Breaking the Breaker
Ever since I played in the inaugural NTRP 50+ Championships in 2018, I have been lobbying hard for an update to the shortened tie-breaker usedRead More
4 responsesManifest Destiny
Manifestation is a pseudoscientific self-help strategy based on the idea that merely thinking about something causes it to come to fruition. It also frequently hasRead More
1 responseBoom! Boom! The World vs. Boris Becker
Earlier this month, Apple TV+ released a new documentary on Boris Becker. It is structured into two episodes. “Triumph” runs one hour and 37 minutes,Read More
3 responsesYou Can’t Always Let What You Want
Last weekend, I witnessed an interesting rules situation at the 18+ NTRP National Doubles Championships. It is always interesting to come across real scenarios whereRead More
1 responseT-Spine Rotations in Break Point
One of the episodes in the Netflix docuseries “Break Point” centered around the romance between Ajla Tomljanović and Matteo Berrettini. At the time, they wereRead More
1 responseTennis News: April 17, 2023
China 1, WTA 0. The WTA will return to operations in China later this year. Iga Swiatek makes the TIME Magazine list of the topRead More
2 responsesHarriett Hulbert
Tennis lost one of its most ardent advocates last week. Harriett Hulbert passed away on April 6 at age 89. This post contains the announcementRead More
Tennis: It’s In the Bag
I ran across a hilarious story of ingenuity at the National Senior Women’s Clay Court Championships a couple of weeks ago. I was gathering materialRead More
1 responseHow Much is Enough? (Never Say Never)
I will compete in the NTRP National Championships in San Diego this weekend. That means that this morning is my last chance to grouse aboutRead More
3 responsesThe $1 Million Pickleball Slam
This might be a sign of the coming apocalypse. The viewership of the inaugural “Pickleball Slam” featuring tennis legends John McEnroe, Andy Roddick, Andre Agassi,Read More
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