Proactive Court Advocacy
The rapid growth of pickleball has outpaced court capacity in many locations in the United States. That creates an impetus for the pickleball players inRead More
An engineer overthinks tennis in a daily journal.
The rapid growth of pickleball has outpaced court capacity in many locations in the United States. That creates an impetus for the pickleball players inRead More
Alexander Bublik played a shot using an unusual grip recently at the Miami Open. During his first-round match against J.J. Wolf, Bublik played a sitterRead More
2 responsesRafael Nadal slips outside the ATP top 10 for the first time since April 2005. Rohan Bopanna becomes the answer to the trivia question whoRead More
I am convinced that the ITF and USTA have provided their organizational leaders with “talking points” for staying “on message” when pitching the (World TennisRead More
3 responsesA first-round match at Indian Wells last week ended with a “controversial” call that is the perfect illustration of two aspects of the “Player LosesRead More
1 responseThe US Davis Cup team has a new captain. Backlash from Reily Opelka’s hot take on the game of doubles in tennis. Bob Bryan replacesRead More
It is pretty clear that WTN will not have much of an impact on USTA League play. In fact, the USTA has gone out ofRead More
1 responseEver since I watched the recent Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) webinar that shared details of integration of the WTN for collegiate competition, I have beenRead More
Yesterday “Overthinking the ITA Adoption of the WTN” discussed the announcement that the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) has adopted WTN as the exclusive official rating for college tennis. ITARead More
The USTA has made updates to the Point Penalty and Suspension Point System for 2023. A series of these modifications were released in this year’sRead More