Eat to Win
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
Game Set Murder: A Stan Powell Thriller
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 responseThe 2023 ITF Rules of Tennis
Ever since New Year’s Day rolled around I have been eagerly anticipating the release of the 2023 ITF Rules of Tennis. As a blog that started withRead More
1 responseYet Another USTA App
The USTA recently released a new “USTA Tennis App” aimed at the tennis-playing public. The release was heralded in an email that (presumably) went outRead More
1 responseTennis News: January 30, 2023
A. 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
Tennis Tournaments and Monetary Policy
A non-negligible number of players have started traveling out-of-Section to compete in USTA tennis tournaments. Today’s post is essentially a breakdown of the nuances andRead More
1 responseWill The Real Rankings Table Please Stand Up
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 responseHave Racquet, Will Travel
Last January the post “USTA Level 5 Tournament Landscape” predicted that the NTRP National Rankings would eventually be dominated by players who traveled out ofRead More
2 responsesBreak Point
I 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
Hang Onto Your Balls at the AO
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