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It was a relatively slow week for tennis news. We have ATP players behaving badly, while Andrew Abdo outlined his plans for the Australian Open. Coco Gauff and Serena Williams both make pop culture appearances. New Australian Open boss Andrew Abdo throws shade at critics: ‘I’m not an outsider’:Read More
I have always regarded Fiend at Court as a commentary and analysis blog rather than a journalism project. I have never explicitly explained that distinction in aRead More
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Yesterday, I admitted to an error in a post I had previously published. Today’s mistake is a little harder to pin down because I cannotRead More
A couple of weeks ago, I reviewed updates to the Greater Fort Worth Tennis Coalition League Regulations for 2027. I compared the new document againstRead More
I have been spending some time recently with an AI coach targeted at the mental game. The Inner Game app attempts to take the ideasRead More
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A couple of weeks ago, our sequential walkthrough of The Code reached Principle 15, which requires tennis players to make prompt audible or visible calls. At theRead More
Every Tuesday, this site examines a training or technology concept that shapes how tennis is played. This week, we are focusing on a specific pieceRead More
WTA 1000 prize money “parity,” Alcaraz defends five-set tennis, the ATP/WTA antitrust lawsuit moves forward, and The Inner Game goes digital. WTA announces 2027 calendar, equal prizeRead More
This post concludes the October installment of the Tennis Glow-Up series. Friday introduced patience as continued purposeful action without requiring immediate evidence that the work is payingRead More
Yesterday’s post introduced patience as something considerably more active than waiting. We can continue practicing, training, and making deliberate choices while accepting that the benefitsRead More