Alassio ➡️ Ventimiglia ➡️ Nice
Yesterday I left Alassio by train. I had a nice workout at the club. I found a good spot up by the padel courts to use bands and the artificial […]
Tag Archives: red clay
Alassio Day 3: Arrival of the Sun!
Draws are here. Day three for me in the tournament semifinal day. It was Groundhog Day since I warmed up again with Ellen at 7 AM. She played first match […]
Alassio MT700 Day 2
Draws are here Today I warmed up at 7 AM again with Ellen Neumann. I didn’t play until 2:30 and Ellen played at 11:30. We both won and both play […]
Alassio, Italy & a Tennis Tournament
Draws are here. Today started early…as dawn broke…with a 7am warm up with Ellen Neumann from Germany, who is playing in the W65s. We had an excellent warm up…Ellen does […]
Spain ➡️ France ➡️ Italy by Plane, Train & Automobile (& Bus)
I had my last day of training in Mallorca yesterday, and today is supposedly a “rest” day…if one considers a 9 hour trip to my tournament venue a”rest”. Yesterday I […]
Ciao Italy, Hola Espana
Monday Susan, Tim, Tracey and I left our apartment in Florence well before dawn…at 3:45 am for our 6:30 flights…Susan, Tim and Tracey were off to Orlando via Frankfurt and […]
A Last Tennis Day in Turkey
Sunday was another all-day tennis fest at Ali Bey Manavgat with Aussie, Swiss, Irish, American, NZL, Canadian, and German players sharing the courts. I’ve been there many times and probably […]
Still Practicing in Turkey
Friday was another beautiful day in Turkey. More and more players are arriving who were to play in the World Championships and despite its cancellation, came anyway…from Australia, Germany and […]
All Day Tennis; Also ITF MT 1000 Ali Bey Manavgat, Cancelled
The ITF MT 1000 for all age divisions, which was to have followed the Individual World Championships (which are cancelled) was also cancelled today by the ITF. The next issue, […]
USTA Announces 50/55 Cup Teams
The 2026 ITF Masters World Team Championships will take place in Rome, Italy July 5-10. The Individual World Championships will follow July 11-18. Below are the team rosters for Team […]
Applications Open for M/W 40/45 Teams, Portugal
Applications are now open for the Men’s and Women’s 40 & 45 Teams. Applications close March 3, 2026. Click here to apply for the USTA Senior International 40 & 45 […]
Application Now Open for the 50/55 Cups to be Held in Rome in July 2026; Applications Close Feb. 7, 2026
Deadline to apply is February 7, 2026 Click here to apply for a team. Click here to go to the ITF Masters International Page on USTA.com which has all the […]
Entries Now Open for ITF World Individual Championships in Türkiye for 60/65/70 Age Divisions & Fact Sheets Published
Fact Sheets for ITF World Team Championships (March 8-13) Fact Sheets for ITF World Individual Championships (March 14-21) Entries now open for the ITF Individual World Championships. Enter at ipn.itftennis.com […]
2026 USA International Teams For 60/65/70 Age Divisions Announced
The USTA has selected and announced the 2025 USA National Cup teams for the 60/65/70 Divisions. The teams will play on red clay at Ali Bey Manavgat, about an hour […]
Donna Fales Leads Pack of American Medalists at ITF Masters Individual World Championships in Bol, Croatia.
Draws and results are here. Donna Fales, W85, won four medals at the ITF World Championships: In week one she led the USA Women’s 85 Team to victory, playing singles […]
USA Wins M80, W75/85, W80 Take Silver, M85 Take Bronze, M75 Take Copper (4th) in the ITF Masters World Team Championships in Bol, Croatia
The USA won half of the gold medals on offer in Bol Croatia and medaled in all six Cups, a super effort. Several people have asked about live streaming. From […]
USA Goes 2-3 on Day 5 of the ITF Masters Tennis World championships in Bol, Croatia; W85 Win Gold!
The USA women’s 85 team beat Great Britain today to win the cup and the gold medals. Susanne Clark won at number two singles 6060, Roz King lost a tough […]
USA Teams Go 6/0 at the ITF Masters World Team Championships in Bol, Croatia for the Third Consecutive Day
Draws are here. W75: USA Won 2/1 over Germany; Toni Novack had to retire, trailing a set and 1/0; Gwenda Ward won at #1 singles and Judy Dixon/Liane Bryson won […]
USA Goes 6/0 on Day 2 in Bol, Croatia at the ITF Masters World Team Championships
Draws are here. The USA cruised on Day 2 in Bol, Croatia, though a bug of some sort seems to have spread around the competition…tomorrow is the last day of […]
Draws for 2025 ITF Masters Team Championships, M/W 75/80/85, Bol, Croatia
The draws will go live on Saturday evening Croatia time (+6 hours from EDT, + 9 hours from PST in the USA). I will add a note then next to […]
Mallorca MT 1000 Singles Champion & Into Doubles Final
Draws/results are here. Today I warmed up early with Patricia Zerdan (no face plants this morning). We had an excellent warm up. I played Pauline Fisher at 10:30…it was our […]
Singles Final Thursday & Doubles Semis
Draws/results are here. I had an interesting warm up today in Mallorca. There was a sign up sheet for practice courts at the Na Taconara tennis facility just up the […]
Into the Semis in Font de sa Cala
Draws/Results I had early matches today: 9am for singles and noon for doubles. I warmed up a bit t 8am with Chris and Paul French, then served on an adjacent […]
Into the Quarters in Mallorca
Draws/results are here. Monday I played the round of 16 in singles and doubles. In singles I played Zdenka Koch from Switzerland, who clearly had played tennis for a long […]
First Round Success in Mallorca
Draws/results are here. I played my first round in the Mallorca MT 1000 in Font de sa Cala today. I played at the Son Besso Tennis Club which was very […]
Mallorca Masters 1000
Draws/results are here. I am in Font de sa Cala, Mallorca, Spain in the Northeast part of Mallorca for one of the biggest, if not the biggest Masters tournaments in […]
Mallorca 1000 Tournament
Draws are here. I have been in Mallorca this week training (at the Jofre Porta Academy) near Palma de Mallorca in Spain. I finished my training today, Thursday. Tomorrow I […]
Graz ➡️ Mallorca
Sunday I flew from Graz to Majorca, Spain. I returned my rental car to the Graz airport. Sixt is closed on the weekend, but there’s a key return at the […]
Feld Am See Champion on a Gorgeous Austrian September Day
Draws/Results are here. It was a long day on the courts Friday…Vicki and I warmed up for just short of an hour at 7:45…it was a beautiful morning so I […]
Into Singles/Doubles Finals in Feld am See
Draws/results are here. It was a gorgeous day in Feld am See today, a clear blue sky, green hills, clear lake water shimmering under the sun…an Austrian Tourism dream. I […]