Why Iga Swiatek triumphed in Toronto
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Finite Jest
A deep dive into all things tennis.
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Oh Canada!
Hello fellow tennis lovers and greetings from a far away land named Canada!
The Locker Room
The locker room in the sport of tennis is a strange ecosystem.
The difference between inner strength and confidence
Back in the 1800s when I still called myself a tennis player, wooden racquet firmly in hand (because it was too heavy to hold with a loose grip), I struggled to break through a glass wall.
Wimbledon II
The grass is dead, long live the grass.
Which Slam Tournament Are You?
The ultimate guide to understanding who you are with the help of a tennis tournament
Wimbledon
Draw me like one of your French girls
A Love Letter to Grass
(... Courts)
Post Grand Slam Tournament Fatigue
It’s been a week since Roland Garros ended and while some of us use the 2026 World Cup as a useless band-aid (wet and not sticking) others are staring into the emptiness of time when returning home from work.
Cry Havoc!
(RG two and a half)
Roland Garros II
The upsets, the heat, the possibilities
Roland Garros I
First rounds to look out for
The Art of Being Tough
What it takes
Madrid musings
Hola from Madrid where the cheesecake is as creamy and smooth as Arthur Fils’ game style!
About pain and other ailments
"What wound did ever heal but by degrees?" - Othello (William Shakespeare)
What is confidence?
And how do we keep it?
The magic of Jessica Pegula
Hello fellow highwaymen and women and welcome back to Finite Jest. It’s been a week since clay court season started and my adductors are still sore in spirit commiserating with my former colleagues, the tennis players. I traveled forward in time and back to Europe, fought off jet lag and ghosts and washed my hair twice in one session which made it very shiny. That’s all it took, a day and a half,…
How I would spend a day
...in Charleston, South Carolina
The Sunshine Double
We are not angry enough.
Why I think Sigmund Freud must've played tennis
...even though there's no historic record of it