As we all know Rafael Nadal has been the hottest player on the men's tour in 2010, capturing the French Open and Wimbledon titles. Not only is he the hottest player on tour, he is the best mover around the court in the game. So that raises the question, what is the shoe of choice
Look for the review on the Nike Air Court Ballistic 2.3 shoe tomorrow night. Also look for a review on the Head YouTek Prestige racquet sometime this weekend. I was also looking for input from people on a racquet or strings they would like to see a review on, and I will see what I
World No. 1, Serena Williams of the USA, will miss the entire 2010 World Team Tennis season. Serena plays for the Washington Kastles, and was a vital part of the team in capturing the World Team Tennis Championship in 2009, and was scheduled to play four matches this season. In a statement Monday, the WTT
Listen in on part 2 of 2 in a discussion with gear expert Jeremy Plumley. Ian and Jeremy talk about using lead tape to create more spin, selecting the correct racket for certain types of players, and the differences that string gauges make. Download Transcript: Word Doc | PDF |
Much like the World Cup that just concluded (Rafael Nadal made an appearance in South Africa to support Spain in its first win), the Davis Cup is actually tiered. Most of the media focuses on the top tier, the World Group, which starts with 16 teams, and goes four rounds over four different times of
Both Mardy Fish and Olivier Rochus have been on the tour for a long time. They've only met three times, but each time, it's been a challenge. They first met back in 2002 at Long Island which Fish won 6-4, 1-6, 6-3. They met once again, this time in Lyon, France, and Rochus won 6-7(5),
Long time fans have long lamented the disappearance of true serve and volleyers. The last two good serve and volleyers were probably Pete Sampras and Patrick Rafter. Both their careers were essentially over in the early 2000s. Names like Tim Henman, Jonas Bjorkman, or if you go back far enough to Edberg, Becker, McEnroe, and
Since we're only on the second day of Davis Cup (each round taking 3 days to complete), not every tie has been complete, but a few, like the Spain-France tie are complete. Russia is playing Argentina in Moscow. They are playing indoors at the Olympic Stadium. With Nikolay Davydenko barely back from his injury (he
In 1991, the US reached the finals of Davis Cup, and they met France in the finals. At that time, Yannick Noah was captain of the Davis Cup team. The captain is almost always a former player, and Noah was more of a player-captain, but he chose not to play in the finals instead playing
These two nations separated by the Pyrenees are probably responsible for more top tennis players than any other two countries in the world. It speaks to the two respective countries' talent development that produces players like Tsonga, Monfils, Simon, Mathieu, Benneteau, Llodra, etc. for France and Nadal, Verdasco, Ferrer, Ferrero, Lopez, etc. for Spain. Although
