In 2008, Mario Ancic got mononucleosis and this forced him off the tour for the better part of a year. He's not played much in 2 years. Winning two rounds prior to this (Bobby Reynolds in the first round, Julien Benneteau in the second), was considered something of a success for Ancic, but he had
For a set, Novak Djokovic was cruising against Philipp Kohlschreiber, up 6-3, with Kohlschreiber making errors. But then, his game left him. He couldn't get his serves in. He was spraying shot. And suddenly he lost the second set, 6-2, and then was down 3-0 in the third with a point to be down two
If you were to ask someone who hadn't watched tennis in 5 years, how Andy Roddick plays, you might get an answer that is at odds with how he plays now. Roddick used to have a fearsome twosome: his serve and his forehand. Over the years, Roddick has learned an old adage about tennis, namely,
Today’s show is completely dedicated to one of the most important parts of your tennis game: footwork! Did you know that there are six different ways to move your feet on the tennis court? When they’re all put together correctly a player can become as quick as efficient as possible. Listen to today’s show to
The big news of the day was someone who didn't play today. Nikolay Davydenko, who had been playing great tennis up through the Australian Open, withdrew from Indian Wells. It turns out he had broken his left wrist and is expected to take a few months off to recover. Last year, Davydenko had to take
Nikolay Davydenko announced just minutes ago that he is withdrawing from the BNP Paribas Open ATP event at Indian Wells, California. Apparently the lingering wrist injury that has given him problems for months is in fact a fracture that had been missed by his medical staff. Early reports are saying that he will be away
Biomechanics of Power, with David Sammel (ITP, 2001) 54 minutes with 19 Chapters and Bonus Feature. International Tennis Products (ITP), based in the U.K., has produced this fascinating 54 minute DVD about the Biomechanics of Power in tennis, as part of their Visual Learning System series. In this DVD, David Sammel, U.K. national coach of
Today was the first day that the seeds played. There were few upsets on the day, but the most notable one was Marin Cilic losing tamely to Garcia-Lopez, 7-6(1), 6-0. Yes, he was bageled in the second set. Gilles Simon was the other seed that feel, losing to qualifier Brian Dabul of Argentina. Simon had
It was Saturday morning, so the story goes, two days before the start of the Australian Open, Roger Federer had an idea to raise money for Haiti earthquake victims. He quickly contacted friends and tournament organizers and they quickly got the word out so fans could attend this impromptu event. Federer convinced Novak Djokovic, Rafa
Moving backwards is not something that us humans do very naturally. This makes sense of course since our bodies are designed to move forward. What does this mean for our tennis games? Moving back to cover a good lob is very often a huge weakness for tennis players, especially doubles players who spend a ton
