Within 25 months of picking up their paddles for the first time in April 2023, sisters Pearl and Naomi Amalsadiwala, aged 18 and 15 years respectively, have made their mark on the international pickleball scene. Pickleball is played with a smooth faced paddle bigger than a table tennis racquet and a wiffle ball (perforated, hollow plastic ball) over a tennis-type net on a badminton-sized court. At the Dubai Pickleball Open in May 2025, they clinched a bronze medal in the Pro Women’s Doubles category where they faced a pool of 16 competitors.
Top, from l: medal winners Nozer, Pearl,
Naomi......