Tips for the over 60 crowd by the over 60 crowd!
Happy Super Monday (both at Wimbledon and in the Northeast, where the sun has finally decided to shine). There are some intriguing matchups starting today at Wimbledon, with a large crop of world-class veterans looking to outlast the newcomers to hoist the trophy in one more week. But who will be smiling at the cameras, [...]
Larry Turville relayed the great story of Roger Gentilhomme, whose funeral is today in Massachusetts. If we can learn something from the lives of others, check this one out…
Now that I just turned 68, I am reminded that when I was in my mid 30’s, people kept on talking about being “middle aged,” which implied that the rest of life was all in decline. That was a negative and depressing perspective; so I developed my own “15 Year Aging Block Theory”
Don’t you just love it when your solid, deep groundstroke creates a short ball over the middle that you can attack? Well, that is exactly what most second serves are … short balls over the middle that you can attack.
Have you ever tried to search the USTA site for your tennis league information, tournament results, or rankings? If you have, your task just got a lot easier.
It is strange to me that TV announcers never comment on the coin toss at the start of a match and what the winner chose to do … and why. It can have a real impact on the start of a match and as it progresses; but what are the rules and the reasons?
The top three women’s seeds have been knocked out for the first time ever at the French Open. But when was the last time one of the four majors had the top four men’s seeds reach the semi’s?