Do Clay Courts Develop Line Calling Accuracy?
I have a personal theory that people who grew up playing junior tennis on clay courts generally make more accurate line calls than players whoRead More
Are You Sure? More Bad Line Calls
After writing about bad line calls in tennis last weekend, the most common response I received was questions about how I really react to closeRead More
Rummo Pasta Won Me Over (Tennis Sponsorship In Action)
Today marks an exciting expansion of scope for the posts that appear on this site each Thursday. While that day will continue to focus onRead More
An Unappealing New USTA League Rule for 2026, Effectively Starting Now
The 2026 USTA League Regulations have officially been released. The updates include a few non-trivial changes for the upcoming year. We will spend the nextRead More
1 responseTrain Like Alcaraz: Why Lateral Dumbbell Raises Should Be in Your Arsenal
The Netflix docuseries “Carlos Alcaraz: My Way” gives viewers a behind-the-scenes look at the training techniques that fuel one of tennis’s most explosive athletes. Amid theRead More
Tennis Beyond the Headlines: May 12, 2025
Clay-court titans, legal showdowns, as tennis continues to enjoy pop-culture moments. The new Pope Leo XIV… plays tennis. Boom in the Boot: How Italian tennisRead More
The Truth About Bad Line Calls: It’s Not Why You Lost
I have one final hot take to round out this weekend. In the heat of a tennis match, a bad line call can feel seismic.Read More
Close Calls on the Far Side of the Net
Yesterday, I shared a relatively hot competitive tennis take: All players make errors on line calls from time to time. Today, I am turning myRead More
Bad Line Calls
I’ve played a lot of tennis throughout my life. Consequently, I know with absolute certainty that I’ve made a few bad line calls. It wouldRead More
1 responseFirst Service: Andrea Jaeger
Andrea Jaeger enjoyed a meteoric rise to tennis stardom in the early 1980s. She turned pro when she was 14 and reached her career-high rankingRead More