Cone Drills and Hand-Fed Balls are Always Relevant
Every so often a training clip pops up on my social media feed that is not particularly flashy, but still manages to capture something importantRead More
Tennis Beyond the Headlines: March 16, 2026
This week’s tennis news roundup covers Saudi investment in the ATP calendar, Indian Wells scheduling debates, player safety concerns, and tennis culture. How Saudi Arabia,Read More
DTA Playoffs: What Should Happen if Regulation 4D Is Violated?
A quick note for readers outside the Dallas–Fort Worth area. Like the previous entries this week, this post is rooted in a very local issueRead More
How Captains Should Handle DTA Regulation 4D at Dallas Playoffs
A quick note for readers outside the Dallas–Fort Worth area. Like yesterday’s entry, this post is rooted in a very local issue within the DallasRead More
An Important Reminder about DTA Regulation 4D
A quick note for readers outside Dallas–Fort Worth. This post is very specific to my local area. However, the underlying lesson applies everywhere. Every USTARead More
Technical Tennis: Racquets, Strings, Balls, Courts, Spin, and Bounce
Technical Tennis: Racquets, Strings, Balls, Courts, Spin, and Bounce by Rod Cross and Crawford Lindsey is best understood as the reader-friendly companion to The Physics and TechnologyRead More
Electronic Line Calling is Here (At Least in the Rules)
The 2026 USTA Friend at Court was released earlier this month. As is typically the case, the updates are modest, and the core rules of tennis remainRead More
What’s in Madison Keys’ Tennis Bag? A Health-Focused Bag Check
In case it isn’t obvious from the number of times I have written about it, I am a big fan of the “Bag Check” concept.Read More
Tennis Beyond the Headlines: March 9, 2026
How geopolitical disruptions are impacting tennis, Indian Wells events, Craig Tiley’s USTA plans, WTA format debates, and other headlines from the sport. How Events inRead More
Resilient Recovery in Tennis
This post concludes the March installment of the Tennis Glow-Up series. The first entry this weekend introduced the concept of the recovery curve and examined how resilienceRead More