When Women Played Best of Five
Following the “Battle of the Sexes” in 1973, the debate over gender pay equity in women’s tennis hit a boiling point. A New York TimesRead More
An engineer overthinks tennis in a daily journal.
Following the “Battle of the Sexes” in 1973, the debate over gender pay equity in women’s tennis hit a boiling point. A New York TimesRead More
Today I move into a new topic within the USTA Friend at Court. Cue the balloon and confetti drop. I am once again making progressRead More
Cue the opening riff from the Finale from the William Tell Overture, because I am off and running on another Fast4 rant. This is the last one for the month of February. I promise. Ordinarily this would be a fairly safe assertion to make on the 28th of February, but the calendar has conspired against me by adding a 29th day this year.
1 responseBefore I delve any deeper into the topic of the USTA NTRP National Championships, I should disclose that I am in possession of a NationalRead More
2 responsesIn 2018, the USTA pioneered a new NTRP National Championship tournament. There are actually separate championships for two age group levels. Tournaments are conducted inRead More
The “global launch” of Fast4 tennis occurred in January 2015 at a series of exhibitions sponsored by Tennis Australia. The first event featured an exhibitionRead More
2 responsesToday I will remain on the Fast4 rabbit trail by attempting to solve the mystery of who inflicted this scoring system on the rest of tennis.
1 responseThe first alternative set scoring format defined in Appendix V is “Short” sets. The placement of the quotation marks around the “Short” is provided courtesyRead More
I am startled to find that my last post completed the score in a game section and that it is now time to move intoRead More
I want to be snarky about No-Ad scoring. Pulling back the curtain a bit, I am striving for “informative, smart, and funny” in every post,Read More