tours. We caught up with him on-site at the Billie Jean King Tennis Center just before the APP NYC Open.

Our guy Erik Tice stops by to recap the heated matches from the Atlanta Slam and discuss the dominance of ALW and AB vs the unparalleled parity at the top of the men's doubles game.

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Alex Crum

0:00 F*ck you Alex Crum

4:30 Upsetting world #1 Federico Staksrud

8:30 The singles pickleball meta has changed

14:20 What’s next for Alex Crum?

17:54 Turning into a media star

Erik Tice

23:55 Upset alerts in Atlanta

28:15 Did any matches cross the line?

36:34 Pablo Tellez called for two technicals

39:12 Quang Duong using blackout paddle

43:01 Shadows plague championship court

50:45 The reign of ALW and AB started in ATL

56:44 Unparalleled parity in men’s doubles

1:01:10 The impact of the Lifetime ball

1:03:08 Will Ben ever pair with CJ Klinger?

1:04:50 MLP Austin up next

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