(No So) Smooth Operator
I have one last rules analysis post stemming from the 2023 Championships at Wimbledon. A clip of chair umpire Nico Helwerth catching a ball mid-airRead More
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This week’s training technique demonstrated by Greek tennis player Maria Sakkari sparks a philosophical debate. In S1 E3 of the Netflix docuseries “Break Point,” sheRead More
Tennis News: August 7, 2023
There was a lot of annoying news this week, starting with a Jimmy Arias critique that the way Iga Swiatek wears her hat is badRead More
The Confidence Game
This weekend I have been examining techniques tennis players can use to improve their “Mental Fitness.” It was the topic slated for the first weekendRead More
Practicing Mental Fitness
If you want to play like a champion, you have to practice like a champion. The very best players in Senior Adult tennis work onRead More
The Mental Fitness Mindset
Last December, I wrote a series of posts highlighting the “12 Habits of Highly Successful Tennis Players.” Throughout 2023, the first weekend of every monthRead More
Short Circuit: Michael Mewshaw
In 1982, novelist Michael Mewshaw set off to follow the men’s professional tennis tour for six months. He expected to relax in the sun whileRead More
A Soft Ball in Alcaraz vs. Djokovic
There was a great illustration of one of the more subtle rules of tennis during the epic 5-set Wimbledon Finals between Carlow Alcaraz and NovakRead More
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Gil Reyes, a pioneer in tennis fitness training for Andre Agassi, had his player run sprints in sand. Consequently, when Greek tennis player Maria SakkariRead More
Tennis News: July 31, 2023
Every week I scour the newswires for interesting low-profile tennis stories that most fans probably missed. Russian and Belarusian players denied entry for Prague WTARead More
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