Lighten Up: The Happiness Project
Throughout 2025, we are spending the first full weekend of each month with posts inspired by Gretchen Rubin in her New York Times bestseller book, TheRead More
Courting: A Tennis Memoir
After a professional career as a policy editor, legislative consultant, and communications manager at an international public health organization, William (Bill) Finger returned to competitiveRead More
A Case Against NTRP Ratings Expiration
In a previous post (Enhancing the NTRP System to Save Tournament Tennis), I briefly mentioned my belief that USTA NTRP Ratings should never expire. ARead More
1 responsePutting It All Together: My Daily Plantar Fasciitis Prevention Routine
Over the past few weeks, I’ve been breaking down every movement in a daily stretching sequence I use to help prevent plantar fasciitis. This postRead More
1 responseTennis Beyond the Headlines: March 31, 2025
ATP-PTPA tensions escalate, Kasatkina switches her allegiance, and a first for electronic line calls on clay. Don’t miss the new tennis rules quiz. PTPA, governingRead More
A Mother’s Day and Father’s Day Gift Idea
I am rounding out my weekend of great tennis-related gift suggestions by sharing something I bought for myself last year that would make an excellentRead More
A Great Gift for Grads… and Tennis Players
June graduation season will be here before you know it, and with that comes the age-old question of what gifts best commemorate that milestone. LetRead More
1 responseBasket Case: The Gift of Tennis for Easter
Easter falls on April 20 this year. That means there are three shopping weeks left if this is a gifting holiday for you. Easter isRead More
1 responseImprove Your Tennis IQ: The off-court workout for on-court skills
Court time is an incredibly valuable commodity in tennis. Unfortunately, there are times when access isn’t possible due to personal schedules, weather, or just availability.Read More
A Ratings Expiration Edge Case
An edge case is a scenario that occurs at the extreme boundaries of a system’s expected operation. It usually involves unusual inputs or conditions that test limitsRead More