Hard Court burst onto the scene in mid-2025 and filled a gap we didn’t even realize we had. It’s honest, thoughtful tennis commentary without the noise. Writer Jessica Schiffer also dives into tennis fashion and culture, with feature stories that genuinely make me miss the days of collecting magazines for those iconic long reads.

If you want a clean, bullet-point rundown of the week’s biggest stories, with links to the original articles and posts, this is the one. It’s simple, direct, and weirdly comforting. It gives early-2000s internet energy, in the best way. No extra drama, no rage bait, just the info.

Starting now and continuing through 2026, we’re pairing every podcast episode with a Substack that gives you the TL;DR on what we talked about. Plus, what tournaments are worth paying attention to and why. The tennis season is long. Your attention is not. So we’re here to help you spend it wisely.