Every Wednesday this site publishes a post on a topic related to the rules and regulations of tennis. If the domain name “Fiend at Court” didn’t give it away, this blog was founded from a rules-oriented perspective. Today’s post resumes the series on “The Code,” which defines the traditional expectations of the sport. Before the […]
We continue our careful, if exaggerated, analysis of the situation The codeone principle at a time. This is the fourth week in a row that focuses on principle 3, which governs the behavior of players during the warm-up. It is also the penultimate episode dedicated to this principle. After going through the refusal to warm […]
While the simple warm-up is often the most neglected part of any workout, many of us take more care as the colder temperatures increase. But when it comes to preparing our bodies for the best possible training session, what type of warm-up works best? Science has the answer. Many people slide right past the warm-up […]
This week we resume coverage of Principle 3 from the USTA’s section Friend at court known as ‘The Code’. Today’s post brings us back to the first part of this principle that I deliberately skipped last Wednesday. The previous episode focused on the evolving guidelines around warm-up duration, but the principle itself starts with a […]