My Take on the Town & Country Tennis Book List
Emily Burack, a writer for Town & Country who covers entertainment and culture for the magazine, recently produced a recommended reading list of 20 tennis-relatedRead More
1 responseA Cramp in the Grand Slam Rulebook
An unusual rules scenario arose during last weekend’s French Open semi-final match between Carlos Alcaraz and Novak Djokovic. Early on in the third set, AlcarazRead More
Tennis News: June 12, 2023
The BBC documentary “Gods of Tennis” takes viewers into the epic battles of tennis legends Billie Jean King and Arthur Ashe. In the world ofRead More
The Miyu Kato Disqualification Saga
One of the more prominent storylines from the French Open this week involved a disqualification from Women’s doubles. Miyu Kato hit a ball while itRead More
1 responseShake, Baby, Shake
Ukrainian tennis player Elina Svitolina refused to shake the hands of her Russian and Belarusian opponents after her matches during the French Open. Naturally, fateRead More
The Basics of How to Play Beach Tennis
My summer fling with Beach Tennis continues this week with a description of how to play this racquet sport variation. Two weekends ago, the ITFRead More
Tennis News: June 5, 2023
Buried in the headlines this week is a piece on how respect is essential to playing tennis. That includes both how you treat yourself and others.Read More
Self-Awareness: The Tennis Performance Super Power
Last December, I wrote a series of posts that identified the “12 Habits of Highly Successful Tennis Players.” Throughout 2023, I am taking a moreRead More
Drop Shot: A Myron Bolitar Novel
Harlan Coben is the author of 34 New York Times best-selling novels with over 80 million books in print worldwide. He is also the creatorRead More
Resistance Band Sprints
For the past three months, this site’s weekly “Training Topic” has focused on a technique that appeared in the new Netflix docuseries “Break Point.” IRead More