An engineer overthinks tennis in a daily journal.
This project was started long before the bow-wave of the COVID-19 crisis swept the nation. As I write this morning, I am living under a “shelter-in-place” mandate from my local government. Life is very different than it was a month ago when I wrote my last reflection.
The USTA issued two comments against the ITF Order of Receiving rule. Today we revisit USTA comments in the context of these two enhancements.
I am fundamentally disturbed that I am spending more days on Order of Receiving than on Order of Service. The universe is out of balance. I’m laying the blame for this squarely on the doorstep of COVID-19 and the global pandemic.
A case ruling associated with Order of Receiving sends us off into an alternate universe of three person doubles. This can only end with a Code Violation.
I am primarily regarded as a singles player. As an introvert, I am wired to enjoy the solitude and isolation of playing singles. This placesRead More
The Match Tiebreak is the usage of a tie-break game in place of a final deciding set. As a substitution for a set, it is clearly a new set thus both Order of Service and Order of Receiving in doubles can be modified by either team.
I have a reverence for the Order of Service, almost regarding it a basic sacrament of tennis. It provides a rhythm and cycle to tennis not unlike the ebb and flow of the tides.
What is a permanent fixture in tennis? What happens when a ball strikes the net post and subsequently lands in the correct court?
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It should come as no surprise that my social circles are heavily populated with avid tennis players. I am aware that a lot of the tennis players in my life will find a way to play no matter what. Others are wondering what the implications of continued play are in the age of COVID-19 and how to do so in the safest way possible.
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The rules keep getting shorter and shorter. The next section of the USTA Friend at Court/ITF Rules of Tennis is another “definition” rule used toRead More