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Remembrance Flags at the Bocage Tournament

I saw these moving Remembrance Flags at the Bocage tournament in Baton Rouge last week. Keith Richardson, one of the top national players in the 70 and over division, puts these flags up at each tournament he plays. He explains their meaning below: Below are a few more pics of the many flags that were […]

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Life and Death in Austin, Texas

Listened to the new Ash Barty biography while driving eight hours to Austin. She hated traveling to tournaments. That’s why she quit tennis as a top junior prospect. That’s why she quit the second time when she was just 25 and the #1 player in the world. Only one in a million would do that. […]

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Two Studies of Tennis Players: The Men’s 65 National Indoors, and the Art of Bogdan Shiptenko

This is an excerpt from my latest book, Tennis Players as Works of Art, now available on Amazon. Called “madly ambitious” and named one its 5 featured books of 2024 in the category of Art/Imagination/Creativity by Publisher’s Weekly Booklife, Tennis Players as Works of Art has also been named “One of the Best Books we […]

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Larry Turville’s Slice Backhand

Check out my latest book, Tennis Players as Works of Art, now available on Amazon. Called “madly ambitious” and named one its 5 featured books of 2024 in the category of Art/Imagination/Creativity by Publisher’s Weekly Booklife, Tennis Players as Works of Art has also been named “One of the Best Books we Read in 2024” […]

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Arkansas Wins Southerns: Waffle House, Redemption, and a Shot of Bailey’s

Check out my latest book, Tennis Players as Works of Art, now available on Amazon. Called “madly ambitious” and named one its 5 featured books of 2024 in the category of Art/Imagination/Creativity by Publisher’s Weekly Booklife, Tennis Players as Works of Art has also been named “One of the Best Books we Read in 2024” […]