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An artist told me his next piece started with one photograph he saw a few days earlier. No plan. Just an image that stopped him. The best ideas on court show up the same way.
Where do your best ideas come from?
#ArtBasel #MiamiArtWeek
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Returning in doubles vs a server coming in. Four options: right at them, dip it at their feet, pass, lob. That is the whole menu.
What builds a game that lasts a lifetime. All in my Ultimate Tennis Guide. Link in bio.
#tennis
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Tsitsipas was 0-5 against Fils going in, and won anyway. A head to head is a record, not a forecast.

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“Never Be to Bother”- Juan Carlos Ferrero Responds to Jannik Sinner CoachingRumors With Carlos Alcaraz in Mind 👀 https://t.co/DwIm8Ly750 via @es_sportsnews #sinner #alcaraz #ferrero #ATPFinals #tennispro

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My favorite thing in a gallery is watching people look at the work. One steps in close, another steps back. Everyone has their own connection. That spectacle is art in itself.
When did you last visit a gallery?
#ArtBasel #MiamiArtWeek
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The Two Numbers You’re Probably Ignoring on Your Tennis Racket https://t.co/4ju4Z9YRvr

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Talent was never the thing he was missing. At this level everything has to be clicking at once, and that is much harder to assemble than ability.

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Live tonight at 7pm ET. Bring the tennis question you have been sitting on. Rackets, strings, technique, anything.

Live on Instagram, Facebook, TikTok and YouTube.

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Live tennis Q and A tomorrow night. Rackets, strings, technique, and whatever else you bring.

Thursday, October 8th, 7pm ET.

Live on Instagram, Facebook, TikTok and YouTube.

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Wawrinka's final US Open, in the place he won it in 2016.

Also worth knowing: this court is playing fast. Faster than expected. Watch who adapts.

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Unconfirmed reports link Juan Carlos Ferrero to Jannik Sinner. Imagine being Alcaraz: years of private work in the hands of your biggest rival.

Would JC help Sinner stay a consistent Slam contender?

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#Sinner #Alcaraz

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Most people walk past this on the way to their seats. Arthur Ashe won it in 1968, the first US Open ever played.

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Staying healthy might be the biggest thing standing between Jannik Sinner and winning more Grand Slams. Unconfirmed reports say Juan Carlos Ferrero may be the coach to help.

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#JannikSinner
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Watch his feet, not the ball. Steps back, split step, forward. The serve is too fast to watch and then decide.

Anticipation, not reaction speed.

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Juan Carlos Ferrero to Jannik Sinner. Unconfirmed, but the fit makes sense: Ferrero spent years studying Sinner's game for Alcaraz.

Let me know what you think. Who will Jannik Sinner's new coach be?

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Nobody paints the lines on a return. The serve is too fast. Aim for margin and your opponent cannot dictate the next ball.

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A full bed of poly in a Wilson Shift is why your balls are landing short and your arm is tired.

Full bed of X-One Biphase at 52 to 54 pounds.

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Rod's Fragmentation series: hundreds of tiny pieces, layer on layer. Up close you see fragments. Step back and the whole piece appears. A tennis match works the same way.

Pieces first, or the whole?

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#art #tennis

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The Court of Champions at the US Open. A plaque for every winner, and the years underneath. Most people walk straight past it.

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