The Net Isn’t Scary
Written by Scott Perlstein
On ESPN they have talked about how some players are or are not afraid of the net. Although there are almost no serve and volley players left you must at any level want to play the net.
Why has the serve and volley game gone away?
In part because the need to develop this [...]
Marcos and Marat serve up the first classic match of 2008
The Australian Open 2008 has – so far at least – been dominated by two talking points. A much publicized (but hardly revolutionary) surface change from Rebound Ace to Plexicushion, and an ever-present corruption hangover that is still causing the sport a few headaches. The matches themselves have offered nothing too spectacular with Andy Murray’s [...]
Nothing Left to Play for Amelie?
For years the debate surrounding Amelie Mauresmo was whether she could ever conquer her nerves and win a Grand Slam. She undoubtedly had the talent to do just that; as early as 1999 at the age of just 19 the Frenchwoman reached the final of the Australian Open – beating then World number 1 [...]
You Want More Power
Written by Scott Perlstein
These days the pros are hitting harder and harder. You can do this too. The stroke used to be hit mainly with arm power. You closed your front hip and stepped parallel to the baseline. You tried to have an up and out follow through. We talked about kissing your shoulder [...]
The Forgotten One
Written by Mike Romeling
Hey Pancho Gonzales wherever you are, you would have been eighty years old if you were still with us and probably still capable of swinging a mean racket. I guess because your career lasted so long, it was easy to think your life would too. If it had, you would have had [...]
This is the report of 1st Feb’s Toray Japan open
Written by Reiji
The game I saw first is Dementieva vs Likhovtseva. It seemed both player’s style are quite similar. For Elena, it might be a tough game. But, on the whole, her footwork and forehand was brilliant, so she wons 6-3, 7-5.
Next game is Kirilenko vs Sugiyama. In the first set was Maria [...]
Martina Hingis, a cult tennis player
Written by Roberto Barrio
In 1997 Martina Hingis had her hayday: she featured in all 4 Grand Slam finals and took home 3 of them, becoming the youngest player ever to reach the number 1 spot in the world ranking. And she was only 16. Ten years later she is sending mayday signals. It’s [...]
The French Lines
Written by Tony Profumo
There are currently two major story lines in tennis, and both could take dramatic turns at this year’s French Open. In men’s tennis, the remarkable rivalry between the world’s number one player, Roger Federer, and world number two, Rafael Nadal, has simply knocked everything else off the front pages. On [...]
Hit Me With Your Best Shot
People are finding it hard to ignore French teenager Alize Cornet as she storms her way through the rankings. At last year’s US Open, she fought a tough 3 setter 3rd round match against top player Jelena Jankovic, and had the Serb praising the teenager with compliments: “she kept coming up with all these amazing [...]
Death of a Salesman
Tennis sensation Martina Hingis retired at 27 due to injured and allegations of drug abuse. The Swiss Miss tested positive for traces of cocaine after her loss at Wimbledon in June.
Like so many others, I was absolutely shocked when I get the news. Hingis had failed a drug test? Because of cocaine? The whole situation [...]
