Tennis Beyond the Headlines: November 10, 2025
American women dominated the 2025 majors, Sabalenka and Kyrgios set up a Battle of the Sexes, and tennis finds fresh voices, partnerships, and brands. WTARead More
Finding an Area of Refuge: The Happiness Project
A built-in negativity bias is an indelible part of human nature. We tend to react more strongly and persistently to the bad than to theRead More
The Art of Positive Reviews: The Happiness Project
Yesterday, we reflected on finding contentment. That concept is the primary theme for November, as explored in Gretchen Rubin’s The Happiness Project, her year-long examinationRead More
Finding Contentment in Tennis: The Happiness Project
Throughout 2025, we have been working through Gretchen Rubin’s The Happiness Project, a year-long exploration of how deliberate choices can lead to greater joy in everydayRead More
Legacy and the Queen
As a young adult fantasy novel, it is tempting to dismiss Legacy and the Queen as frivolous entertainment, but it’s much more than that. Created by theRead More
All Points Played in Good Faith Count
Principle 2 of The Code opens with one of the most elegant statements in all of tennis ethics: “Points played in good faith are counted.” For context, hereRead More
Heel Rocks: Exploring Ankle Inversion and Eversion
Week two of my ankle mobility experiment focuses on a different plane of movement. Last week’s banded ankle mobilization activity targeted dorsiflexion, which is theRead More
Tennis Beyond the Headlines: November 3, 2025
A new Saudi Masters, rising stars, leadership changes, and off-court flair make this a surprisingly lively week in tennis. How New Saudi Arabia Masters 1000Read More
USTA Sport Science Research 2026: High Performance Player Development
Of the three research focus areas identified in the USTA’s 2026 Sport Science Research Grant initiative, High Performance/ Player Development is arguably the most complex and, forRead More
USTA Sport Science Research 2026: Adult Tennis Participation
When the Trophy Husband and I bought our house, we planted a variety of herbs in and around the flower beds—including mint, which thrived. AtRead More