Tennis News: October 23, 2023
Billie Jean King was eliminated from the Masked Singer. Tennis finds common ground in the Israel-Palestine Conflict. Tennis’s Place in the Israel-Palestine Conflict: Tennis mayRead More
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Billie Jean King was eliminated from the Masked Singer. Tennis finds common ground in the Israel-Palestine Conflict. Tennis’s Place in the Israel-Palestine Conflict: Tennis mayRead More
I got called out after last weekend’s “Suspension Points Crime and Punishment” post by a knowledgeable person over my assertion that there is a gapRead More
Last weekend we examined a new USTA League National Regulation for 2024 that explicitly prohibits maintaining more than one identity with the organization. That sparkedRead More
1 responseThere was initially great variation in the rules of lawn tennis as the sport first took hold in the United States. That is apparent whenRead More
1 responseIt’s official: Serena Williams is a fashion icon and will soon have a trophy to prove it. Leander Paes topped the International Tennis Hall ofRead More
I abhor the widespread suspicion and vilification of NTRP self-rated players within USTA League culture. Even worse is the fact that this absolute bias leadsRead More
1 responseThe seedy underbelly of USTA League tennis is on full display within the organization’s Suspension Point System documentation. It is a genuine shame that suchRead More
What better day than Friday the 13th to take a look at updates to the USTA League Regulations for 2024. We will be spending thisRead More
Gordon Forbes was a tennis player from South Africa who competed during the 1950s and 1960s. He won the French Open Mixed Doubles title inRead More
The history of the rules of tennis doesn’t start with the formation of the International Tennis Federation. Before the need for global standardization was recognized,Read More