The journal

Notes from the road

Slow reading for players who travel — destination guides, seasonal advice and the occasional opinion on how to do this beautifully.

Guides 4 August 2025

How to Choose a Tennis Camp

The questions that actually matter — coaching ratios, court time, how levels are grouped — when picking a week that will move your game.

Guides 15 July 2025

Each surface rewards a different game — and a different kind of trip. A short guide to choosing yours.

Field notes 2 June 2025

The short, hard-won kit list that makes a week of tennis abroad comfortable — and the things people always forget.

Philosophy 12 May 2025

How to plan a tennis trip that the people who don't play will love just as much as you do.