Tennis News: June 24, 2024
Team USA takes shape for the 2024 Paris Olympics. Retirement is a hot topic in tennis, with some big and unusual storylines and even aRead More
When Tennis was just like… Pickleball?
Every year during the run-up to the Wimbledon Championships, I receive numerous emails from the All England Club. The event’s promoters masterfully blend information aboutRead More
1 responseWanna Try Grass? 2024 Is Your Year
As the professional grass court season rolls into the Wimbledon Championships, it’s the time of the tennis season when recreational players get the urge toRead More
The Fiend at Court Logo… and a Contest
Once upon a time, I registered another domain, BleepingTennis.com, and commissioned an artist to design a custom logo for it. A few weeks later, IRead More
12 responsesThe Winner: A Novel
The Winner by Teddy Wayne is one of the best tennis-themed “Beach read” books that I have read to date. Set in an idyllic, sun-soakedRead More
1 responseA Math Error in USTA League TennisLink Calculations
Last Sunday, I stumbled across an anomaly in USTA League TennisLink standings calculations. This all happened because I subjected myself to a tortuous self-indulgent exerciseRead More
3 responsesFast Feet: Up and Back
This week’s training exercise comes from the Netflix docuseries “Break Point.” Magda Linette is seen performing a footwork drill in Episode 1, Season 2 ofRead More
Tennis News: June 17, 2024
Why Roger Federer’s graduation speech went viral. Grass court season is in full swing as Roland Garros gets a makeover before the Paris Olympic games.Read More
How Close Was It?
Yesterday, I wrote about an extraordinarily convivial match that occurred a couple of weeks ago at the USTA Texas 40+ League Sectional Championships. I remarkedRead More
3 responsesUSTA League Tennis… as it should be
One of the recurring themes on this site is the less-than-sportsmanlike behavior that frequently emerges during USTA League play. Today, I am sharing an experienceRead More
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