Tips for the over 60 crowd by the over 60 crowd!
With Monica Seles just being inducted into the Tennis Hall of Fame, it reminds us that she was one of the first women to create a stir not only with her great play, but with her great grunts.
The rule is pretty clear that you can play a let when your opponent loses their hat or a ball from their pocket during a point; but what if they lose their racquet during a point?
Tennis is a game if rules. Some are written and approved; but others are just “the code of how you play the game.†For example, we all know you don’t walk on someone else’s court when a point is going on. But here is a more subtle question that I have debated [...]
We all know people who toss the ball on their service motion and then catch it (sometimes waaaay too many times). But at what point in the toss and motion does a serve become an actual attempt that counts?
One of the benefits of playing on clay is the ability to check the ball mark to confirm an In or Out call; but what happens if the court lines are UNaligned?
Take a look at the picture of the corner of the baseline on one court. The baseline extends beyond the sideline. (Sure, [...]
What happens when you call the ball out and it is not? The April 2009 issue of Tennis Magazine has a really interesting rule explanation with a very fine line between what is right and wrong.
The question was basically: My opponent called my shot out; but when I questioned the call, he looked at [...]
During a USTA 4.5 SS League doubles match last week, there was a question about talking during a point in play.
This is the question: is a 65-year-old 4.5 tennis player the same as a 35-year-old 4.5 player?
The other day I was playing a singles match and I hit a serve I thoughtwas good that my opponent called long.