Tennis News: January 8, 2024
From Rod Laver Arena’s versatile configuration shifts to a home slam wildcard snub, and Ash Barty enjoying tennis as a spectator, catch the latest inRead More
Strength Through Adversity
It’s most likely an urban legend, but some people claim that the trees that grow in the closed ecological environment of Biosphere 2 topple overRead More
Wrist Circles for Muscle Activation
Once upon a time, I ruptured a tendon in my racquet hand wrist. The orthopedic surgeon recommended six weeks off, but the best I couldRead More
What Questions Will You Answer in 2024
On this New Year’s Eve, we are rounding out an introductory kickoff of a year-long examination of how we all can design our ideal tennisRead More
What’s Your Problem?
For those who have never wandered over to this site’s “About” page, my formal education includes a couple of engineering degrees and an MBA. Consequently,Read More
Why Do You Play Tennis?
I typically receive two basic types of responses when asking people why they play tennis. The first is a simple “because it’s fun,” typically deliveredRead More
1 responseDesigning Your (Tennis) Life Book
In 2021, I wrote about a non-tennis book for my final book review of the year. ‘Sandworm: A New Era of Cyberwar and the Hunt forRead More
1 responseTennis News: December 25, 2023
The Danish tennis pro Torben Ulrich dies at 95. Intercollegiate Tennis Association responds to last week’s USA TODAY’s cheating article. Tennis governing bodies take stepsRead More
Wordle and a Fiend at Court Moment
Another tiny moment that sparked joy for me this year happened on July 14 when the solution to the New York Times daily Wordle puzzleRead More
Charcuterie and Tennis
Another moment from 2023 that sparked pure joy for me occurred at the Wichita Falls City Slam. In fact, many candidate moments from that tournamentRead More