by Don Metznik | Apr 3, 2024 | Tennis Blog
My game has died many times and it will continue to die on me. Sometimes it is a slow death; at other times it is mercifully fast. And yet, despite all the last rites I give it, somehow it is resurrected. This is through a combination of vision, hope, persistence, and...
by Don Metznik | Mar 27, 2024 | Tennis Blog
Does your team really need you? There can be no greater feeling than having the team captain point at you and say, “we need you.” My team needs me, but not as in “we really need you to win this match.” It’s more likely, “can you show up in case one of the...
by Don Metznik | Mar 20, 2024 | Tennis Blog
The 2024 Indian Wells 1000 event saw Carlos Alcaraz and Iga Swiatek crowned as champions. Both were at the top of their game and winning was not new to them. Their skills were amazing, at times unfathomable. So, at that very moment, no one was equal to them. Ahead of...
by Don Metznik | Mar 13, 2024 | Tennis Blog
I am somewhere between “might play and won’t play.” My team is getting increasingly stronger as new, experienced players enter my community and current players improve at a rate faster than I can improve. So playing against other clubs is uncertain. It is what it is....
by Don Metznik | Mar 6, 2024 | Tennis Blog
I learned an important tennis lesson yesterday, one that equally applies to life and one that I should have learned many times before: “Don’t underestimate your opponent.” The story line is so simple. I arrived at the courts with a touch of arrogance after some very...
