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Are Pros Softer Than Tennis Players? Hindrance Chaos and Line-Call Cheating

Are Pros Softer Than Tennis Players? Hindrance Chaos and Line-Call Cheating

Update: 2025-09-16
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We’re back at Crescent Lake and it finally isn’t raining. Travis breaks down a grueling PPA Challenger weekend, the certification chaos that has paddles swapping mid-event, and why half the new sticks are failing tests. We talk lab tour intel, the missing deflection machine saga, roll-out courts in Vegas, and whether random crowd noise should ever be a hindrance.

Graham floats a take that singles training should drop way down once you break through, and we kick around what that means for players chasing doubles partners and real paydays.

Hit the comments with two things: do you prefer indoor studio faces or Crescent Lake vibes, and do you want live court segments back next episode?

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Are Pros Softer Than Tennis Players? Hindrance Chaos and Line-Call Cheating

Are Pros Softer Than Tennis Players? Hindrance Chaos and Line-Call Cheating

Travis Rettenmaier & Graham D'Amico