Mixing it Up at the 2024 NTRP National Championships
Starting in 2024, the USTA is offering 18+ Mixed doubles at the NTRP National Championships. The initiative actually started last year as Sections conducted theRead More
2 responsesLobbing Into The Sun: Harry Hopman
Harry Hopman was a tennis player who is better known as the legendary coach and architect of the dominant Australian Davis Cup teams in theRead More
Early Standards in Lawn Tennis Equipment
S.C.F. Peile’s 1887 book, ‘Lawn Tennis as a Game of Skill‘ is a veritable time capsule recording how the rules of lawn tennis were understoodRead More
The Collapsible Foam Roller
For the past few months, I have been sharing tennis training techniques gleaned from last season’s Netflix docuseries ‘Break Point.” We have now reached theRead More
1 responseTennis News: January 15, 2024
Get ready for the 2024 Australian Open with Nick Kyrgios has joined ESPN’s commentary team. The Ukraine-U.S. Davis Cup qualifier will be played in Lithuania.Read More
NTRP National Championships and the Tyranny of the Calendar
End-of-season championships are a fun and exciting culmination of a competitive season. In tennis, both the ATP and WTA professional tours conduct an end-of-year ChampionshipRead More
Understanding Automatic Qualification for the NTRP National Championships
Based on the number of questions I have been receiving on the topic, Automatic Qualification (AQ) may be one of the least understood aspects ofRead More
4 responsesRolling the Dice on NTRP Nationals
Last August, the USTA rolled out new qualification standards for the NTRP National Championship tournaments. The updates are effective for this year’s events in 2023.Read More
Muscles: The Story of Ken Rosewall
The Australian tennis player Ken Rosewall is one of the most accomplished and enduring players in tennis history. He possessed tremendous versatility on the courtRead More
Frankenstein Walk
The storyline in the first season of the Netflix docuseries ‘Break Point’ has finally advanced to the hallowed grounds of Wimbledon. Episode 6 includes aRead More