TIME Magazine Names Anna Leigh Waters to '100 Most Influential' Sports List
The Dink's Alex E. Weaver reports that TIME Magazine named Anna Leigh Waters to its inaugural TIME100 Sports list, placing the 19-year-old in the Leaders category alongside figures such as LeBron James, Lionel Messi, and Caitlin Clark. The list appears in the magazine's June 22 issue reaching newsstands on July 12, and credits Waters as the top-ranked PPA Tour player in singles, doubles, and mixed doubles and Nike's first pickleball athlete.
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Pickleball.com staff preview MLP Austin, the fourth stop of the 2026 Major League Pickleball season hosted by the Texas Ranchers from June 11 to 14, where the New Jersey 5s enter as favorites after winning Columbus and Anna Leigh Waters and Jorja Johnson carry an undefeated women's doubles run. With top teams the St. Louis Shock, Los Angeles Mad Drops, and Brooklyn Pickleball Team sitting out, the preview flags under-the-radar squads chasing standings points and forecasts in the 90s for the season's first outdoor event.
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