Tennis Beyond the Headlines: October 27, 2025
Sinner creates his own Davis Cup controversy, Saudi Arabia has bought tennis with a billion-dollar” tennis plans” investment, and other news from a wild weekRead More
Privacy, Fairness, and the Fine Print of Residency Verification
We’ve reached the final installment in this weekend’s deep dive into the new USTA Texas League proof-of-residency requirement. So far, we’ve explored how the ruleRead More
The Devil in the Details: Impractical Realities of Address Verification at Sectionals
As we continue this weekend’s look at the new USTA Texas League proof-of-residency requirement, it’s time to confront the reality that enforcing this rule atRead More
Proof of Residency: A New USTA Texas League Rule
We are picking up this weekend where we left off last Sunday. Specifically, we are diving deeper into a new USTA Texas League rule thatRead More
2 responsesJulie Keeps Quiet
After spending the past five years scouring the headlines of nearly every tennis news story that crosses the wires each week, I have become convincedRead More
Is Grumpy Behavior Unsportsmanlike?
Over the past few weeks, we’ve been unpacking Principle 1 of The Code, which is currently striking in its brevity but also foundational to sportsmanship inRead More
1 responseThe Knee to Wall Test
I am embarking on a new sidequest in my ongoing tennis and fitness journey. Specifically, I will be spending the next three weeks performing exercisesRead More
Tennis Beyond the Headlines: October 20, 2025
From Peng Shuai’s still unexplained absence, Djokovic’s zany potential feat, and a very overdue ITF rebrand, this week’s tennis news is roaring into the off-season.Read More
ID Check! Getting Carded at a USTA League Event
This post wraps up this weekend’s series on the 50-mile radius rule in USTA League Tennis that is unique to Texas. We are beginning toRead More
5 responsesStick a pin in it! Ambiguity in the 50-mile radius rule
This weekend’s deep dive into the USTA Texas 50-mile radius rule continues with a glaringly neglected detail. USTA Texas has never implemented a mechanism thatRead More