Frankenstein Walk
This week’s featured training technique is once again drawn from the Netflix docuseries Carlos Alcaraz: My Way. In this segment, Alcaraz performs a brief dynamic warm-upRead More
Tennis Beyond the Headlines: June 23, 2025
Leadership changes at the USTA, retirement news, a new tennis royal title, legal drama, and a duet with Bocelli. A little bit of everything. USTARead More
“Smells Like Victory”: A New Design and a Deeper Purpose
Longtime readers may recall my previous post, which extolled the virtues of laundry bags as an essential piece of tennis equipment. Having one on handRead More
1 responseTennis, Typography, and a Touch of Snark
In what can only be described as the most on-brand way possible to follow up 2000 consecutive days of tennis writing, today’s post shares myRead More
Celebrating 2000 Consecutive Days
Unless my math is wrong, today marks the 2000th consecutive day of publishing original daily tennis content on this site. It’s an absurd number. WhatRead More
8 responsesMixed Doubles Makeover: US Open Fan Week Just Got a Lot More Interesting
When I first heard that the US Open was dramatically overhauling the Mixed Doubles event by shrinking the draw and moving it to Fan Week,Read More
1 responseOne USTA League Rule Deletion, One Win for Clarity and Fairness
Addition by subtraction is the idea that removing something can actually make a system stronger, clearer, or more effective. It’s a principle that sometimes canRead More
Cat, Cow, and Child’s Pose
This week’s featured training technique is once again drawn from the Netflix docuseries Carlos Alcaraz: My Way. In this clip, Alcaraz moves through a short yogaRead More
Tennis Beyond the Headlines: June 16, 2025
From rising stars to century-old legends, rule changes to (apparently) romance novels—a quick spin through the recent tennis news you might have missed. Tennis WasRead More
Happy Father’s Day, A Personal Update, and We’re Still Battling
It has become something of a tradition for me to write about the Trophy Husband on Father’s Day. Over the years, those posts have typicallyRead More
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