If I had a choice between watching tennis and watching pickleball, I'd choose tennis.

Not only is tennis far more athletic - almost like fencing with a ball - it sounds and looks so much better. In tennis, the audible whack at the point of contact with the ball is so satisfying. Pickleball sounds, by contrast, are squeaky and annoying.

Pickleball is more accessible to new and older players, though. And that counts for something.