Untold: Breaking Point
American tennis player Mardy Fish was featured in an episode of the “Untold” Netflix docuseries that originally aired on September 7, 2021. This series pullsRead More
An engineer overthinks tennis in a daily journal.
American tennis player Mardy Fish was featured in an episode of the “Untold” Netflix docuseries that originally aired on September 7, 2021. This series pullsRead More
The much-anticipated Netflix docuseries “Break Point” released Season 1 in two drops. In my review of the first five episodes that ran last January, IRead More
My standing theme for the posts each Thursday is “Tennis Hits the Books (and sometimes media).” The selections are loosely informed by the calendar. ForRead More
Earlier this month, Apple TV+ released a new documentary on Boris Becker. It is structured into two episodes. “Triumph” runs one hour and 37 minutes,Read More
3 responsesThis might be a sign of the coming apocalypse. The viewership of the inaugural “Pickleball Slam” featuring tennis legends John McEnroe, Andy Roddick, Andre Agassi,Read More
2 responsesI finally completed my initial screening of the first five episodes of the much-anticipated Netflix show “Break Point.” It is hard for me to imagineRead More
After the death of legendary tennis coach Nick Bollettieri last week, it seemed appropriate to select a book or media title that examined his life.Read More
1 responseGuillermo Vilas was the second player to win more than 900 professional tennis matches during the Open Era. Overall, he won 62 ATP championships andRead More
2 responsesI took two years of French in high school. In an indictment against the utility of that education, I had to use Google to checkRead More
For tennis players, personal life and on court performance are inextricably connected. Showtime recently released a new documentary about John McEnroe that perfectly illustrates thatRead More