An engineer overthinks tennis in a daily journal.
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
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
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
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
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
This post is the second entry in the March installment of the Tennis Glow-Up series. Yesterday’s discussion introduced resilience through the concept of the recovery curve. InRead More
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This post opens the March installment of the Tennis Glow-Up series. On the first full weekend of every month throughout 2026, we are overthinking strategies and methodsRead More
The Hidden Mathematics of Sport by Rob Eastaway and John Haigh is an engaging exploration of how probability, geometry, and statistical reasoning shape the gamesRead More
The 2026 USTA Friend at Court was finally released this week. As is usually the case, there are a few updates, but they are all relativelyRead More
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It is fair to categorize me as a tech enthusiast. I am naturally drawn to new products and tools, especially when they intersect with tennis.Read More
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