By Javier Palenque A friend on the WTA tour told me that the WTA is almost for sure signing with Saudi Arabia to hold the WTA finals this year. Remember a few facts, the WTA is the women’s side of professional tennis, also another false not-for-profit (like the USTA) that…

ARGENTINA, THE STENCHING TENNIS STATUS QUO AND A PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE. By Javier Palenque For tennis and sports people in general, Argentina is a country to be reckoned with and respected, everyone thinks of the latest FIFA world champions (soccer), in individualities, Leo Messi, Diego Maradona, Guillermo Vilas, Gabriela Sabatini, Juan…

This is week 25 and my article number 293 of my sixth year trying to have the board of the USTA fulfill its mission and be accountable to the tennis community, they refuse to grant me a meeting where they would have to explain the waste of funds and lack…

By Javier Palenque April 18, 2023 Imagine a country where the nonprofit laws are so poor that for decades organizations take advantage of the tax designation and do little for the actual reason the nonprofit status was granted. Now imagine that the organization promotes the mission on paper only and…

By Javier Palenque What is mediocrity in leadership? Mediocre leaders never personally acknowledge their role or contribution to any mistake or failure. Selfish and Self-Serving. Mediocre leaders act out of self-interest and bring a sense of entitlement to their roles. Uncivil and mean. This is one proper definition of mediocre…

(article number 279, year six, all articles are in LINKEDIN and the USTA board still refuses to be held accountable) This past week I was traveling all over the west coast of Florida with my kids. One of their favorite breakfast places is the famous Waffle House, to those unfamiliar…

The image above is the perfect representation of how the USTA deceives the American public with the approval of the board, the CEO, and of course in its attempts to preserve the perceived value of the US Open. What most uninformed people see is the apple in the mirror and…

As my day finishes today January 17, 2023, I saw an email from Tennis Industry United that claims that again in 2022 there is growth in tennis, this time one million new fellows are reported by the USTA. Of course, I do not believe these numbers since the source is…

By Javier Palenque Fear is an intensely unpleasant emotion in response to perceiving or recognizing a danger or threat. …