The 12 Habits of Highly Successful Tennis Players
In late 2022 I decided that a list of common attributes that I had observed in the top Senior tennis players was worth sharing andRead More
An engineer overthinks tennis in a daily journal.
In late 2022 I decided that a list of common attributes that I had observed in the top Senior tennis players was worth sharing andRead More
Late last December, I wrote a three-part series highlighting the “12 Habits of Highly Successful Tennis players.” Throughout 2023, I am exploring one of thoseRead More
In the early days of the Covid pandemic, Chris Merrill enrolled in an online creative writing course at a local community college. The long-time tennisRead More
1 responseA. big shakeup for the Davis Cup as Qualifiers for the event gets underway. Wimbledon announces a format change for doubles. A tennis bathroom thatRead More
A couple of Texas players in my close orbit have already played an out-of-section Level 5 tournament in 2023. I know that because they didn’tRead More
1 responseI finally completed my initial screening of the first five episodes of the much-anticipated Netflix show “Break Point.” It is hard for me to imagineRead More
In 2021 I wrote a blog post about the time when Andy Murray couldn’t keep his balls in his shorts. Last week at the AustralianRead More
John McEnroe, Andre Agassi, Andy Roddick and Michael Chang hit the courts for big money… playing pickleball. The USTA hires a new Chief People andRead More
This weekend I am contemplating how the USTA digital infrastructure that supports tennis tournaments could be leveraged to improve efficiency and player experience. Yesterday’s postRead More
2 responsesUSTA tennis tournaments usually (but not always) list a phone number and an email address for contacting the director. Unfortunately, those two methods are aRead More