Clay courts key to developing tennis players
The ladies and men’s tennis tours have a significant proportion of the season designated to the clay courts. Once the big two March American hardcourt Masters 1000 events are completed; from clay court season dominates until mid-June. Following a...
Keeping your Court Playable – The Importance of Tennis Court Maintenance
A tennis court is a technical field that gives us the chance to play the wonderful game of tennis. Any tennis court whether new or used needs regular maintenance to ensure that it serves you for a very long...
Is Nick Kyrgios a “Dick”?
Nick Kyrgios has been called everything from ‘wild thing’ to ‘box office.’ In his latest showing, Kyrgios was called a ‘dick’ by a fan. Tennis’ newest ‘bad boy’ responded well to this latest label.
Nick the Dick?
During his third-round match...
Serena Williams, Caroline Wozniacki and Novak Djokovic Appear in Sports Illustrated.
Before tennis fans get the wrong idea, three of the top players appear in an issue of Sports Illustrated, and it’s not the Swim Suit edition. Serena Williams, Caroline Wozniacki and Novak Djokovic have made the magazine’s Fittest 50...
Where’s the wax love for Tennis players?
Naomi Osaka has truly achieved fame becoming the number one woman in tennis. The 21-year old now has a Barbie doll in her likeness. So where are the other players in plastic?
At present, the world of Barbie has no...
Eugenie Bouchard is calling Hollywood, but will they listen?
Eugenie Bouchard lost to Kirsten Flipkens in the first round of the BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells. Flipkens clinched the last two games in the last set to win 7-5 3-6 7-5. The three-set battle lasted two and...
Will Alexander Zverev Answer When Opportunity Knocks?
The 21-year-old German is ranked no.4 in the world and just beat two of the top players to win the biggest title of his career. What else does Alexander Zverev have to do? The answer is clear, Zverev needs...
Tennis in the Portuguese sunshine
‘Hi I’m Judy, nice to meet you’
'Hi, I’m Peter, my pleasure.'
Wow, did I just meet Judy Murray? I did my best to play it cool, sure it’s not every day you get to meet a world class tennis coach....
Tennis Needs to Stop Volleying About Coaching and Allow It
The U.S. Open Women’s final was memorable for many reasons. The one sticky issue it opened was about coaching. Is on-court coaching done and should it be allowed? Like a good rally, this point goes back and forth, but...
Novak Djokovic follows Nadal and Federer by completing his own comeback
With his latest victory at the Shanghai Masters 1000, Novak Djokovic continues his remarkable turnaround in 2018. Djokovic’s journey is much like the paths that Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer have also taken recently to come back from down...