An engineer overthinks tennis in a daily journal.
This post concludes the April installment of the Tennis Glow-Up series. Friday introduced focus as a filtering function, the ability to direct attention toward what matters andRead More
This post is the second entry in the April installment of the Tennis Glow-Up series. Yesterday’s discussion introduced focus as a filtering function. The central idea isRead More
This post opens the April installment of the Tennis Glow-Up series. Over the first full weekend of each month in 2026, this series has been exploring howRead More
Over the past two days, we have been exploring what the USTA League National Regulations say about local playoffs. The framework can be reduced toRead More
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Yesterday’s post discussed the idea that the USTA League National Regulations say more about local league playoffs than most people probably assume. Today, we areRead More
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
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
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
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
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