USTA Nationals Takes a Lot of Balls
For those fortunate enough to reach a USTA National Championship event, it makes a lot of sense to practice on the court surface using theRead More
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For those fortunate enough to reach a USTA National Championship event, it makes a lot of sense to practice on the court surface using theRead More
1 responseOver the past couple of weeks, I had the honor of competing in two USTA National Championships. Yesterday I compared the USTA League Nationals andRead More
Over the past couple of weeks, I had the honor to compete in two different USTA National Championships. First up was the National Championships forRead More
2 responsesTo the best of my recollection, I have never dreamed about tennis when sleeping. I was shocked into that revelation by the number of timesRead More
1 responseBucket lists are aspirational… and slightly morbid. After all, a bucket list contains all the things that you want to experience before you kick theRead More
This is the first Friday in November, which means that it is once again time to deep dive into a “gift” to improve your tennisRead More
1 responseTo round out this weekend’s “Unplugged” series of posts, I went searching for one last quirky story that involves tennis balls. In the process IRead More
2 responsesThe courts at Hurst Tennis Center are adjacent to a popular running trail. Without gates on that side of the facility, retrieving balls that scudRead More
Tennis players can be a superstitious and idiosyncratic lot. For example, some players believe in “lucky” tennis balls. Richard Gasquet is known for demanding theRead More
5 responsesProhibiting tennis players with “appealed” ratings from post-season play was one of the ideas discussed on the Second Serve Tennis Podcast episode that I haveRead More
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