Looking Ahead to 2010

Looking Ahead to 2010

Now that the tennis season is over, let's take a quick look back at 2009 and a quick look forward. Roger Federer. Federer started off 2009 making it to yet another Slam final.  Although he started 2009 much like 2008, that is, struggling to find form, he still did his part by reaching the final. 

Body Types Part 2

Today we want to begin looking at the specific body types that we defined in last week's article and address the strengths and weaknesses of each one and how it relates to on court performance. If you'll recall, we discussed three distinct body types: the ectom0rph, the endomorph, and the mesomorph. As noted, most people

Spain Wins Davis Cup

You would think, with the year-end championship, this year called ATP World Tour Finals, which was played November 29th, that there would be no more tennis to be played. Au contraire. There was one last piece of unfinished business.  The Davis Cup Final. Spain, again, found itself in the finals.  They were heavily favored on

Sanchez-Vicario Ordered To Pay $5.1 Million In Back Taxes

Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario may have to get a part-time job to pay off her back-tax debt. The Spanish Supreme Court has ordered the former top-ranked women's player to pay back approximately $5.1 million in unpaid income tax. The court rejected Sanchez-Vicario’s assertion that she was a resident of Andorra and not Spain from 1989 to 1993.

Dinara Safina Pulls Out Of Brisbane

The current world No. 2, and 3-time Grand Slam finalist, Dinara Safina of Russia, is pulling out of the Brisbane International scheduled for January 3-10, 2010, because of a lingering back injury. The back pain forced Safina to quit in tears after just 12 minutes and two games into a match against Jelena Jankovic at

Venus Williams Named Sportswoman of the Year

Venus Williams was honored last week as Sportswoman of the Year by the March of Dimes New York Division at its 26th Annual Sports Luncheon held at the Waldorf-Astoria in New York City on Wednesday, December 2, 2009. The March of Dimes honors the outstanding achievements of men and women in the sports industry. Past

Serve Technique Analysis Part 1

In this video I compare the service technique of Sri Dog to that of my friend Jason Cole who’s a 5.0+ player. We take a look at a list of technique cues including core rotation, shoulder tilt, racket drop, knee bend, and contact point. Check it out!

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