Rex Thais shares how his professional start is happening not only in Florida, but overseas.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Like many U.S. Open athletes, Rex Thais got his start practicing in his backyard playing pickleball games back-to-back with his family.“There’s a lottery draw and we got into two divisions, 5-O Men's doubles and 5-O mixed doubles,” Rex Thais added.His dad, Ricky Thais, says he’s excited to watch this international tournament launch his son’s sports career.
“When I decided to build a court, I did it out of necessity for us to play, we had no intentions of Rex to be pro one day,” Ricky Thais explained.The exposure from the U.S. Open is allowing the Thais family to go back home to Vietnam.“Being able to show pickleball to a third world country is quite amazing because you get to bring this sport from America to where it’s not really brought up around the rest of the world,” Ritchie Thais, Rex’s brother, added.
While Rex’s family sits courtside at every tournament, his favorite moments are when they pick up a paddle. “When I get to train with my brothers every once in a while, when I do, it’s just very competitive since they’re my brothers and we just practice and we get better together,” Rex Thais said.Welaka gets $2 million in grant money for eight new pickleball courts
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