Do Clay Courts Develop Line Calling Accuracy?
I have a personal theory that people who grew up playing junior tennis on clay courts generally make more accurate line calls than players whoRead More
Are You Sure? More Bad Line Calls
After writing about bad line calls in tennis last weekend, the most common response I received was questions about how I really react to closeRead More
The Truth About Bad Line Calls: It’s Not Why You Lost
I have one final hot take to round out this weekend. In the heat of a tennis match, a bad line call can feel seismic.Read More
Close Calls on the Far Side of the Net
Yesterday, I shared a relatively hot competitive tennis take: All players make errors on line calls from time to time. Today, I am turning myRead More
Bad Line Calls
I’ve played a lot of tennis throughout my life. Consequently, I know with absolute certainty that I’ve made a few bad line calls. It wouldRead More
1 responseTry New Experiences to Rediscover the Joy of Tennis
Drawing inspiration from Gretchen Rubin’s New York Times bestselling book, The Happiness Project, I am making this month all about making intentional efforts to have moreRead More
What Tennis Meant to Me at Ten (And Why It Still Matters)
One of the techniques Gretchen Rubin recommends in her New York Times bestselling book “The Happiness Project” is to think about what you enjoyed when you wereRead More
Work at Play: Making Tennis Fun Again
Throughout 2025, we are spending the first full weekend of each month with posts inspired by Gretchen Rubin in her New York Times bestselling book, TheRead More
Persistence Over Genius: The Real Key to Tennis Innovation
As we round out this weekend series on innovation, we are examining one last quote from Albert Einstein that can inform our upcoming journey ofRead More
Never Stop Questioning: What Tennis Innovation Can Learn from Einstein
Albert Einstein is generally regarded as one of the most brilliant and influential thinkers in modern history. His insights reshaped our understanding of the universeRead More