It was a beautiful day in Tucson Arizona – and no way we were going to stay indoors all day long. Max already had his lunch and didn’t want a snack yet. We loaded up our hat and visor, sunglasses, racquets and tennis balls and headed out to Jesse Owens Park. Max, er I mean Nigel, came away from his first lesson with the basics. Stand like this. Bend your knees a tad. Hold your racquet straight and watch the ball – not the racquet. To be continued next Thursday …