Racquet: The RPMs on your tennis forehand are remarkable [Sock’s forehand rivaled, and sometimes beat, Rafael Nadal’s for spin]. How does having a forehand like yours translate to pickle ball?
JS: It's similar, but not as similar as people think. The groundstrokes are probably the most adaptable and the easiest to get a hold of with a different grip. The paddle, obviously, is much smaller than a racquet, the grip on the paddle is smaller than a tennis racquet, and it's a different grip, especially for me with a full western crazy tennis grip.
But also I think with all the doubles play, and the continental forehand shots you hit in tennis, I was used to [using the volley grip for every shot in pickle ball] already so it wasn't much of a change there. It feels comfortable, but obviously you're not able to grab the ball like you are with strings.