Although it's been more than 25 years since Yannick Noah won Roland Garros for his country, the French have generally performed reasonably well. The two superpowers in tennis might boil down to France and Spain with Spain having fared a bit better than their Gaelic counterparts.Gael Monfils had to be considered one of the most
Hard to believe, but Andy Roddick has never been past the third round of the French Open, and his best run was his first in 2001 when he lost in the 3rd round. Last year, Roddick didn't play due to an injury he sustained in Rome. He lost in the first round the previous two
As an aside, Essential Tennis Tour News currently focuses on the men's professional tour. As popularity increases, there will be efforts to include the women's tour as well. Now to Day 2. Today, Rafael Nadal opened up his defense of Roland Garros against Marcos Daniel of Brazil. It's easy to assume that some unknown player,
Today on the show Royce and I talk about what to look at and watch for when watching professional tennis on TV. Topics include footwork, shot selection, emotional control, and the difference between men and womens tennis.
The French Open is the only Slam that begins play on a Sunday instead of Monday, so this Sunday featured a full day's worth of play.Gilles Simon (pictured here) took five sets to beat American, Wayne Odesnik, 3-6, 7-5, 6-2, 4-6, 6-4. Odesknik has actually made it further in the French than Simon has. In
So how much should you be thinking about your technique and strokes during your practice hitting? How many things should you be trying to work at on the same day? I also answer questions having to do with racket acceleration, weight transfer, and the swing path on a kick serve as opposed to
Moving your body to the appropriate place on a tennis court time and time again is what the pros do without even thinking about it. The rest of us usually have tons of room for improvement in this area however and today Royce and I talk about the top ways you can improve
How important are racket technologies exactly? Will they actually improve your game and your performance? Today I have on the show Master Racket Technician Jeremy Plumley to give us the straight talk on exactly how much the new frames can help your tennis.
We've all experienced that game, set, or whole match where you're up in the score big time only to relax or get nervous and throw it all away. How can we avoid giving up a big lead? Today mental expert David Groemping and myself give tips and advice on closing out your tennis
Have you heard of dynamic stretching before? Dr. Jack and Paul Kolody from www.somersetsportsperformance.com join us on the podcast today to answer some questions from Charles about how to properly warm up before playing tennis. Listen in as the four of us discuss the best ways to get your body warm and avoid
