WHERE TENNIS MEETS
CULTURE, COMMENTARY,
AND FORM
AN EDITORIAL STUDY OF THE GAME THROUGH VISION, LANGUAGE, AND CULTURE
EDITOR'S NOTE
WE'RE EVAN COLE AND NOAH YOUNG. UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS AT GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY, TENNIS OBSESSIVES, AND CULTURAL CRITICS IN TRAINING.
Racquet Theory started as a reaction to how the game is too often flattened into highlights, hot takes, and hollow narratives. We felt there was room for something slower, stranger, and more layered. A journal that treats tennis not as a niche interest but as a subject worthy of serious attention and unexpected angles. This is our attempt to sketch a broader frame. One that welcomes both longtime fans and curious outsiders. Not to explain the game away but to sit with it, study it, and see what else it might reveal.
EVAN COLE & NOAH YOUNG
CO-FOUNDERS
LONGFORM REFLECTIONS AND CONVERSATIONS WHERE THEORY MEETS THE COURT
August 9, 2025
Ben Shelton: Spectacle, Substance, and the Slam Ahead
How Ben Shelton is building a game to beat Sinner, Alcaraz, and anyone else in his way
July 20, 2025
What Is Racquet Theory?
An introduction to our editorial vision and approach to tennis as culture, commentary, and form.
ART, PHOTOGRAPHY, AND FILM EXPLORING TENNIS AS SEEN, FELT, AND FRAMED ON COURT AND OFF
DEEP READS ON TACTICS, TONE, AND PERFORMANCE RANGING FROM GRANULAR SCOUTING REPORTS TO NARRATIVE MATCH DISSECTIONS
EXPLORATIONS OF TENNIS STYLE AS EXPRESSION TRACING ITS INFLUENCE ACROSS DESIGN, IDENTITY, AND THE SPECTACLE OF THE GAME
