Tennis News: August 21, 2023
Lots of US Open news this week before the Major gets underway next week. Bizarre athletic training techniques and Daria Saville teaches us how toRead More
New Qualification Rules for NTRP Nationals
Based on recent posts appearing in the Facebook group of active tournament players in Texas, there is some consternation over the new qualification rules thatRead More
3 responsesRating Changes at NTRP Nationals
The USTA recently announced some changes to NTRP Nationals. Yesterday I celebrated the adoption of the standard tie-break game over the fundamentally flawed short-set tie-breakRead More
NTRP Nationals Ch-ch-ch-changes!
The USTA recently announced changes to the NTRP National Championships for 2024. Buried in the email blast announcement and information pages is something that IRead More
2 responsesBreak Point: The Inside Story of Modern Tennis
For the past few weeks, I have been reading books about the “inside story” of professional tennis. Last up in this genre for a whileRead More
3 responsesWhen the Tennis Net Isn’t the Tennis Net
Last week, a match between Frances Tiafoe and Milos Raonic at the National Bank Open generated a dramatic illustration of one of the more obscureRead More
1 responseSingle-Leg Romanian Dead Lift
Single-leg Romanian deadlifts are next up in the breakdown of Maria Sakkari’s intense training techniques briefly appearing in the Netflix docuseries “Break Point.” The GreekRead More
Tennis News: August 14, 2023
New ownership for the Billie Jean King Cup, US Open Prize money increased, and a new rule to be tested at the US Open. LotsRead More
A Hot Take of My Own
Last weekend I competed in the 18+ USTA Sectional League Championships in Texas. We are in the middle of a heat wave and the temperatureRead More
Hot Takes from 18+ USTA League Sectionals
Regular readers of this site know that I generally try to link the “Unplugged” posts into natural sets of three with a common unifying theme.Read More