Resistance Band Sprints
For the past three months, this site’s weekly “Training Topic” has focused on a technique that appeared in the new Netflix docuseries “Break Point.” IRead More
Tennis News: May 29, 2023
The NCAA Championships are tennis… but in the style of pro wrestling. ATP players behaving badly through unsportsmanlike and violent behavior on the court. TheRead More
Heads and Shoulders versus Knees and Toes
A few people have called me out this weekend for not taking a firm stand on the incident I wrote about in “Conceding the Point”Read More
1 responseTotally Uncool
When a player turns their back to their opponent as they are about to play a sitter overhead or high volley, they signal that theyRead More
3 responsesConceding the Point
“The Code” which appears as a section in the USTA’s Friend at Court, is subtitled “The Player’s Guide to Fair Play and the Unwritten RulesRead More
3 responsesApples Never Fall
This novel by Australian Liane Moriarty is a multi-layered saga that reveals how dysfunction can simmer just beneath the surface of family relationships that appearRead More
2 responsesBeach (Tennis) Balls
Follow me closely on this one… the ITF Rules of Beach Tennis specify that this racquet sport variation is played on… wait for it… sand.Read More
Nadal Shadow Swings and Bounding
Rafael Nadal will not compete in the French Open this year. In the same announcement, he also indicated that 2024 will probably be his lastRead More
Tennis News: May 22, 2023
The drama surrounding Halep’s doping offence magnified this week as the two-time Grand Slam Champion was hit with a second offense. A rare victory forRead More
Alternate Venues for Court Space
One of the most frustrating things about the rate that tennis courts are being cannibalized for pickleball is that many spaces can be converted intoRead More