Serving Herself: The Life and Times of Althea Gibson
Althea Gibson is undeniably a transformational figure in tennis. She was one of the first black athletes to cross the racial barrier in any sport.Read More
Revisiting The Match: Althea Gibson
The much anticipated new book, Serving Herself: The Life and Times of Althea Gibson by Ashley Brown, was released on February 7. I was unableRead More
Faithful to the Task at Hand: The Life of Lucy Diggs Slowe
Many tennis fans regard Althea Gibson as the first great black American Tennis Player. However, long before Gibson broke the color barrier in that sport,Read More
Game Set Murder: A Stan Powell Thriller
In the early days of the Covid pandemic, Chris Merrill enrolled in an online creative writing course at a local community college. The long-time tennisRead More
1 responseMy Dream Time: A Memoir of Tennis & Teamwork
When Ash Barty announced her retirement in March of 2022, it took the professional tennis world by surprise. At the time the 25-year-old was theRead More
Captain Anthony Wilding
Shortly after I started this blog in 2020, I ran across an exchange of letters between Maurice McLoughlin and Anthony Wilding published by an AustralianRead More
Nick Bollettieri’s Tennis Handbook
Nick Bollettieri pioneered the concept of residential tennis development academies. Bringing the very best young players together created a crucible from which several big starsRead More
1 responseBooks Coming in 2023
There are quite a few books scheduled to be released in 2023 that I am very excited about. In fact, this is the most promisingRead More
My Year in Tennis Books 2022
If you are looking for tennis-related reading recommendations for the holidays, I have you covered. This post is a chronological summary of all the booksRead More
The Tennis Partner
Heading into my December training block, it would be natural for my reading interests to gravitate toward strategy, drills, and conditioning titles. Indeed, that isRead More