The Baseline Divide: Why the Women’s Game is the Secret to Longevity on Longboat Key
STEVE REID
Editor & Publisher
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Fifty-three years ago, the air in the Houston Astrodome was thick with cigar smoke and chauvinism as Billie Jean King was...
Death from Above: How to Handle the Most Hated Shot in Tennis
STEVE REID
Editor & Publisher
sreid@lbknews.com
On the tennis courts of Longboat Key, there are two obstacles in the sky wreaking havoc on the uninitiated: the searing...
Game, Set, Sunshine: Tennis and its Love for Florida
It’s 8:30 a.m. in South Florida, and the air is already thick enough to wear. In the manicured enclaves of Boca Raton, the thwack-thwack-thwack...
What’s Happening At The Education Center?
Susan Goldfarb
Guest Columnist
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It’s the height of the season at The Education Center at Temple Beth Israel!
The Center is averaging 10-12 classes a day, Monday...
Two Simple Tennis Tips That Go Hand in Hand
IVAN YATZUK
Guest Writer
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Today, I want to share two fundamental tennis tips that go hand in hand and can immediately improve your timing, control, and...
The Sun-Bleached Mecca: How Nick Bollettieri and IMG created the Center of the Tennis Universe
STEVE REID
Editor & Publisher
sreid@lbknews.com
If you drive down 53rd Avenue West in Bradenton, Florida, past the strip malls and the swaying palms that define this...
A Savage Journey into the Heart of Longboat Tennis
STEVE REID
Editor & Publisher
sreid@lbknews.com
We were somewhere around the service line at the Public Tennis Center, ankle-deep in the green grit, when the realization hit...
Why the 2026 Australian Open Belongs to the New Ruling Class
STEVE REID
Editor & Publisher
sreid@lbknews.com
The air in Melbourne tastes like ozone, cheap sunscreen, and impending violence. It is January 2026, and the blue courts of...
The Winter Bite: The Art of the January Drift
If the real estate market on Longboat Key in January 2026 is a high-stakes poker game, the fishing is a lesson in patience and...
The Court of Two Kings: Why the Alcaraz-Ferrero Split Was Inevitable
LBKNews reports
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The silence in Carlos Alcaraz’s player box this January will be deafening. For seven years, the piercing gaze of Juan Carlos Ferrero was...