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2026
OCT 26
Issue 06: Watch the Hour Before
The practice courts at the DC Open, the kind of practice that actually counts, and the first woman laughed at for bringing a team.
The practice courts at the DC Open, the kind of practice that actually counts, and the first woman laughed at for bringing a team.
OCT 19
Issue 05: Why Nadal Couldn't Stop
One thing to hold onto on the serve, why rituals work, and what Nadal said about the routines he could never drop.
One thing to hold onto on the serve, why rituals work, and what Nadal said about the routines he could never drop.
OCT 12
Issue 04: What Confidence Actually Runs On
Quiet confidence, the work that actually builds it, and how Sampras got through the scariest set of his career.
Quiet confidence, the work that actually builds it, and how Sampras got through the scariest set of his career.
OCT 5
Issue 03: The Person Across the Net
Chris Evert and Martina Navratilova on fifty years of rivalry, and what two Wimbledon finalists did three months later.
Chris Evert and Martina Navratilova on fifty years of rivalry, and what two Wimbledon finalists did three months later.
SEP 28
Issue 02: Late to the Ball, Right on Time
Starting tennis at thirty, a writer who tried at sixty, and the making of a late-blooming pro.
Starting tennis at thirty, a writer who tried at sixty, and the making of a late-blooming pro.
SEP 21
Issue 01: What You Do Next
Consistency, what's actually ours to control, and what four Grand Slam semifinalists had in common.
Consistency, what's actually ours to control, and what four Grand Slam semifinalists had in common.