On a (New?) Mission
Brian Vahaly, the First Vice President of the USTA, was one of the featured speakers at the USTA Texas Annual Meeting a couple of weekendsRead More
An engineer overthinks tennis in a daily journal.
Brian Vahaly, the First Vice President of the USTA, was one of the featured speakers at the USTA Texas Annual Meeting a couple of weekendsRead More
A black and white flag with the words “Come and Take It,” a picture of a cannon with a single star, is an icon ofRead More
1 responseIn late 2020, the International Tennis Hall of Fame released a virtual exhibit titled “Breaking the Barriers: The ATA and Black Pioneers.” It was theRead More
Our sequential march through the training techniques glimpsed during the Netflix docuseries ‘Break Point’ continues to focus on Ons Jabeur this week. In Season 1,Read More
In November of 2022, I disclosed that I had never recalled dreaming about tennis when sleeping. I was shocked into that revelation by the numberRead More
4 responsesThe company I work for strongly encourages its employees to get a comprehensive annual medical exam. My personal theory is that they want to gaugeRead More
In case you missed it, the “Pickleball Slam 2” featuring a slate of retired professional tennis legends was conducted last Sunday evening. The competitors includedRead More
1 responseJames Blake is a retired American tennis player who reached a career-high singles ranking of #4 on the ATP tour. Since 2018, he has been the tournamentRead More
We are currently in the midst of a lengthy side quest exploring the rules of tennis in the late 1800s. This was shortly before theRead More
Are we entering a new “golden era” of tennis? The US advances in Davis Cup action, Andy Murray and Venus Williams aren’t ready to stepRead More