After Andy Murray was dismissed in straight sets by Roger Federer, some may have thought Murray would have gone back to the drawing board, figuring how to retool his game to beat the number 1 player in the world. However, the tears that came during the post-match ceremony was only the tip of the iceberg,
Hardcourt tournaments are so prevalent that there are three distinct hardcourt "seasons". The first starts at the beginning of the year and lasts until just before the start of the clay season. It culminates in Indian Wells and Miami. The second starts two weeks after Wimbledon and is the US Open series. The third pretty
Venus Williams of the USA became only the second woman in the history of the Barclays Dubai Tennis Championships to defend the title when she defeated fourth seed Victoria Azarenka of Belarus 6-3, 7-5. Justine Henin is the other woman who was able to defend her title, winning in 2006 and 2007. The finale to
Maria Sharapova had a disappointing start to the year, losing in the first round of the Australian Open to No. 58th ranked Maria Kirilenko in a battle of Russians. However, Sharapova showed better form in her 2nd tournament of the year, defeating Sofia Arvidsson of Sweden, 6-2, 6-1 Saturday night for the championship of the
My guest today is Andy Zodin of the “In The Zone” tennis radio show/podcast. Together we tackle two specific techniques which are typically linked to the modern game and discuss weather or not you should be considering them for your own game. Techniques discussed are the windshield wiper follow through and full western grip. Download
It was bound to happen at some point. Sam Querrey finally met John Isner, his doubles partner, in a tournament. Querrey won a tournament in 2008, but it was early in 2009 when he reached the finals of Auckland, losing to Juan Martin del Potro, that Querrey began to make his move up. He decided
Tennis for Now or Later?* (or Should You Play to Win Today or Play for the "Long Run"?) *Thanks to Ron Miller of GottaPlayTennis.net for suggesting this great topic and these questions! Tailoring your game for the NOW, or maybe for LATER This topic is probably closely related to the topic of tennis and aging.
Rafael Nadal and Juan Martin del Potro aren't the only two players taking time off to recover. Roger Federer, who was last seen winning the Australian Open, has withdrawn from Dubai next week, leaving Novak Djokovic, world number 2, as the top seed. Andy Murray had been in the same half of the draw as
The lowly push-up, long regarded as simply an exercise for guys that just received a high-and-tight haircut and now have to call everyone "sir", or a simple, P.T. type movement that doesn't really do much. I want to revisit the push-up and hopefully give you some different looks at this old, dusty standby that will
In the US, there is a rating system called the NTRP that classifies players between 1.0---a total beginner---to 7.0---a world class player. Most players fall between 2.5 and 3.5. 2.5 is someone that can get a few balls over the net, but likely lacks spin, consistency, placement, and knowledge of strategy. A 3.5 player is
