Pickleball Star Zane Ford Struggles To Break Paddle In Meltdown

Pickleball star Zane Ford tried to unleash his frustrations on his paddle after he lost a match this week … but as he quickly realized, his equipment is tough as hell!!

The fit of rage happened in front of fans at the Humana Championship Court for the Carvana PPA Tour … where Ford went up against James Ignatowich.

While the two athletes were going back and forth, Ford hit the ball far left of the line … and Ford immediately crashed out by violently slamming his paddle on the court.

What’s crazy is the paddle didn’t break … so Ford used his knee to destroy it instead. Guess what? That didn’t work either — it only bent the racket a little bit!

Ford — who is ranked in the top 15 of the APP Men’s Pro Singles — went on Instagram to explain his “paddle smash video” … saying he regrets damaging his “beautiful ruby.”

“I’m sorry for damaging such a beautiful paddle,” Ford said.

“At the end of the day, I’m here to win. I put my whole life into this, and I wanna be the best player in the world, so my emotions got the better of me that day.”

Ford also vowed to do better with his on-court reactions.