Is It Against the Tri-Level Rules to Retire from a Match?
An incident earlier this year at the Tom Fey Tri-Level National Invitational Championships has plunged me into a lengthy examination of the history, context, andRead More
Iga Swiatek’s Ball Activation Drill
Tossing a tennis ball around is a recurring pre-match exercise seen in the Netflix docuseries “Break Point.” I have written about it so much previouslyRead More
Tennis News: April 15, 2024
The proposals that may reshape the future of professional tennis. Katrina Adams advocates for increased diversity and inclusion in tennis, but only four of sixteenRead More
The Benefits of National Invitational Team Events in the Tennis Ecosystem
An incident earlier this year at the Tom Fey Tri-Level National Invitational Championships has plunged me into a lengthy examination of the applicable rules andRead More
The Evolution of the Tom Fey Tri-Level National Invitational
To fully understand the context of the controversial situation described in “Suddenly Suspension Points,” we must first take a few steps back to examine theRead More
To Sanction or not to Sanction: Tri-Level and other National Invitational Events
This weekend, we are resuming the long and sordid saga that culminated with two players receiving substantial suspension points for something that occurred at theRead More
The Game: My 40 Years in Tennis (Jack Kramer)
Jack Kramer was an iconic American Tennis player who made an even greater impact off the court. He is one of the most influential tennisRead More
Tri-Level Lives in a Gray Area
Whenever I tell someone that Tri-Level isn’t USTA League, it is almost always regarded as yet another of my crazy takes on tennis. However, itRead More
1 responseReverse Throws
This is a rare (and most likely misguided) opportunity to criticize one of Iga Swiatek’s training techniques. In Season 1, “Under Pressure,” on the NetflixRead More
Tennis News: April 8, 2024
The dominant story this week is that the WTA Finals has found a home for the next three years. Unfortunately, it is a controversial decisionRead More