Fantasy Football and Tennis
Every year since 1990, I have played in a Fantasy Football League with a group of guys from the place where I first worked straightRead More
1 responseAn engineer overthinks tennis in a daily journal.
Every year since 1990, I have played in a Fantasy Football League with a group of guys from the place where I first worked straightRead More
1 responseLast month, the Wall Street Journal ran a guest column from Madeleine Blais listing the Five Best Books on Women in Tennis. To her credit,Read More
The US Open is experimenting with a new procedure for video review at this year’s tournament. In the “that was awkward” department, the initial useRead More
The reign of tennis fitness terror waged on this blog over the past few months is coming to a close. The week after Maria SakkariRead More
Last December, I wrote a series of posts highlighting the “12 Habits of Highly Successful Tennis Players.” Throughout 2023, the first weekend of every monthRead More
1 responseLong before Chris Everet and Martina Navratilova brought rivalry to women’s tennis, there was Suzanne Lenglen and Helen Wills. Despite the fact that the earlyRead More
This week, there was significant controversy in the first-round match between Coco Gauff and Laura Siegemund at the US Open. A dispute over the serviceRead More
2 responsesThe tuck jump is a full-body exercise that is great for developing cardio fitness. It also works the hamstrings, quads, glutes, calves, and the coreRead More
This year for the first time since 1980, the US Open will use the same tennis ball for both the men’s and women’s events atRead More
2 responsesAlthea Gibson was the first African American to break the color barrier in tennis. She won the French Championships (now French Open) in 1956 andRead More