I’m about three months into a tennis obsession and my interest shows no sign of waning (although a friend rightly pointed out that I tend to go deep on a hobby and then emerge just as rapidly as I entered—so I’m not making any bets here on how long this phase may last).
The more I play, the more I appreciate that tennis is one big balancing act. It’s power vs. placement, physical vs. mental, conscious practice vs. being in a state of flow, and hitting winners vs. avoiding unforced errors.
These trade-offs give players a choice as to how they’ll develop their game, and the depth within each trade-off leads to an addicting pursuit of improvement.