An Inconvenient Truth
Every once in a while there is a modern perspective about past events that doesn’t exactly align with all the facts. Current conventional wisdom isRead More
A Fact Checking Pause
Today I am writing about my journey of discovery. Specifically about whether or not one of the majors decided to play the women’s final asRead More
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
Match Making
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
Tie-Break: Short Set vs Fast4
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 responseThe NTRP “National Championship” Trophy on my Mantle
Before 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 responsesFast4 at the NTRP “National Championships”
In 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 Insidious Rise of Fast4
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 responsesWhodunnit: Fast4
Today 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 responseGetting a Little Short with Short Set Formats
The 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