Tennis News: January 22, 2024
A new rule at the Australian Open took some players by surprise, while the extra day added to the tournament this year to eliminate late-nightRead More
2 responsesNTRP Nationals Entry Checklist for Prospective Players at the 2024 Event
This is a comprehensive summary of my advice to prospective players for the 2024 NTRP National Championships as the registration deadline approaches. This capstone summarizesRead More
Mixing it Up at the 2024 NTRP National Championships
Starting in 2024, the USTA is offering 18+ Mixed doubles at the NTRP National Championships. The initiative actually started last year as Sections conducted theRead More
2 responsesThe Devil is in the Doubles
I genuinely thought last weekend’s posts breaking down new rules for player selection at the forthcoming 2024 NTRP National Championships would put the topic toRead More
Lobbing Into The Sun: Harry Hopman
Harry Hopman was a tennis player who is better known as the legendary coach and architect of the dominant Australian Davis Cup teams in theRead More
Early Standards in Lawn Tennis Equipment
S.C.F. Peile’s 1887 book, ‘Lawn Tennis as a Game of Skill‘ is a veritable time capsule recording how the rules of lawn tennis were understoodRead More
The Collapsible Foam Roller
For the past few months, I have been sharing tennis training techniques gleaned from last season’s Netflix docuseries ‘Break Point.” We have now reached theRead More
1 responseTennis News: January 15, 2024
Get ready for the 2024 Australian Open with Nick Kyrgios has joined ESPN’s commentary team. The Ukraine-U.S. Davis Cup qualifier will be played in Lithuania.Read More
NTRP National Championships and the Tyranny of the Calendar
End-of-season championships are a fun and exciting culmination of a competitive season. In tennis, both the ATP and WTA professional tours conduct an end-of-year ChampionshipRead More
Understanding Automatic Qualification for the NTRP National Championships
Based on the number of questions I have been receiving on the topic, Automatic Qualification (AQ) may be one of the least understood aspects ofRead More
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