Tennis News: October 23, 2023
Billie Jean King was eliminated from the Masked Singer. Tennis finds common ground in the Israel-Palestine Conflict. Tennis’s Place in the Israel-Palestine Conflict: Tennis mayRead More
Tanking and the Suspension Point System
I got called out after last weekend’s “Suspension Points Crime and Punishment” post by a knowledgeable person over my assertion that there is a gapRead More
USTA League At Level Roster Minimums
The final USTA League National Regulation update for 2024 has to do with team composition. Specifically, wording changes were made to the text that outlinesRead More
1 response40+ USTA League Adds a Line
Last weekend we examined a new USTA League National Regulation for 2024 that explicitly prohibits maintaining more than one identity with the organization. That sparkedRead More
1 responseGame, Set, and Match: The Tennis Boom of the 1960s and 1970s
Herbert Warren Wind was a sportswriter for The New Yorker from 1941 until his retirement in 1990. While his primary sport was golf, he alsoRead More
Tennis As Played in 1880
There was initially great variation in the rules of lawn tennis as the sport first took hold in the United States. That is apparent whenRead More
1 responseEven More Resistance Bands
I have written a lot about resistance bands on this site. Regular readers probably already carry some form of resistance training device in their tennisRead More
Tennis News: October 16, 2023
It’s official: Serena Williams is a fashion icon and will soon have a trophy to prove it. Leander Paes topped the International Tennis Hall ofRead More
Suspension Points Crime and Punishment
I abhor the widespread suspicion and vilification of NTRP self-rated players within USTA League culture. Even worse is the fact that this absolute bias leadsRead More
1 responseSuspension Point System for USTA League
The seedy underbelly of USTA League tennis is on full display within the organization’s Suspension Point System documentation. It is a genuine shame that suchRead More