SF Tennis Freak

2014 (25)

• Nov 19 - Racquet Review: So Many Reasons to Love the Babolat Pure Strike
• Nov 19 - Racquet Review: Babolat Pure Control Tour Offers Good Spin/Pace, But It’s a Beast!
• Nov 17 - Cat Town: My Trip to America’s First Cat Cafe
• Oct 16 - Racquet Review: I’m SOLD on the Wilson Pro Staff 100LS
• Aug 29 - Ask Marla #11 – Breaking The Foot Fault Habit, Part 1 – Footwork
• Jul 28 - My Journey to Better Tennis Fitness, And A Lot Less Pain
• Jul 24 - Calling Foot Faults in Social Doubles
• Jul 23 - Racquet Review: Two Frustrating Days with the HEAD Graphene Speed Rev
• Jun 17 - Tips for Better Tennis Fitness from Jackson Bloore
• Jun 16 - Ask Marla #10 – Get a Grip On Your Racquet Grips!
• May 21 - Racquet Review Wednesday with the Wilson Steam 99 & 99S (VIDEO)
• May 21 - Racquet Review: The Wilson Steam 99 Is A Solid Choice For Power, Spin, and Control
• May 20 - Racquet Review Preview: Two Days with the Wilson Steam 99 & 99S (VIDEO)
• Apr 30 - Racquet Review Wednesday with the Prince Tour Pro 98 & Tour 98 ESP (VIDEO)
• Apr 30 - Racquet Overview: The Prince Tour Pro 98 & Tour 98 ESP (VIDEO)
• Apr 30 - Racquet Review: The Prince Tour Pro 98 Is an Excellent Baseliners Racquet
• Apr 30 - Racquet Review: Rip It and Spin It with the Prince Tour 98 ESP
• Apr 27 - Galaxy S3 Recovery from Submersion in Storm Drain
• Apr 22 - Teaching Juniors To Make Better Service Line Calls
• Apr 18 - Racquet Review: A Disappointing Hands-On with the HEAD Graphene Radical Pro
• Mar 16 - Family, Friends, and Hall of Famers Celebrate Charlie Pasarell’s Ring Ceremony
• Feb 26 - James Blake on a Roll as the Champions Shootout Comes to Sacramento
• Feb 20 - A Message to the Parents of Jordan Davis
• Feb 15 - Tennis and Moola? Join the SF Spring 2014 Tennis Ladder
• Jan 31 - Three Helpful Tips from the USTA Frontlines

2013 (62)

• Dec 12 - Tennis Pics + Auto-Awesome = Pretty Cool
• Dec 03 - Tips for the Off-Season: A 3-Pt Series to Help You and Your Game Prep for the New Year
• Nov 30 - Personal Integrity in the Social Game
• Nov 27 - Ask Marla #9 – Tips for the Off-Season (Part 3: Equipment Changes)
• Nov 25 - Pre-Thanksgiving Greetings from Sunny San Francisco (VIDEO)
• Nov 21 - Ask Marla #8 – Tips for the Off-Season (Pt. 2 Off-Season Training)
• Nov 14 - Ask Marla #7 – Tips for the Off-Season (Pt 1 Take Stock/Take Time Off)
• Oct 21 - Racquet Review Monday with the HEAD Extreme Pro and Instinct Mid Plus
• Oct 21 - Racquet Review: The Head Extreme Pro 2.0 Is Too Much Stick!
• Oct 16 - A Growing Trend Of “Wishful Thinking” (Bad) Line Calls?
• Sep 24 - It’s Racquet Review Wednesday with the Volkl Organix V1 Mid Plus and Organix 8 (300)
• Sep 24 - Racquet Review: The Volkl Organix 8 (300)
• Sep 24 - Racquet Review: The Volkl Organix V1 Mid Plus Offers Great Feel & Versatility In A Low Power Racquet
• Sep 16 - Lost Racquet Found: A Good Deed on a Public Court
• Sep 01 - A Little Drizzle A Lot of Fun at NJTL Regional Rally
• Aug 31 - Blake’s Final Moment Brings Back My Own
• Aug 02 - Playing to the Rules versus Playing for Fun
• Jul 19 - “Ask Marla” #6 – Comparing the Head Speed Pro To Other Racquets
• Jul 13 - The Reason Why Trayvon Martin’s Death (and Zimmerman’s Acquittal) Are So Personal
• Jun 18 - USGO 2013 Player Interview – Adrian Chang (VIDEO)
• Jun 14 - USGO 2013 Player Interview – Paolo De Angelis (VIDEO)
• Jun 12 - “Ask Marla” #5 – My String Tension Feels Too Tight
• Jun 12 - Tennis String Talk: String Modifications, Or Why NXT Black Strings and Emery Boards Don’t Mix
• Jun 10 - USGO 2013 Player Interview – Jonathan South and Patrick Holzen (VIDEO)
• Jun 08 - My 2013 USTA Chronicles: Match #6 versus Golden Gate Park A
• Jun 03 - USGO 2013 Player Interview – Ember Harker (VIDEO)
• May 30 - USGO 2013 Player Interview – Jarrett Zarate (VIDEO)
• May 29 - USGO 2013 Player Interview – Matt Henry (VIDEO)
• May 27 - A Chat With USGO 2013 World Team Tennis Coordinator, Gordon Crenshaw (VIDEO)
• May 27 - USGO 2013 Bag Check – Ember Harker (VIDEO)
• May 27 - USGO 2013 Bag Check – Elisban Rodriguez (VIDEO)
• May 27 - USGO 2013 Bag Check – Wendy Edelstein (VIDEO)
• May 27 - USGO 2013 Bag Check – Jim Mrkvicka (VIDEO)
• May 27 - USGO 2013 Bag Check – Tonzi (VIDEO)
• May 27 - USGO 2013 Bag Check – Maria Bernstein (VIDEO)
• May 27 - A Chat With USGO 2013 Co-Director, Craig Sabol (VIDEO)
• May 25 - USGO 2013 Bag Check – Michael Burnstein (VIDEO)
• May 25 - USGO 2013 Bag Check – Adrian Chang (VIDEO)
• May 25 - USGO 2013 Bag Check – Brooks Hazen (VIDEO)
• May 25 - USGO 2013 Bag Check – Matt Henry (VIDEO)
• May 23 - Tournament Director Michele Yin Leads the Charge at the 2013 United States Gay Open
• May 22 - A Weekend in Napa with Silverado Juniors
• May 15 - Mini Racquet Review – The Head Youtek Graphene Speed MP (VIDEO)
• May 11 - My 2013 USTA Chronicles: Match #5 versus Golden Gateway A
• May 08 - “Ask Marla” #3 – Tips to Help Upper Body/Shoulder Strength
• May 05 - My 2013 USTA Chronicles: Match #4 versus Presidio YMCA
• May 04 - Racquet Review: The HEAD YouTek Graphene Speed Pro, Part 2 – Specs
• May 04 - Racquet Review: The HEAD YouTek Graphene Speed Pro, Part 1 (VIDEO)
• May 02 - Yes, Jason Collins Is a Hero!
• Apr 30 - My 2013 USTA Chronicles: Match #3 versus SFTC (or “Let Me Count the Ways I Hate Slice and Dice Tennis”)
• Apr 24 - “Ask Marla” #2 – Choosing the Right Racquet
• Apr 24 - Remembering Tom Pugh
• Apr 23 - My 2013 USTA Chronicles: Match #2 versus GLTF (A)
• Apr 11 - “Ask Marla” #1 – Tennis Shoes and Foot Pain
• Apr 10 - Got a Question? Ask Marla!
• Apr 05 - My 2013 USTA Chronicles: Match #1 versus California Tennis Club
• Apr 05 - My 2013 USTA Chronicles
• Mar 06 - Steffi Graf and Lindsay Davenport in the SAP Open Press Room (AUDIO)
• Mar 01 - 10 Thoughts From a Weekend of Provisional Umping
• Mar 01 - Back From Vacation in Paradise
• Feb 14 - The Tragedy of Oscar Pistorius and His Gun
• Feb 04 - A Sad Night in San Francisco

2012 (8)

• Dec 06 - My GLTF Member Spotlight
• Nov 28 - Bob Hewitt’s Long Overdue Removal from the Hall of Fame
• Nov 26 - Andre Agassi Finds Happiness and Opportunity on the Tennis Court
• Nov 01 - The Return of “The Giants”… that is, the San Francisco Giants
• Jun 15 - United States Gay Open 2012: A Chat With Men’s Open Champion Toby Hays
• May 23 - LGBT Tennis Takes Over Taube: The USGO Descends On Stanford This Memorial Day Weekend
• May 21 - Tennis, Love, and Overcoming Adversity: A Chat with Alan Chin, Author of Match Maker
• Mar 04 - Tennis String Talk: Wilson NXT 17g “Black” Strings Might Look Cool, But Can’t Compare to “Natural”

2011 (7)

• Aug 21 - Court report: First two days with the new Head racquets
• Aug 15 - GLTF Women’s 3.0 Teams The Longshots and The Sweetshots Play Tough at Districts
• Jul 18 - And the winner is… Head Youtek Speed MP 315 18×20!
• Jul 12 - Sharing My “Racquet Demo Hell”
• Jul 11 - Excerpts of Andre Agassi & Peachy Kellmeyer’s Hall of Fame Induction Speeches
• Jul 10 - The Agassi Effect
• Jun 05 - In case you missed this “extremely lucky” shot by Kim Clijsters’ in her loss to Arantxa Rus…