July 2025 Issue
Fabio Fognini Forehands Fabio Fognini pushed Carlos Alcaraz to five thrilling sets at Wimbledon today in what may have been his last match as a professional. He was visibly emotional afterward and hinted that this could be a fitting end...
Jeffrey Counts
Is there anything harder in tennis than learning a great kick serve? The topspin serve is, in my opinion, the...
Doug King is going to be inducted into the 2025 USTA Northern California Hall of Fame on September 17, 2025....
Wimbledon's on - so let's rewind to the match that changed everything. Roger Federer vs. Pete Sampras, 2001. His favorite win, per a recent Eurosport Spain interview. A true passing of the torch. We've cut the full 3:42:30 marathon down...
At Wimbledon this year Fabio Fognini took Carlos Alcaraz to five thrilling sets (click here for highlights), something that nobody saw coming. Fognini is at the very tail end of his career. At 38 years old, the Italian hadn't won...
Honestly, thank you to the people who didn't believe in me. A month ago, I won a 500 title, and people said I would stop at that. Two weeks ago, I won a 1000 title, and people were saying that...
I have stated in many venues that the upward swing of the “power” tennis serve is the most technically complicated movement in all of sport. The upward swing is defined in my work as beginning at the instant the tip...