New Qualification Rules for NTRP Nationals
Based on recent posts appearing in the Facebook group of active tournament players in Texas, there is some consternation over the new qualification rules thatRead More
3 responsesAn engineer overthinks tennis in a daily journal.
Based on recent posts appearing in the Facebook group of active tournament players in Texas, there is some consternation over the new qualification rules thatRead More
3 responsesThe USTA recently announced changes to the NTRP National Championships for 2024. Buried in the email blast announcement and information pages is something that IRead More
2 responsesFor the past few weeks, I have been reading books about the “inside story” of professional tennis. Last up in this genre for a whileRead More
3 responsesLast week, a match between Frances Tiafoe and Milos Raonic at the National Bank Open generated a dramatic illustration of one of the more obscureRead More
1 responseNew ownership for the Billie Jean King Cup, US Open Prize money increased, and a new rule to be tested at the US Open. LotsRead More
Regular readers of this site know that I generally try to link the “Unplugged” posts into natural sets of three with a common unifying theme.Read More
This week’s training technique demonstrated by Greek tennis player Maria Sakkari sparks a philosophical debate. In S1 E3 of the Netflix docuseries “Break Point,” sheRead More
This weekend I have been examining techniques tennis players can use to improve their “Mental Fitness.” It was the topic slated for the first weekendRead More
If you want to play like a champion, you have to practice like a champion. The very best players in Senior Adult tennis work onRead More
Last December, I wrote a series of posts highlighting the “12 Habits of Highly Successful Tennis Players.” Throughout 2023, the first weekend of every monthRead More