Tennis Beyond the Headlines: September 28, 2026
The Laver Cup returned to London over the weekend, Federer reflects on his legacy, Coco Gauff joins World Team Tennis, and wheelchair tennis turns 50.Read More
What Does a People’s Choice Award Actually Measure?
My inbox recently lit up like a Christmas tree when USTA Texas announced the winners of its 2026 Best of Texas Tennis People’s Choice Awards.Read More
Fort Worth’s 60% Rule: When Compliance Misses the Point
Yesterday, I wrote about a USTA League rule with potential unintended consequences that took several years to become apparent. Today’s example is considerably easier toRead More
Houston, We Have a Problem: Women’s 4.5 League Tennis Is Disappearing
Every once in a while, I make a prediction that turns out to be correct. Today’s post is a tale of exactly that, but withRead More
Immortals of American Tennis: An Impressive Reference That Left Me Wanting More
Steve Flink is probably one of the few people who could write Immortals of American Tennis with firsthand connections spanning a significant portion of the history heRead More
The Code, Principle 16: Spectators Never Make Calls
Every Wednesday, this site examines a rule or governing principle that shapes how tennis is actually played. We are currently working sequentially through The Code in theRead More
Hyperice Normatec for Tennis Recovery: Two Years Later
In April 2024, I wrote a Tuesday Training post after seeing Aryna Sabalenka using a Hyperice Normatec recovery system during the WTA Finals during theRead More
1 responseTennis Beyond the Headlines: September 21, 2026
The US Open is over, but several of its biggest stories continue into this week. Players have called a truce in their Grand Slam prize-moneyRead More
USTA 35 by ’35: Protecting the Tip of the Tennis Pyramid
Yesterday, I wrote about the increasingly narrow competitive pathway that tennis players encounter as they improve. There are fewer 4.5 players than 3.5 players, fewerRead More
1 responseUSTA 35 by ’35: Giving Tennis Players Room to Grow
Yesterday, I wrote about the USTA’s goal of reaching 35 million tennis players by 2035, along with my concern about what happens when a highlyRead More