June 4th, 2009
Tennis Notes: Rafa Opens School, Serena Drama Dodger
Serena Williams at the French Open: “I’m like one of those girls on a reality show that has all the drama, and everyone in the house hates them because no matter what they do, like, drama follows them. I don’t want to be that girl.”…
Posted by Staff @ 1:38 pm in Tennis | 36 Comments »
April 23rd, 2009
Nadal Wins, Gets Pass to SF; Nalbandian Withdraws
Unfortunately the meeting is not to be, as after Nalbandian won his match on Thursday, he withdrew from the event citing an injured hip.
Posted by Staff @ 3:46 pm in Tennis | 22 Comments »
April 7th, 2009
USTA Pro Circuit Shows U.S. Emphasis on Claycourt Tennis
“The clay court portion of the USTA Pro Circuit schedule has served players for much of the last three decades to develop specific aspects of their games to achieve the next level of world-class play,” said Brian Earley, Director, USTA Pro Circuit.
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April 5th, 2009
Murray Says He Can Be No. 1 This Year; Dokic on Downslide
According to the Miami Herald, one-third of the spectators at the Sony Ericsson Open in Miami/Key Biscayne have a net worth of $1 million or more. With the event drawing approximately 300,000 patrons during the tournament, that’s a lot of cash coming through the gate…
Posted by Staff @ 11:17 pm in Tennis | 119 Comments »
April 3rd, 2009
Serena Hobbles, Azarenka Chokes Way Into Miami Final
In the final Serena will face Belarus’ Victoria Azarenka, who overcame a bout of choking to defeat another mentally-challenged opponent, Russia’s Svetlana Kuznetsova, 6-3, 2-6, 7-5.
Posted by Staff @ 11:16 am in Tennis | 5 Comments »
March 26th, 2009
Dmitry Tursunov in Miami: From Russia with 30-Love
“It’s not really you. You’re basically trying to make a facade for the people. You’re never gonna please everybody, anyway. Somebody’s gonna say, ‘This guy’s a dick.’ Somebody’s gonna say, ‘He’s a nice guy.’ If they catch you at a bad time and you snap and say something bad, you’re not being polite, they form an opinion of you basically being an ass. When you’re in a happy mood, you’re the greatest guy out there. It’s kind of a difficult time to be in the public eye because everything you do is under a microscope.”
Posted by Staff @ 1:40 pm in Tennis | 16 Comments »
March 25th, 2009
Tennis Instruction: Got Grip Drift?
Conscious control of the racquet needs to be maintained within the backswing. There are a few ways that players can do this: hold a penny or other coin in the palm when you serve. Unless you have a very sweaty hand, the coin will usually fall to the ground if you switch grips on the backswing. Just having the coin in your hand is usually enough to help a player maintain conscious feel of the grip.
Posted by TennisOne @ 10:41 pm in Tennis | 1 Comment »
March 19th, 2009
Electronic Line-calling Malfunction Costs Ljubicic at Indian Wells Tennis
After losing the replay point, Ljubicic lost the next point to lose his serve, walking to his chair for the changeover while the Indian Wells crowd booed the electronic line call. Ljubicic had argued to no avail with the chair umpire that the make the electronic line-calling system had made was “ridiculous.”
Posted by Staff @ 6:01 pm in Tennis | 45 Comments »
March 19th, 2009
Tennis Handicapper: Thursday at Indian Wells
Ljubicic is more fit after his rededication to tennis, but this should be a walk-through for Murray.
Posted by Staff @ 1:19 pm in Tennis | 107 Comments »
March 18th, 2009
China Tennis Booming with $15 Million Web Cash Influx
If you’ve never heard of Sina.com, join the club, but the internet portal is apparently swimming in cash as it just announced a 100 million yuan ($14.63 million) investment in the 2009 China Open tennis tournament, according to the China Daily newspaper.
Posted by Staff @ 2:32 pm in Tennis | 5 Comments »
