There Are Limits (Electronic Review Challenges)
Electronic line calling systems are operated under rules that limit the number of challenges that can be issued. When these systems were first unveiled, processingRead More
Tennis News: August 15, 2022
The storylines are dominated by the imminent retirement of Serena Williams this week as tennis enters the home stretch before the US Open. Casper RuudRead More
I Know Absolutely Nothing About Tennis
Once upon a time, the publisher Harper Collins launched a series of books with titles starting with “I know absolutely nothing about…” If amazon isRead More
A WTA Rankings Incentive Example
Lindsay Davenport made an offhand comment during a Tennis Channel match broadcast last week that stopped me cold. It was about how the culture onRead More
The Gift of Creating Tennis Content
Today is the first Friday of the month, which means that it is once again time to consider one of the 12 “gifts” that youRead More
1 responseElectronic Review Procedures
The game that evolved into modern tennis was invented in 1874. To stick a pin in the state of technology at that time, it wasRead More
Tennis News: August 1, 2022
The USTA sells the Cincinnati Open to Ben Navarro, which raises the question… what if the Saudis come for tennis next? Estonia bans Russian playersRead More
A Strong Message
The USTA Adult ranking system awards different points for equivalent order of finish across various draw formats. For example, the second place finisher in aRead More
1 responseYou Are My People
The “Tennis Tournament Ranking System Player Survey” was closed to additional responses last week. That means that analysis has begun in earnest. I am delightedRead More
Cattle to Courts
Earlier this month, Ken McAllister sat down next to me during breakfast at the Texas Section semi-annual conference. It was my first time meeting theRead More