Randy Walker

Moutet's underarm serve has more deception than most because he does a very short backswing and conceals his intention until he's basically it the ball. Additionally, he is way more accurate than most. His is like a dropper with sidespin. So good. Uses it intelligently.

"This feels more like a night club than a tennis club....and certainly not a country club" says @_markpetchey on @TennisChannel of the Friday night crowd at the @mubadalacitidc in Washington, D.C. watching Ben Shelton vs. Frances Tiafoe

My stats from one of the @UTR_Sports_ Match Play one-set matches Friday afternoon in Vero Beach, Florida 0 Unforced Errors 6 Winners 91% first serve pct (11 out of 12) 100% points won on first serve 100% points won on second serve Total points won 24 Total points lost 1

I don't think I've ever seen anyone use underarm serves with the tactical effectiveness and frequency that Corentin Moutet has done today against the deep-returning Medvedev. (Play now suspended due to lightning and thunder nearby.)

Crowd in Washington, D.C. are chanting "Let's Go Brandon" .... for Brandon Nakashima trying to hold off Alex De Minaur at the @mubadalacitidc

Happy to officially add Professional Tennis Registry (@ptrtennis) certified tennis coach to my bio this week, to go along with my other roles in tennis including press officer, tournament director, writer, book author and publisher. Who wants and/or needs tennis lessons??!?

Wow... just too many easy and early mistakes from Maria Sakkari against Emma Raducanu, who didn't have to do much on her own from 2-5 down in the second set

“It has been scientifically proven that you will lost 100% of the points if you don’t get the return of serve in” quips Robbie Koenig (with tongue in cheek) on @TennisChannel during the Sakkari vs. Raducanu match. “Was that out of Oxford?” jokes Andrea Petkovic in a retort

Too bad for Venus Williams... She just didn't have it tonight, but still an amazing and inspiring week for her in Washington, D.C. Cincinnati is next and then.... the U.S. Open???

Oldest WTA stats since 1990 as seen on ⁦@TennisChannel⁩ for the Venus Williams match from Washington DC

Taylor Townsend hit 12 aces in her first set win over Sofia Kenin in Washington, D.C., tying the all-time WTA record for aces in a set, Brett Haber just said on @TennisChannel Kristina Pliskova also hit 12 aces in a set at the 2016 Australian (she also hit 31 aces in that match)

“Mostly Georgia because we always lost to Georgia” says former Tennessee standout Paul Annacone on @TennisChannel when asked by Brett Haber who he “hates” more Kentucky or Florida during the match between former Wildcat Gabriel Diallo and former Gator Ben Shelton @UGAtennis

Hubert Hurkacz has withdrawn from the US Open, the USTA just announced. Elmer Moller of Denmark moves into the Main Draw. Alejandro Tabilo is the first player out

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Stevie Johnson Says In “Trojan Tennis” Book That Hard Work, Character, Respect Makes The Difference In Tennis, Life worldtennismagazine.com/stevie-johnson…

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"You’re going to have more withdrawals than a casino floor ATM." - Jon Wertheim on his latest SI "Mailbag" column on 12-day summer hard court Masters 1000 events after Wimbledon