Wimbledon and Wine
During a Wimbledon first-round match this year between Harriet Dart and Zhuoxuan Bai, the umpire had to temporarily stop play to direct a ball personRead More
2 responsesA Swing and a Miss for Madison Keys
I feel compelled to note that I am not scouring the internet for clips of umpires missing calls. However, missed calls are the ones that tend to be captured and posted to YouTube, so that is generally what turns up in searches. Additionally, missed calls are usually great backdrops for more extensive discussions about the nuances of the rules. They are also fabulously entertaining.
1 responseTennis News: July 8, 2024
Andy Murray’s lengthy departure gets underway at Wimbledon. How to queue for Wimbledon tickets. Tennis is having a moment as a fixture of pop cultureRead More
Prototyping to Inform Major Life Decisions
It’s a paradox that the two major schools of thought typically recommended for making big life decisions are polar opposites. The first theory is thatRead More
The Concept of Prototyping
Throughout 2024, I am dedicating the first full weekend of every month to exploring the application of design-oriented thinking to improve our tennis lives. ThisRead More
Tennis News: June 24, 2024
Team USA takes shape for the 2024 Paris Olympics. Retirement is a hot topic in tennis, with some big and unusual storylines and even aRead More
When Tennis was just like… Pickleball?
Every year during the run-up to the Wimbledon Championships, I receive numerous emails from the All England Club. The event’s promoters masterfully blend information aboutRead More
1 responseWanna Try Grass? 2024 Is Your Year
As the professional grass court season rolls into the Wimbledon Championships, it’s the time of the tennis season when recreational players get the urge toRead More
The Fiend at Court Logo… and a Contest
Once upon a time, I registered another domain, BleepingTennis.com, and commissioned an artist to design a custom logo for it. A few weeks later, IRead More
12 responsesThe Winner: A Novel
The Winner by Teddy Wayne is one of the best tennis-themed “Beach read” books that I have read to date. Set in an idyllic, sun-soakedRead More
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