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The Storm and a New Game

Greetings from the eye of not-so-strong Hurricane Irene. It doesn’t look like there is much damage up here in the woods of New Hampshire (but we evacuated the lake and are staying in the next town of Newport; so I really don’t know). But yesterday, before the start of the storm, I think we invented [...]

The Serena Redemption?

Has she REALLY changed? Most recent interviews with Serena, before and after matches, has her saying that her near-death health issues have “given her a new perspective” on life and tennis. But is it real or is it hype?

One Swing Makes a Difference

Many tennis coaches/gurus preach that “one point is just like another” and that a match does not swing on just one stroke; but I believe it frequently DOES.

National Father-Daughter

How many gold or silver tennis balls do you have? Whitey Joslin and his daughter Laura just returned from the National Super Senior Father-Daughter tournament held at the Longwood Cricket Club in Chestnut Hill, MA with one.

Go For It?

On a big point, is it better to put something more on your second serve and double fault … or have your opponent hit a winning Agassi-like return?

Having a Match Strategy

There are some players who are so good or so confident (those two are not necessarily the same thing!) that they just walk out onto the court without a Match Strategy against their current opponent. They insist they will just “play their game” and react to whatever their opponent throws at them.