The Inner Game Meets AI: My First Week With a Mental-Performance Coach
I have been spending some time recently with an AI coach targeted at the mental game. The Inner Game app attempts to take the ideasRead More
1 responseDoes Tennis Really Need the Laver Cup?
I did not watch a single minute of the Laver Cup this year. That isn’t particularly unusual. Despite consuming an arguably unhealthy amount of tennis,Read More
1 responseNovak Djokovic: The Wolf in Winter Review
I have always had mixed feelings about Novak Djokovic. On the one hand, I have considerable sympathy for the circumstances surrounding his arrival at theRead More
1 responseSerena Williams MasterClass Review: Why It’s Even Better the Second Time
A couple of years ago, I reviewed Serena Williams’ MasterClass on tennis. In that piece, I recommended that players revisit it periodically for new insight and perspectives.Read More
ACES: The ATP No. 1 Club Review | A Brilliant History of the ATP’s World No. 1 Players
Before you read another word, I have a challenge for you. The ATP rankings were first unveiled in 1973. In the intervening years, 29 playersRead More
ACES: The ATP No. 1 Club Arrived at the Worst Possible Time
Some movie releases arrive at exactly the right moment. Others seem to have somehow chosen the release date when their target audience has the leastRead More
Chris & Martina: The Final Set Is One of the Best Tennis Documentaries
Some sports documentaries simply recount history. The best of this genre illuminates something much larger than sport. Chris & Martina: The Final Set unquestionably belongs in theRead More
Rafa: A Review of the Netflix Documentary
Rafael Nadal is one of the most documented athletes in modern sports. His matches have been dissected, his routines analyzed, his rivalries chronicled, and hisRead More
Goolagong, a dramatization that sent me back to the sources
The Australian Broadcasting Corporation recently released a three-episode dramatization focused on Evonne Goolagong Cawley. The series is not a documentary but rather a dramatization basedRead More
Tennis Books Coming in 2026
Every January, I take some time to sketch out a tentative reading map for the year ahead. It is a small ritual that helps meRead More