We asked some of our friends in the pickleball world what they want for Christmas…
Thaddea Lock: A new smart watch to help track my training and keep me motivated!
Louis Laville: Same as last year – still hoping for a backhand!
Millie Smythe: It doesn’t quite fit underneath the tree, but I’d love CRACK’D to reach its Kickstarter goal! [Editor’s note: It already has – congratulations, Millie!]
Lou Stephens: The keys to a pickleball venue somewhere in south-west London.
Anna Linton: We’ve decided not to do presents this year because there’s so much stuff around and we don’t need any more! We’re giving money to charities we support.
Julie Mac: Hoping for retirement from work some time in 2026, it really must be time!
Mollie Knaggs: An Ilona Maher Barbie doll!
Jack Munro: Honestly, surround sound Sonos speakers for my entire apartment. I never stop listening to music and last year I spent over twenty percent of my life with music playing. Music amplifies everything for me and I want every room to feel alive.
Abby Fung: I would like to receive a new pair of Airpods!
Nathan Hill: Finally a fitted kitchen…lived without one whilst renovating my house.
Harry Feast: Maybe some sports shoes, because the ones I have now have an actual hole in the bottom of them, so I can feel the floor with my toes!
Nathan Parker: My focus this year will be on who is around the tree rather than what will be underneath it, my amazing wife gave birth to our first child in November. Her first Christmas being surrounded by family is all I need (but I suppose a new pair of Diadem court burst shoes won’t go amiss)!
Natasha-Lara Hood: An upholstery cleaner (I love cleaning and I cannot wait to use this to clean my sofa – please send any recommendations!).
Rhodri Oliver: Hoping for a Lego model HMS Endurance under the tree (but it seems unlikely).
Flynn Crosthwaite: Jack Macgregor, alongside his overhead smash. [Editor’s note: This is a running theme in Flynn’s responses…catch his reply next week to the question ‘What is your highlight of 2025?’]
