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Coaches’ Corner: Spice Up Your Game With Two Specialty Shots

June 19, 2013 By Tennis Grandstand Leave a Comment

The Ivan Lendl IJTA, one of the world’s premiere tennis academies, has taken up residence in our “Coaches’ Corner” series to dish out instructional tips and on court analyses straight from the Academy’s top coaches and directors. By Rob Castorri, Executive Director of  Ivan Lendl International Junior Tennis Academy At Ivan Lendl International Junior Golf Academy on Hilton [...]

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Filed Under: Featured Columns, Ivan Lendl IJTA Coaches' Corner, Lead Story Tagged With: how to hit a drop shot, how to hit a topspin lob, ivan lendl international junior tennis academy, Rob Castorri, tennis coaching, tennis skills, tennis strategy, tennis tips

Lleyton Hewitt – working overtime as usual

June 15, 2013 By James Crabtree Leave a Comment

  by James A. Crabtree Research has concluded that those who repeatedly work extended hours are more than twice as likely to experience major depression. And influences such as marital status, socio-demographics, lifestyle, work strain and support at work make little difference. So spare a thought for Lleyton Hewitt. Whether you love him or loathe [...]

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Filed Under: Archives, Blogs, Featured Columns, James Crabtree, Lead Story Tagged With: del potro, dimitrov, Grand Slam, Lleyton Hewitt, Queens, Wimbledon

As predictable as a Vin Diesel movie and the Importance of that Gulbis Debate

June 8, 2013 By James Crabtree Leave a Comment

By James A. Crabtree  “Modern tennis is sorely lacking in character.” Snot nosed rich kid Ernest Gulbis raised a debate recently at Roland Garros. “I respect Roger, Rafa, Novak and Murray, but, for me, all four players are boring. Their interviews are boring. Honestly, they are boring.” Gulbis said after his second round loss to Gael [...]

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Filed Under: Archives, Blogs, Featured Columns, James Crabtree, Lead Story Tagged With: Andy Murray, ATP, del potro, Ernest Gulbis, Hemingway, James Crabtree, nadal, Roger Federer, Roland Garros, Vin Diesel

Roland Garros Week 1 Done! Random Thoughts…

June 2, 2013 By James Crabtree Leave a Comment

By James A. Crabtree Question- Can Serena Williams lose on current form? Answer- No What do Jiri Novak, Christophe Van Garesse, Thomas Enqvist, Tommy Haas, David Nalbandian, Lleyton Hewitt, Marat Safin, Rafael Nadal, Juan Martin del Potro, Novak Djokovic, Jo-Wilfred Tsonga and Andy Murray all have in common? They have beaten Federer in 5 set [...]

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Filed Under: Archives, Featured Columns, James Crabtree, Lead Story Tagged With: federer, Mattek-Sands, monfils, nadal, Roland Garros, Serena, Tomic, Tommy Robredo, Williams, Wimbledon

Nadal, and mistakes from his past?

May 24, 2013 By James Crabtree 1 Comment

By James A. Crabtree Is Rafa not learning from his mistakes? Yes, he has been absurdly good since his return. Nobody prophesised such a success return, and in a word his reappearance been made us wonder if he made a secret deal with the tennis Gods. But has it all been too much and too [...]

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Filed Under: Archives, Featured Columns, James Crabtree, Lead Story Tagged With: Andy Murray, ATP, French Open, Grand Slam, Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer, Roland Garros

ATomic Dilemma

May 10, 2013 By James Crabtree 2 Comments

by James A. Crabtree Arguably the most hated Australian tennis player since a young Lleyton Hewitt, life isn’t easy for Bernard Tomic. In fact Bernie has almost gone in search of bad press. There was the turning down of Lleyton Hewitt as a practice partner. The allegations he was going to quit Australia at his [...]

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Filed Under: Archives, Featured Columns, James Crabtree, Lead Story Tagged With: Andy Murray, ATP, Australian Open, Bernard Tomic, Bernie, Ivan Lendl, John McEnroe, John Tomic, justin bieber, Lleyton Hewitt, One Direction, Pat Rafter, Tony Roche, U.S. Open

10 Ways to Make the Professional Tennis Tour Cooler

May 3, 2013 By James Crabtree 2 Comments

by James A. Crabtree Okay, this article will likely get some of you upset and I am sure I may even be accused of being a halfwit. However, they are just ideas, not set in stone, where imagination has gotten the better of me and will probably never happen. Of course if any of them [...]

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Filed Under: Archives, Blogs, Featured Columns, James Crabtree, Lead Story Tagged With: Agassi, Andy Murray, ATP, ATP 1000, Coaching, Cool, Idea, James A. Crabtree, Sampras, Twitter, Vatican City

Novak Djokovic, worthy of a Montage

April 26, 2013 By James Crabtree 4 Comments

by James A. Crabtree Novak Djokovic is the spoiler of many parties. He has captured almost everything the game has to offer. He has won when he shouldn’t have, caused Roger Federer to smash a racquet, caused Rafa even more OCD’s, won over partisan crowds and nudged his way to the top of the tennis [...]

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Filed Under: Archives, Featured Columns, James Crabtree, Lead Story Tagged With: Andy Murray, ATP, Ausutralian Open, federer, French Open, Karate Kid, Matt Damon, Monte Carlo, My Myagi, nadal, Novak Djokovic, Stan Wawrinka

Dr. Nadal, the Villain of Monte Carlo

April 19, 2013 By James Crabtree 1 Comment

by James A. Crabtree The documentations decree that a Bond baddie must often appear amicable at first, preferably have an accent, seek world revenge or domination and hang out in playgrounds of the rich. Therefore dear old Rafa could well be the quintessential James Bond baddie. Just for a moment imagine Dr. Rafa stroking a [...]

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Filed Under: Archives, Featured Columns, James Crabtree, Lead Story Tagged With: ATP, ATP 1000, Casino, Djokovic, Dr. No, james bond, Majorca, Monte Carlo, novak, rafa, Rafael Nadal, SkyFall, Thunderball

In Appreciation of Tommy Haas

April 13, 2013 By James Crabtree Leave a Comment

By James A. Crabtree What thirty five year old Tommy Haas has done this year is just absurd. The guy is not just old; he is pretty much prehistoric. Tommy turned professional in 1996 and lost his first grand slam match to Michael Stich at the U.S. Open that year. That was the same year [...]

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