An engineer overthinks tennis in a daily journal.
The Fiend at Court spousal unit gave me a really thoughtful birthday gift this year. Per the usual, I asked him if he wanted to know what he was getting me in advance of the date or if he preferred to be surprised this year. It is a very workable solution for the apparent fact that I am hard to shop for.
Throughout 2024, I am dedicating the first full weekend of every month to exploring the application of design-oriented thinking to improve our tennis lives. ThisRead More
Last Wednesday, I did a rules-oriented deep dive on a restriction imposed on USTA League teams in a recent local City Championship event. After thatRead More
Billie Jean King’s groundbreaking Congressional Gold Medal and the All England Club are approved for a massive Wimbledon expansion. Coco Gauff sends the opening salvoRead More
One of the more annoying aspects of the situation I have been writing about over the past couple of weekends was more evidence of theRead More
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Yesterday, I detailed an unconventional method recently used to shorten play during local USTA League playoffs. That post highlighted the apparent competitive inequities created whenRead More
USTA League coordinators often face difficult decisions when rain disrupts local league playoffs. There is rarely a perfect solution in these moments as they tryRead More
Among his many accomplishments, Dr. Simon Ramo was the chief scientist for the Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) when the Atlas rocket was developed. He alsoRead More
Last Sunday, I shared weather contingency provisions detailed in the “Captain’s Letter” from a recent Dallas USTA League Local playoff. In that post, I expressedRead More
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The storyline of Season 2, Episode 5 of the Netflix docuseries “Break Point” revolves around Maria Sakkari and Jessica Pegula as they try to breakRead More