I recently completed reading Eight-time Grand Slam winner Andre Agassi's highly publicized autobiography with some of those shocking revelations about recreational drug use and lying to tennis authorities about it. Frankly, I was disappointed. Although I have great respect for Agassi's on-court accomplishments and skills, his magnificent work for charity and the sport, and his
WTA player, Ana Ivanovic of Serbia, is looking for redemption. The 22-year-old former No. 1 ranked player was plagued with injuries and illness during the 2009 season and dropped to No. 21, her lowest year-end ranking since 2004, her 2nd year as a pro, when she ended the year at No. 97. Ivanovic blames her
This photo is the memory I have of Serena Williams from 2009. She is shaking hands with Kim Clijsters of Belgium after Williams was disqualified by a foot fault during the Women's Singles Semifinal match of the 2009 U.S. Open on September 12, 2009. Williams was given a point penalty, which happened to be match
As we push onto 2010, all manner of news organizations are feeling the need to sum up the decade that was. Of course, there is an arbitrariness to picking years that end in nice round numbers like 0. Not everything fits nicely in a decade. Players like Stefan Edberg had the good years span across
This week we'll attempt to cover the remaining two body types, the endomorph and the mesomorph. We'll look at each type's training goals and how to reach better on court performance. The Endomorph On the opposite end of the spectrum from the ectomorph, we'll find the endomorph. Generally larger boned with a higher relative percentage
The WTA Tour's 16th ranked player and 2009 U.S. Open semi-finalist, Yanina Wickmayer from Belgium, has successfully appealed against the ban imposed on her for missing three drug tests in eighteen months under the World Anti-Doping Agency's controversial "whereabouts clause". Wickmayer and fellow countryman, Xavier Malisse, a former Wimbledon semi-finalist, were suspended by a Belgian
Back by popular demand is mental tennis expert and coach David Groemping! Together we tackle several new and interesting topics having to do with mental tennis in a two part series. In Part 2 of 2 David and I discuss two main topics. The first one is the dynamic that doubles brings to the table
I would like to address a question I was asked in reference to my last blog, “Movement is easy to understand, but tough to do right. It's one thing to see it and know when each step type should be used, another to be able to feel it on court, and yet another to do
Many people claim that the serve is the only shot in tennis that you control from begging to end – of which I won’t necessarily disagree with. However, each player can control their footwork and the aggressiveness of their movement. While a person’s energy will ebb and flow depending on the day, each person is
https://www.essentialtennis.com/ Is the windshield wiper follow through something that's really important to your game? How about a straight vs bent arm at contact? Check out this technique analysis that compares Adiallo to Andre Agassi. Thanks to FYB for the video footage! http://www.fuzzyyellowballs.com/
