Jack Sock

In Changing Courts: The Jack Sock Story by Selkirk Studios, former tennis star Jack Sock opens up about his leap from the ATP Tour to professional pickleball, revealing the emotional, mental, and financial challenges behind the switch.

In one of the most electrifying displays of athleticism and mental grit in pro pickleball history, third-seed Connor Garnett stages back-to-back comebacks against ninth-seed Jack Sock at the Select Medical Orange County Cup. After erasing a 9–2 deficit to win the first game 11–9, Garnett faces a 0–10 mountain in the second--and climbs it, winning 12 straight points to seal a 12–10 victory. This piece captures the drama, psychology, and raw physicality of elite men’s singles, highlighting why pickleball has become the most intense combat sport you’re not paying enough attention to.