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
Shortening the Emotional Lag in Tennis
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
1 responseTennis Glow-Up: Understanding the Resilience Recovery Curve
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
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’s Friend at Court is Out… and a Foot Fault!
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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