The Arms Race Continues - The Second Serve
Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner are adding to their arsenals.
The Sincaraz Empire (2024β????) has been built on raw aggression. There is no room for passivity, for trying to make the opponent miss, for hesitation, writes @owensports.bsky.social
www.thesecondserve.com/arms-race-ca...
21.11.2025 13:44 β π 14 π 3 π¬ 0 π 0
Elena Rybakina's Fraught Season - The Second Serve
It's been a chaotic year, but Elena Rybakina ended her 2025 campaign on a high.
"Elena Rybakina absolutely dominated the year-end event of a tour that just sanctioned and then unsanctioned the coach she continues to employ."
www.thesecondserve.com/elena-rybaki... via @girinathan.bsky.social
14.11.2025 20:54 β π 3 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
Blogged it, with thoughts on this year's very good edition so far: www.thesecondserve.com/whats-broken...
14.11.2025 15:23 β π 9 π 4 π¬ 2 π 1
The ATP Finals is a hard, hard tournament to care about. Everyone's exhausted, some are hurt, the serve dominates matches, even ostensibly good matchups have rarely been close in the past few editions. It always looks great on paper beforehand and then ends up as wet pulp.
10.11.2025 21:32 β π 25 π 5 π¬ 5 π 2
Fuzzy Memories - The Second Serve
The Art of Tennis by Nicholas Fox Weber is one of the most idiosyncratic, enlightening, and enjoyable books about the inspired creativity that tennis has given rise to.
There is a new book out by Nick Weber called βThe Art of Tennisβ about the intersection of the sport and high culture. Cavaggio, Shaw, Monty Python, Billy Wilder, etc.
A fascinating book & an even more fascinating guy who now just lives in Ireland and Paris. My idol.
For @the2ndserve.bsky.social
07.11.2025 15:04 β π 2 π 2 π¬ 1 π 0
Alex de Minaur is Doing His Best - The Second Serve
Alex de Minaur's tennis career has outpaced the notions we measure him against.
As the ATP tour finals approach, we're taking a closer look at some of the participants. @owensports.bsky.social starts it off with Alex de Minaur, who is doing his very best.
www.thesecondserve.com/alex-de-mina...
05.11.2025 15:37 β π 4 π 1 π¬ 0 π 1
Turin or Bust - The Second Serve
Lorenzo Musetti's complicated journey to the ATP Finals in Turin.
If Lorenzo Musetti wins the Hellenic Championship he will qualify for Turin. He faces Stan Wawrinka presently... @simoncambers.bsky.social
www.thesecondserve.com/turin-or-bus...
05.11.2025 14:27 β π 1 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
on the absurd cousin vs. cousin final at the Shanghai Masters
14.10.2025 17:30 β π 19 π 4 π¬ 0 π 0
Turin or Bust - The Second Serve
Lorenzo Musetti's complicated journey to the ATP Finals in Turin.
Great to speak to Lorenzo Musetti for @the2ndserve.bsky.social about his bid to qualify for the ATP Finals www.thesecondserve.com/turin-or-bus...
17.10.2025 16:16 β π 2 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
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