The tennis world is considering playing major events behind closed doors. The top-ranked man in the world, Novak Djokovic, has explained that it’s not an ideal situation for players. In an interview with former French Open Champion, Gustavo Kuerten, Djokovic revealed: “I honestly don’t dream to play in front of empty stands”. He added…
My “The Last Dance” letdown was short lived after watching Part 1 of “Lance,” another great ESPN documentary about cyclist Lance Armstrong. Lance was the greatest cyclist of his era and maybe of all-time after winning seven consecutive Tour De France races. He also cheated and while it can be argued that there is…
Nassau County Executive Laura Curran held a news conference and said “balls.” It was a retro-funny moment worthy of a Beavis and Butt-Head Do Tennis episode. The “mark your tennis balls and don’t touch others tennis balls” guidelines are a little silly too. First of all because when the guideline was announced, there was no evidence suggesting that…
Patrick Mouratouglu, the coach of Serena Williams and promoter of the Ultimate Tennis Showdown, is gaining headlines by warning, “We need a revolution or tennis is dead.” His plan for this revolution centers on attracting new fans to the game includes events like his where players will be “miced up” so that they can “express…
At 88-years-old and in the midst of a global pandemic, Nick Bollettieri should be content to shelter at home and continue his work providing wisdom and inspiration remotely. But that’s not how he works. Nick collapsed on the court and was taken to the hospital with a kidney infection recently. Reports are that he is doing…
The tennis community governs itself for the most part, and in the best of times is a fiercely competitive market-driven economy that has created a thriving and highly successful system. These are not the best of times, however. With a void of real leadership and high levels of stress, what we should avoid are frustration and resorting to…
Recently, I’ve been watching many local webinars about the state of the industry, and I was reminded about my days back in elementary and junior high school about what makes a good group project presentation: It should have a coherent central theme. The theme should be introduced. It should be presented in a …
In evolving announcements that would put a Rube Goldberg machine to shame, the USTA has announced that “our plans to stage the US Open on our scheduled dates at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York with fans remains on-going.” Except, we “have been aggressively modeling many other contingencies, including…
The USTA has stepped up with $50 million to support the tennis industry and it could not have come at a better time as most in the industry are feeling the strain. This is both an act of generosity and a wise investment because it will help the industry thrive once more. A good portion of…
“In an alliance called “Tennis Industry United”, the entire tennis industry has come together to analyze the most pressing needs and the top concerns of all who are involved in our sport, and then collaborate on programs that can provide the immediate and longer term support that is needed. In this collaboration of the largest tennis…