Break Point: The Inside Story of Modern Tennis
For the past few weeks, I have been reading books about the “inside story” of professional tennis. Last up in this genre for a whileRead More
3 responsesWhen the Tennis Net Isn’t the Tennis Net
Last week, a match between Frances Tiafoe and Milos Raonic at the National Bank Open generated a dramatic illustration of one of the more obscureRead More
1 responseSingle-Leg Romanian Dead Lift
Single-leg Romanian deadlifts are next up in the breakdown of Maria Sakkari’s intense training techniques briefly appearing in the Netflix docuseries “Break Point.” The GreekRead More
Tennis News: August 14, 2023
New ownership for the Billie Jean King Cup, US Open Prize money increased, and a new rule to be tested at the US Open. LotsRead More
A Hot Take of My Own
Last weekend I competed in the 18+ USTA Sectional League Championships in Texas. We are in the middle of a heat wave and the temperatureRead More
Hot Takes from 18+ USTA League Sectionals
Regular readers of this site know that I generally try to link the “Unplugged” posts into natural sets of three with a common unifying theme.Read More
The Heat Is On / Cold Plunge Revisited
This summer, the United States has been embroiled (see what I did there?) in an epic heat wave. Texas is usually hot at this timeRead More
Hard Courts: Real Life on the Professional Tennis Tours
In 1990, John Feinstein spent the year traveling with the professional tennis tours. Hard Courts: Real Life on the Professional Tennis Tours peels back theRead More
(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
1 responsePower Squats
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