Racket Business

Racket Business writer Rod Heckelman's take on a hot topic. The Miracle of Mixed Doubles racketbusiness.com/p/in-the-…

'Surrounded By Fire' - A tennis cycle in the Middle East racketbusiness.com/p/surroun…

Tim Farthing writes about Padel in the August issue of Racket Business: An annual report on the global padel scene shows the rise of padel doesn’t seem to be slowing down... racketbusiness.com/p/padel-r…

Reason No. 7 for racquet sports professionals to visit the USPTA's WRC24 in the California desert of Rancho Mirage next month: SUPPORT YOUR USPTA - Elevating the standards of tennis-teaching professionals and coaches is a noble cause and needs our support.

Tim Farthing writes about California's favorite tournament in the August issue of Racket Business: Record breaking Indian Wells is an $850m beast (500k fans from outside the local area deliver a 51% increase in 'economic impact') racketbusiness.com/p/record-…

Reason No. 4 for racquet sports professionals to visit the USPTA's WRC24 in Rancho Mirage next month: TRADE SHOW - Gain tools and insights to allow you to stay ahead of the racquet sports industry. (A little birdie is telling me one exhibitor will reveal a game-changing app)

Reason No. 2 for racquet sports professionals to visit the USPTA's WRC24 in Rancho Mirage next month: PERSONAL GROWTH: WRC24 can help racquet sports teaching pros, club managers, and industry leaders learn from the best in the business and get direct feedback.

Pat and I went to Wimbledon this year. We had the best time - despite the rain! racketbusiness.com/p/wimbled…

Organization names change but to “Grow the Game,” must be a team effort. racketbusiness.com/p/racket-…

Padel-Racquetball-Table Tennis-Badminton-Tennis-Pickleball-PopTennis-Squash & more... racketbusiness.com/p/racquet…

Become an advocate for new or refurbished tennis courts in your community racketbusiness.com/p/greater…

This established tennis club in the UK has proven the concept that padel can co-exist with tennis racketbusiness.com/p/how-to-…

Business expert reveals great margins available from owning a pickleball club racketbusiness.com/p/the-eco…

ASICS win 'best padel shoe 2023' award for their Gel-Resolution 9 racketbusiness.com/p/asics-w…

The Greater Atlanta area in Georgia has more league players than all of SoCal cities together. Let that sink in. racketbusiness.com/p/usta-so…

"If Netflix can’t win in tennis, no one can. Says a lot about the market and where it is going." racketbusiness.com/p/netflix…

My 2 day visit to the @BNPPARIBASOPEN "One of the key highlights for tennis enthusiasts is the convenient access to the practice courts" racketbusiness.com/p/my-two-…

Over the past six decades, there were only two short periods of significantly increased tennis participation - after the Battle of the Sexes in 1973 and a result of COVID-related policies in 2020. racketbusiness.com/p/the-imp…

What tennis can learn from Netflix... "It seemed illogical to hold a significant tennis match between two nations without taking into account the USTA's mission of fostering the growth of tennis" racketbusiness.com/p/what-th…

"I find it challenging to accept the way public parks and recreational departments are influenced by pickleball ambassadors to convert tennis courts into pickleball courts on a large scale, with the @usta appearing to remain passive in the matter" racketbusiness.com/p/the-war…