Tennis News You Can Use
As both pro circuits heads up to Canada, we consider the sustainability of the tennis ball, tennis camp water fights, and a sudden appearance of beach tennis.
The ephemeral tennis ball: Addressing sustainability in sports
Tennis balls are essentially designed to be non-biodegradable, single-use disposable products. Tennis ball production is not the most eco-friendly process. Full Story: Phys.org (8/6) I previously wrote about recycling programs for tennis balls that points to a couple of places to donate used balls. Full Post: Recycle Those Tennis Balls (2/14/21)
At the Citi Open, this small team of racket stringers has a big job
A glimpse into the life of professional racquet stringers. At the Citi Open, they work in a small room near the front of the players’ lounge tent. This year there are five stringers working the tournament. Full Story: The Washington Post (8/4)
Tennis Australia creates venture capital fund for tech startups
Wildcard Ventures to identify and invest in companies across sports, health and entertainment. Full Story: SportsPro Media (8/4)
New Book for Sufferers of Tennis Elbow
There is a new book out written by a dual qualified physical therapist (USA) and physiotherapist (UK) who worked with Team GB tennis players and the London 2012 Olympics. If you have tennis elbow, you might want to check it out. Full Story: Patch.com (8/6)
For Capitals’ Lars Eller, the Offseason Involves Playing Plenty of Tennis
Professional Hockey player Lars Eller is a big tennis fan. While he plays tennis mostly for fun, he also uses it as conditioning early on in his summer training. He also disclosed that many NHL athletes play tennis. Full Story: Washington CityPaper (8/6)
‘Today in Amarillo’ anchors try out tennis
Here is a cool way to promote tennis participation. Local news anchors in Amarillo (TX) give tennis a try. Full Story: MyHighPlanes.com (8/6) As a bonus here are two more news anchors doing the same thing in Little Rock. Full Story: KARK.com (8/5)
Longview Tennis Club Holds Water Fight
A tennis club in Duluth (MN) holds an annual water fight and water games at the end of their summer tennis camp. I am here for that. Full Story: Fox29online.com (8/4)
Beach Tennis Fest Is About to Rock in Pompano Beach
The rules of beach tennis are encoded in the ITF Rules of Tennis. This article is my first encounter with beach tennis in the wild. There is a festival in Boca Raton over the Labor Day Weekend. Full Story: The Boca Raton Tribune (8/4)
Another Court Bites the (Pickleball) Dust
The Longview (TX) city council voted to convert a public park tennis court to pickleball. The Longview Pickleball club donated $13000 to fund the conversion. Full Story: KLTV (8/6)
This Week In Professional Tennis
| Dates | Tour/Level | Tournament | Location / Timezone |
| 8/9-15 | ATP 1000 | National Bank Open Presented by Rogers | Toronto (ET/UTC-4) |
| 8/9-15 | WTA 1000 | National Bank Open | Montreal (ET/UTC-4) |
Media Alert
The movie “Borg vs McEnroe” featuring Shia LaBeouf as John McEnroe was just added to the Kanopy streaming service. Many public libraries provide Kanopy to card holders free of charge.
