Is It Against the Tri-Level Rules to Retire from a Match?
An incident earlier this year at the Tom Fey Tri-Level National Invitational Championships has plunged me into a lengthy examination of the history, context, andRead More
The Benefits of National Invitational Team Events in the Tennis Ecosystem
An incident earlier this year at the Tom Fey Tri-Level National Invitational Championships has plunged me into a lengthy examination of the applicable rules andRead More
The Evolution of the Tom Fey Tri-Level National Invitational
To fully understand the context of the controversial situation described in “Suddenly Suspension Points,” we must first take a few steps back to examine theRead More
To Sanction or not to Sanction: Tri-Level and other National Invitational Events
This weekend, we are resuming the long and sordid saga that culminated with two players receiving substantial suspension points for something that occurred at theRead More
The Game: My 40 Years in Tennis (Jack Kramer)
Jack Kramer was an iconic American Tennis player who made an even greater impact off the court. He is one of the most influential tennisRead More
Tri-Level Lives in a Gray Area
Whenever I tell someone that Tri-Level isn’t USTA League, it is almost always regarded as yet another of my crazy takes on tennis. However, itRead More
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There are a lot of compelling reasons to play tennis. Numerous studies show that people who play the sport have a reduced risk of cardiovascularRead More
Your Tennis Happiness Journal
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
Iga Swiatek’s Brain Games
A few weeks ago, our steady march through the tennis training techniques glimpsed in the Netflix docuseries “Break Point” featured an image of Ons JabeurRead More
Tennis and My “Amazon Fire Go Bag”
The Tennis Channel and Tennis Channel Plus services are a borderline essential need for me. Timeshifting matches via on-demand streaming enables me to watch matchesRead More
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