KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- The U.S. Open represents a showcase for a tennis invention that measures net cord tension.
Glass, a University of Tennessee graduate, developed the gauge at his alma mater's tennis center with the cooperation of the Volunteers' tennis program. The gauge was initially tested in 2011 during Tennessee's regular-season matches and an NCAA regional tournament in Knoxville.
Glass said the gauge soon will be tested at All-England Club as officials there explore whether to use it at the Wimbledon championships. Glass is hoping the gauge's increased visibility will cause more local clubs to try it out. His invention currently is being used in more professional venues than local clubs.
"We originally thought this thing would start more at the grass-roots or club level and be popular with club players and work its way upward from there," Glass said. "It turned out to be exactly the opposite. Pro tennis bought into it quickly, and the clubs are beginning to follow."
Knoxville = center of the universe.
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pretty tight.
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