The Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
My son had a rough day on the courts today. He played a practice set against a kid he...
My son had a rough day on the courts today. He played a practice set against a kid he...
Today's guest post is presented by Dr. Allen Fox, noted sports psychologist and author. He wrote this article a few...
The photo above is from my 15 year old son's room. His shoes are lined up perfectly - perfectly spaced,...
AUSSIE OPEN SEMIFINAL MATCH SPOILER ALERT!!!!!If you don't want to know the outcome of the Djokovic-Murray semifinal match, stop reading...
For the past two weeks, my son has been going to his high school tennis team tryouts after school and...
I wrote in an earlier post about life on the tournament alternate list. Now, let's talk...
Going back to my last post on active viewing, I wanted to expand and talk a...
With the Australian Open now in full swing, this is a great opportunity to do some...
This next Q&A is with Lisa Dodson. Lisa currently lives and teaches in Northern California. She is a certified USPTA Pro 1 and PTR coach with over 30 years...
As a precursor to this post, you might want to go back and read my earlier...
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Danielle Lao grew up a fierce competitor on the tennis courts of SoCal. She went on to an incredible college career at USC before finding success on the WTA tour. Now, she coaches junior players in the area, including the winner of the 2026 USTA Billie Jean King National Championships 18-and-under Singles Consolations, Natalie Kha. Hear from Danielle why playing the backdraw was important for Natalie in this event and how she made it through 2-3 matches per day for 8 straight days.