Talked to him a few times over email, very helpful guy with great knowledge of the game mechanics. I asked whether he knew about this site and what he wrote was "I am not in the ITST. I was invited to join their ranks way back when the original Top Spin first came out, but after playing a few of their top gamers (who were cheesy players), I politely declined."

He didn't specify what sort of cheese though (personally I like young Gouda).
I've never used his actual walkthrough which might be helpful if you're completely new to video games in general but otherwise it's jsut a good read. His side information is far more interesting. And yes, his SIM style sections (even his recommendations of how to create a "good" player by putting a lot of points into crappy stats) reminds me of ITST.