The Drop · Vol. 5

Drop It Powers Black Dog Pickleball's Digital Clubhouse

A new co-branded player experience connects Black Dog Pickleball's community, coaching and events between sessions.

August 17, 20264 min read

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A quick look

Inside this issue

Drop It powers Black Dog Pickleball's co-branded Digital Clubhouse.
An early Djokovic upset opens up the Cincinnati draw.
Cincinnati, Winston-Salem and the US Open shape the road to New York.

“Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can.”
Arthur Ashe

App update

Black Dog Pickleball × Drop It

Drop It now powers Black Dog Pickleball's Digital Clubhouse: a branded space where players can stay connected to coaching, events and their community between sessions.

The partnership shows how a club can extend its identity beyond event day. Black Dog brings the community and on-court experience; Drop It provides the player-development technology and digital home.

One community on court and between sessions.

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On tour

Cincinnati shakes up the draw

Thiago Agustín Tirante earned the biggest win of his career by defeating Novak Djokovic 2–6, 6–3, 6–4 in the second round. With Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz also absent through injury, the final Masters 1000 before New York is wide open.

Tirante stuns Djokovic

The Argentine recovered after dropping the first set to claim a career-defining victory over the three-time Cincinnati champion.

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The road to New York

Winston-Salem begins August 22 before US Open Fan Week starts August 23 and the main draw gets underway August 30.

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Off the court

This week's watchlist

Novak Djokovic: The Wolf in Winter arrives on Prime Video August 20. Directed by The Last Dance's Jason Hehir, the feature-length documentary goes behind the scenes of Djokovic's career, preparation and motivation.

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