All Strung Out
I was taught to measure strings off a spool using a piece of tape on the floor. That is how they did it at theRead More
1 responseThe Tournament Planning Handbook Exists
One of the ideas shared a couple of weeks ago in “Bad Schedules Happen” was that tournament directors should be trained to run events usingRead More
Who Can Call a Let
CoCo Gauff and Jessica Pegula teamed up to play doubles at this year’s US Open. They were bounced out of the tournament in a contentiousRead More
1 responseTennis News: September 12, 2022
This week’s roundup spends an inordinate amount of time on food and beverage storylines emerging from the US Open. The Tiramisu in the US OpenRead More
How Leagues Killed Tournaments in Texas
You don’t have to take my word for it. In his memoir “Cattle to Courts,” Ken McAllister, the former Executive Director of USTA Texas, outlinedRead More
2 responsesMcEnroe Showtime Documentary
For tennis players, personal life and on court performance are inextricably connected. Showtime recently released a new documentary about John McEnroe that perfectly illustrates thatRead More
An Inventive Way To Lose a Point
In his epic win over Daniil Medvedev in the round of 16 of the US Open this year, Nick Kyrgios found an inventive (and dumb)Read More
Analytics at the US Open
Due to the partnership between the US Open and IBM Consulting, tennis fans have been subtly inundated with “Match Insights” over the past couple ofRead More
Tennis News: September 5, 2022
Serena Williams broke the Honey Deuce at the US Open and the WTA Finals are coming to Fort Worth. Tennis stars weigh in on theRead More
Don’t Even Ask
The director of this weekend’s USTA Texas Adult Sectional Championship tournament sent out a communication to all players shortly before the draws were released. “AsRead More
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