By Javier Palenque This article is quite appropriate for those who were grown-ups in the 70s, in other words, most of the current tennis people. I read about Linda Taylor in an economics class in college many years ago, but I find it very appropriate now for people to remember…

By Javier Palenque At first, you would think what on earth does Harry Potter, Serena Williams and the brilliant USTA have in common to be written about by the “grow the game guy from Miami”? This is of course a fair point until you give me a chance to explain…

If a top USTA executive Isn’t Concerned with Pickle ball, Rogue League Rivals, and the aging of the sport, then the CEO is useless to the sport and the US Open. Today a friend from the west coast sent me a link to a podcast from “Front Office Sports” hosted by Lisa Granastein. After listening to it, I decided to have a Cuban coffee, and write some enlightening words for the unenlightened USTA’s CEO and the bunch of executives who as…

This morning one of my friends from Australia sent me a link to an article from a paper in which they publish the recent purchase of a $13M home for tennis Australia’s CEO. I am delighted that the board members of tennis Australia reward him enough for him to have…

By Javier Palenque IF YOU PREFER TO LISTEN TO THE PODCAST, LICK HERE. How I wish that the USTA executives would read his work. For those who do not know who Milton Friedman is, here is a short primer. Milton Friedman (1912–2006) was a U.S. economist and Nobel laureate known…

WHAT A MIRROR IMAGE TELLS YOU, THE USTA IS A FALSE NOT-FOR-PROFIT! A __ __ __ __! By Javier Palenque In life and sports, good coaches know that we are our worst enemies, when I teach I always tell the kids, that your biggest opponent is not the guy/gal you…

Below are a few lines from my recent presentation to a group of entrepreneurs and politicians in Central America. (I know some of you are thinking about what that has to do with tennis, keep reading and you will learn and find out, I promise to respect your time). Corruption…

Any responsible board member, tennis lover, or USTA executive should see this picture and immediately feel shame, and responsibility and look back at the decisions made as a board for the past 15 years and keep reading to be enlightened. A little bit of self-reflection should take place and honesty…

By Javier Palenque ODDS: the ratio between the amounts staked by the parties to a bet, based on the expected probability either way. Ex. The probability of rain the first week of September during the semis or finals has extremely low odds. AUDITS: an official inspection of an individual’s…