I can skate backwards faster than forwards. I know some of you feel that way about your backhand For the other 90% here’s a backhand the pros would applaud.

Foot Faults: Tennis Poems  by Roger Sedarat (David Robert Books, August 2016). ORDER TODAY ON AMAZON | BARNES & NOBLE     Saying Goodbye to my old Djokovic Shoes One year and…

Brianna told us that we should show some footwork drills. Cool, let’s do it. When we set up the video shoot on the court and she started with the drills,…

A year ago I picked up Jim Gaffigan’s book “Dad is Fat.” I wasn’t sure where Jim Gaffigan stood among the landscape of top-tier comedians. I’d seen him here and…

Which book cover can you see going to print? And the Winner is… The majority has spoken. The Foot Fault: Tennis Poems book cover poll winner is cover #2! Thank…

What is your dream tennis court? If you could play tennis anywhere, where would it be? We found some incredibly majestic tennis courts (sadly not by actually playing on them).…

Few would associate tennis with Iran, but despite its failure to produce dominant world players (in part because of its political history), for me the country remains the point of origin for a game over which I’ve become more than a little obsessed.

Discovering tennis and becoming a die-hard player in my 40’s, I naturally wish I’d started earlier, especially as I face opponents who did. Despite ample coaching and court time, I can’t seem to match those who learned and drilled the fundamentals of the sport in their youth. Even these guys, however, talk with some regret about getting older and losing the athleticism they once had. It’s reassuring to know I’m not the only one sometimes wishing I were younger.