A Rare Fault
Recently while waiting on a court to free up for a USTA League match, I witnessed a rare rules situation. A serve clipped off theRead More
1 responseA Cool Court Surface
The tennis courts at Texas Christian University are constructed in banks of four. Each four pack is surrounded on all sides by berms lined withRead More
Tennis News: October 24, 2022
Simona Halep has been suspended for a positive doping test taken at the US Open. It is now time for fan voting for the InternationalRead More
(Not) Very Appealing
Prohibiting tennis players with “appealed” ratings from post-season play was one of the ideas discussed on the Second Serve Tennis Podcast episode that I haveRead More
2 responsesSandbagging SOBs
A cultural tradition during USTA League playoffs is to stand around and grouse about teams and individuals performing above their current NTRP rating. Yesterday’s postRead More
1 responseSandbagging: Perception and Perspectives
The Second Serve Podcast ran an episode that shared “solutions” to NTRP Ratings sandbagging last August. From comments that the hosts made subsequently, I knowRead More
3 responsesPoint of Impact: Roy Barth
Roy Barth is a retired American tennis player with a relatively storied career for a person that I am guessing most fans don’t remember. HeRead More
Egregious Foot Faults
I received a comment a couple of weeks ago from a high school coach. She recently had a player lose a very close match againstRead More
1 responseSolar Power Bank
A portable power brick with a built in solar panel recently came into my life. I selected it off a menu of options received asRead More
Tennis News: October 17, 2022
Tennis Australia taps out of official support for Novak Djokovic’s 2023 AO visa application. A deep dive on a serious gap in adult tennis lessons,Read More