Breaking Down the USTA Medical Appeal Form
The USTA’s Medical Appeal Form starts out with a philosophy statement. “Very few medical appeals should be granted, as it is usually better to letRead More
Throwing Out a HIPPA: USTA Medical Appeals
Sometimes the USTA is a little skittish about collecting and evaluating medical information. I suspect that a primary factor is the Health Insurance Portability andRead More
2 responsesPermanent Injury or Illness
The topic of USTA NTRP medical appeals apparently struck a nerve with a lot of people. Ever since I wrote about that topic in associationRead More
2 responsesUSTA NTRP Medical Appeals
A couple of weekends ago, the “Unplugged” series of posts about sandbagging generated some thought-provoking comments on medical appeals. One reader posed the question ofRead More
A Rare Fault
Recently while waiting on a court to free up for a USTA League match, I witnessed a rare rules situation. A serve clipped off theRead More
1 responseTo Bee or Not To Bee: Unready to Receive
Last week’s “Ready to Receive” post sparked a comment about an underhanded tactic some players use to break the server’s rhythm. The fundamental question isRead More
Ready to Receive
One of the more interesting side effects generated by this site is being consistently regaled with tales of tennis controversy that occurs both on andRead More
5 responsesLet’s Debate Lets in Tennis
A couple of weekends ago, I witnessed an interesting on-court controversy at the USTA Texas 40+ Mixed Sectional Championships. In tennis, if there is aRead More
3 responsesThe Etiquette of Let Calls in Tennis
Last Wednesday, the post “Who Can Call a Let,” highlighted a controversial situation from a US Open doubles match involving CoCo Gauff and Jessica Pegula.Read More
9 responsesWho Can Call a Let
CoCo Gauff and Jessica Pegula teamed up to play doubles at this year’s US Open. They were bounced out of the tournament in a contentiousRead More
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