Tennis News: May 15, 2023
The Madrid Open is in the news over the treatment of women players, and the Italian Open is criticized for not moving to equalize payRead More
Bye, Bye, Bye
The USTA Regulations include detailed procedures specifying the placement of byes for tournament brackets that don’t attract enough entries to fill out the division. WhenRead More
Moving Forward
Yesterday’s post compared and contrasted the ranking points that were awarded to players that competed in the 18+ Women’s 4.5 and 5.0 Singles divisions atRead More
Points Illustrated: 13 is an Unlucky Number
The “Less Tennis… Less Points” post from a couple of weeks ago sparked additional ranking points questions from people who recently played in other divisionsRead More
1 responseRed Dirt: A Tennis Novel
Since I have been unable to find suitable titles that align with the Clay Court season leading into the French Open at Roland Garros thisRead More
Life’s a Beach… Tennis
This week this site’s “steady” march through the official rules of tennis has moved into an exciting new Appendix. In fact, I suspect that thisRead More
Alcaraz Gets Jacked on Break Point
Shortly after the “Torso Twists with Lunge” exercise that Carlos Alcaraz was briefly seen performing during the Netflix documentary “Break Point,” the Spaniard made aRead More
Tennis News: May 8, 2023
Jon Wertheim weighs in with ideas on how tennis can extend its brand beyond the matches. Nadal may miss the French Open this year. DjokovicRead More
Purposeful Tennis Training Techniques
This weekend’s theme is “Training with Purpose” to achieve the highest performance levels possible in tennis. I am rounding out this series of posts withRead More
Finding Purpose in Training
Last week my mixed doubles partner and I had a conversation between points about how we both really need to get out on the courtRead More