New balls are a different game and we pretend otherwise
Revolutions per minute is the vanity metric of modern tennis
The fifth set problem is usually a first set problem
A slice that skids is aimed at the feet
Topspin buys you the net, not the baseline
Serve patterns should be built backwards from the second ball
A dead string bed shows up on the slice first
A heavy ball is a wrist problem before it is a shoulder one
Sidespin is the shot tennis mostly forgot
Recovery between points is a skill nobody coaches
Serve and volley did not die, it got priced out
Long rallies tire the eyes before they tire the legs
A tired server hurts the shoulder with the legs
String tension drops fastest in the first twenty minutes
Altitude changes a match more than any tactic does
Spin without height is just a slower flat ball
Rally length is a choice, not a fitness verdict
