The APP Tour is back in action this holiday weekend in beautiful Newport Beach, California. The seventh stop on the 2025 APP Tour is being held at The Tennis & Pickleball Club at Newport Beach.
Since this is a major, the prize money and points are worth more.
Weather Outlook
It’s Southern California in early July. The weather is looking picturesque for pickleball, with lows in the 60s and highs in the low 70s.
How to Watch the Zimmer Biomet APP Newport Beach Open
Championship Court
- Thursday, 7/3 | 1–7 pm ET | ESPN+
- Friday, 7/4 | 3–9 pm ET | ESPN+
- Saturday, 7/5 | 3–9 pm ET | ESPN+
- Sunday, 7/6 | 4–9 pm ET | ESPN+
Players Court
- Thursday, 7/3 | 12 pm - 5 pm ET | YouTube
- Friday, 7/4 | 1–7 pm ET | YouTube
- Saturday, 7/5 | 1–7 pm ET | YouTube
- Sunday, 7/6 | 12–3 pm ET | YouTube
Highlight Shows
- Monday, 7/7 | 9–11 pm ET | ESPN2
- Tuesday, 7/22 | 8–9 pm ET | CBS Sports Network
- Tuesday, 7/22 | 9–10 pm ET | CBS Sports Network
Let’s get into the action.
Women's Singles
Top Seeds
- Sofia Sewing
- Yana Newell
- Amanda Hendry
- Bobbi Oshiro
Top Storylines
- Sofia Sewing is now chasing her fifth gold medal in singles this year, and she is in the driver’s seat as the favorite.
- Pei Chuan Kao is not seeded, but she already has a gold on the APP Tour this year. She beat Sewing in the APP Fort Lauderdale Open (Major) in April.
- Bobbi Oshiro is a dark horse as the 4 seed, as she doesn’t always play singles, but is always dangerous.
Prediction
- I have Sofia Sewing beating Yana Newell in a tight three game match in the finals
Men's Singles
Top Seeds
- Chris Haworth
- Jack Foster
- Will Howells
- Armaan Bhatia
Top Storylines
- Haworth is still the #1 seed, despite not winning the last three tournaments on the APP Tour - is Newport Beach where he gets a win? Haworth is searching for his 11th gold, which would be the APP record in men’s singles
- 4 seed Armaan Bhatia won APP New York City in May, and is shooting for another win on the west coast
- The dark horse I have my eye on that isn’t seeded is Ammar Wazir - he has had some very good results against top level players and could make a run
Prediction
- Chris Haworth is able to get his 11th gold in Newport, over Will Howells, setting the new record
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Mixed Doubles
Top Seeds
- Bobbi Oshiro/Will Howells
- Megan Fudge/Jack Munro
- Jill Braverman/Richard Livornese, Jr.
- Amanda Hendry/Chris Haworth
Top Storylines
- Fudge and Munro are coming off of their second gold in 2025 in the APP NYC
- Howells missed APP NYC and is back in action in APP Newport Beach with his normal partner, Bobbi Oshiro
- Hendry and Haworth have won medals on the tour this year and look to continue the trend
Dark Horses
- I fully expect Aussie qualifiers, Joey Wild and Danni-Elle Townsend to make it out of qualifying, and make a run to at least the quarterfinals in the main draw
- I also like the mixed team of Bhatia and Bates - they could make another big run as a lower seeded team
Prediction
- Oshiro and Howells win gold over Fudge and Munro in two
Women’s Doubles
Top Seeds
- Jill Braverman/Megan Fudge
- Yana Newell/Emily Cederquist
- Allison Harris/Daria Walczak
- Susannah Barr/Amanda Hendry
Top Storylines
- Braverman and Fudge have been the top seed all year, but they were knocked out in NYC early - can they get revenge in Newport?
- Newell and Cederquist have four medals on tour this year - one gold, two silvers, and a bronze
- I love the pairing of 5th seed, Bobbi Oshiro and Sofia Sewing - look out for them to win some upsets
- I talked about Townsend in mixed, but she is also a very good Aussie player that I expect to make it far in the main draw with Emilia Schmidt, despite being qualifiers
Prediction
- I am going to pick a big upset in Oshiro and Sewing beating Newell and Cederquist in three games
Men’s Doubles
Top Seeds
- Jack Munro/Will Howells
- Erik Lange/Max Manthou
- Richard Livornese, Jr./Tanner Tomassi
- Patrick Kawka/Kyle Koszuta
Top Storylines
- With Howells out in APP, Aiden Schenk teamed up with Munro and won gold in the last event, but Howells and Munro are back together
- Erik Lange and Purple Jesus (Max Manthou) haven’t won gold together yet this year, but are seeded #2 - is this their week?
- Youngsters Rio Newcombe and Jonathan Truong have had recently had some success, and they are in qualies, and I expect to them make it out of qualies and give some main draw teams trouble
Prediction
- Howells and Munro beat Lange and Manthou in two games
