Indoor pickleball facility to open in Tampa

Pickleball Kingdom, a national indoor pickleball franchise, will soon open its latest unit in Tampa, the Arizona-based company says in a Thursday news release.

"Tampa is such a beautiful city," says CEO Ace Rodrigues, who founded the company in 2021. "Pickleball is very popular there, but they don't have options for the kind of indoor experience that we will bring."

Pickleball is a sport that combines elements of tennis, badminton and table tennis, according to the company. Its national popularity has been growing, and Pickleball Kingdom says it has been at the "forefront of this movement."