My Pickleball Life: At home and on the court, Sam Querrey is spending plenty of time in the kitchen

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Since famously predicting in September he would be a Top 10 pickleball player within four months, Sam Querrey has garnered attention and intrigue from the pickleball community anytime he competes—along with having a target on his back.

Making his pro debut in January at a tournament in Rancho Mirage just 25 minutes from the Indian Wells Tennis Garden, Querrey fell to the 17th-ranked player in the Carvana PPA Tour standings before splitting matches in the back draw against the 35th- and 39th-ranked players.

“I haven’t played tennis that much since the US Open,” Querrey said on the latest episode of My Tennis Life. “Occasionally I like to go, it’s still a good workout. I don’t really hit serves, just do whatever.”

Having been selected as the number one overall pick by the D.C. Pickleball Team in Major League Pickleball’s Challenger Level draft, Querrey has since competed in two MLP events where the format is similar to World TeamTennis.

At MLP Mesa, the D.C. squad went 1-2 and failed to advance out of the group stage with Querrey finishing at a point differential of 48.17%, good for 33rd out of 48 players. Next up at MLP Daytona Beach, D.C. was winless in three matches, but Querrey slightly improved his point differential to 48.62%, which placed him at No. 36.

While strong results have not quite come as quickly as the former Wimbledon semifinalist anticipated, his self-deprecating personality has seen him poking fun at himself regularly on social media.

“Sometimes it’s embarrassing to say this but I get sore playing pickleball,” Querrey said. “I haven’t been taking care of my body, I haven’t been stretching or going to the gym that much but I need to start because I’m starting to hurt a little bit. In tennis, I had to go to the gym a bunch but in pickleball, I could take a nice leisurely hike with my wife and our dog. So yay pickleball!”

Querrey has a couple months to prepare for the third and final MLP event of Season One in June, before teams flip levels from Premier to Challenger (and vice versa). The 24 teams will then re-draft players for the second season.

“Most tennis players underestimate the level that is on tour and overestimate how good they can be immediately,” says Matt Manasse, a fellow MLP player as well as coach to celebrities such as Emma Watson and Matthew Perry. “Sam has done a good job of making a transition and while he still has plenty of steps to go if he wants to really be at the top, it’s good for the sport that he is involved.”

Querrey most recently served as the alternate just last week for The Pickleball Slam, which featured tennis legends Andre Agassi, John McEnroe, Andy Roddick and Michael Chang competing for a million dollars in Hollywood, Fla.