Tennis can be an athletic struggle
For levels 4.X and above, where movement is important.
French Open 2025
We don’t spend much time covering the ATP or WTA unless there is something that can truly help the club/recreational level player. But, the Alcaraz/Sinner final IMO gives us a clear contrast for everyone to see. It appears to me…
All things being equal
You can’t teach big and strong. 6′ 8″, nearly 150 mph serve.
Pickleball and the ER?
Nadal
“Set aside all the awe and wonder. Rafael Nadal’s tennis career has long been an exercise in solving riddles, for him and for everyone else. There were the early days, of wondering whether someone really could play tennis like that. They were…
Tennis stadium court to pickleball
One of the nicest stadium courts in the area is now permanent 8 pickleball courts.This would have been ideal for dual use.
A new choice for a tennis shoe
It seems like we have tried them all. Nike is our top choice again. The model, Nike Men’s Rafa Zoom Vapor Cage 4.
Athleticism trumps skills
Put another way, a great athlete with good tennis skills usually beats a good athlete with great tennis skills.
Andy Murray coaching?
He said he would coach … “Female player would be Emma [Raducanu] and male players would be between [Carlos] Alcaraz, [Stefanos] Tsitsipas and Jack Draper. They work hard, they seem like they love the sport.”
Russian and Belarusian Players Will Be Permitted to Play US Open
“The USTA will allow individual athletes from Russia and Belarus to compete in the 2022 US Open, but only under a neutral flag” “Alongside the other Grand Slams, the ITF, the ATP and the WTA, the USTA, which owns and…