MANHATTAN, N.Y. (PIX11) – As the seasons change, so too does Central Park’s Wollman Rink. For the third year in a row, bright blue pickleball courts have replaced the ice skating rink, where ...

People practice pickleball on the courts of CityPickle at Central Park's Wollman Rink, Saturday, Aug. 24, 2024, in New York. Eduardo Munoz Alvarez / AP ...

Does American tennis have a pickleball problem? Even as the U.S. Open opened, the nation's fastest-growing sport is pickleball, which has seen participation boom 223% in the past three years.

People practice pickleball on the courts of CityPickle at Central Park's Wollman Rink, Saturday, Aug. 24, 2024, in New York.

Women wait for friends to practice pickleball on the courts of CityPickle at Central Park’s Wollman Rink, Saturday, Aug. 24, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Eduardo Munoz Alvarez) ...