USTA League Playoffs, What the Rules Actually Say
Playoffs are one of those things most USTA League tennis players seem to take for granted. The idea that a season ends with a secondaryRead More
Understanding Tennis as a System: Strategy, Tactics, and Problem Solving
One of the things I love most about tennis is that every match is essentially a puzzle to solve. Sometimes a solution is obvious fromRead More
How I Made Custom Butt Cap Plates for Tecnifibre Racquets
It’s apparently geek weekend here at the Fiend at Court. Today, I am extolling the sheer joy I have been deriving from my 3D printer.Read More
The USTA Rankings Puzzle: Tracking Down a Silent Points Correction
Just in case anyone hasn’t already picked up on this, I absolutely love a good puzzle. In fact, as evidenced by yesterday’s book review, IRead More
DTA Playoffs: What Should Happen if Regulation 4D Is Violated?
A quick note for readers outside the Dallas–Fort Worth area. Like the previous entries this week, this post is rooted in a very local issueRead More
How Captains Should Handle DTA Regulation 4D at Dallas Playoffs
A quick note for readers outside the Dallas–Fort Worth area. Like yesterday’s entry, this post is rooted in a very local issue within the DallasRead More
An Important Reminder about DTA Regulation 4D
A quick note for readers outside Dallas–Fort Worth. This post is very specific to my local area. However, the underlying lesson applies everywhere. Every USTARead More
Shortening the Emotional Lag in Tennis
This post is the second entry in the March installment of the Tennis Glow-Up series. Yesterday’s discussion introduced resilience through the concept of the recovery curve. InRead More
1 responseTennis Glow-Up: Understanding the Resilience Recovery Curve
This post opens the March installment of the Tennis Glow-Up series. On the first full weekend of every month throughout 2026, we are overthinking strategies and methodsRead More
Beyond the Bell Curve: Why Competitive Tennis Ecosystems Need Edges
This weekend, we have been overthinking the recent announcement of the discontinuation of Great Britain’s “Winter County Cup.” On Friday, we looked at the eventRead More