A new ball and an old ball are not the same sport
Chasing spin numbers has made half of practice useless
The five-shot rally is where matches are actually lost
A good slice is not a defensive shot and never was
Revolutions per minute is the most oversold number in tennis
Never hit a second serve to the same place twice
Break point conversion is not a skill worth coaching
The ball decides more matches than the surface does
Stand further back on the return and stop apologising
The shot clock changed tennis more than anyone admits
Light stiff frames made tennis easier and arms worse
The radar gun measures the least interesting thing about a serve
The second serve is the shot that actually decides matches
Most players string too tight and then blame the strings
Altitude changes the tactics more than it changes the ball
Heavy topspin buys you court position, not winners
The slide is a skill and the shoe is only half of it
