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- have created this "community-based" tennis website which puts the focus on the members. To get started, please upload a photo or avatar for yourself (if you haven’t already.) Whether it's of you, your dog, your racquet it doesn't matter, but it helps people remember you. You can also personalize Your Page with pictures, links, RSS feeds, colors and more here. If you are looking to meet people for tennis matches, Join the group in your area and introduce yourself in there. Some groups have regular meeting times and some are more one-on-one and flexible. If there’s no group in your area yet, start a group page for your town and invite your tennis contacts. It's a good place to keep in touch with everyone in your circle. Tennisopolis is also a great place to network with people all across the country and talk about this game we love. Other places to explore: come talk tennis in the forum, add your own photos, post your own blog entries. …and just hang out and meet great people. Welcome aboard, Mark…
- Added by Mark / The Mayor at 3:18pm on February 12, 2008
- Comment on: Photo 'USTA Number One 5.5 Ranking Certificate'
- hero McEnroe. He was 43-0. Well, the only tournament I played after my high school years was the intramural UCR tournament. I lost 4-6, 4-6 to the eventual winner. I made a promise to myself that I would play tournaments if I thought I mastered every shot to a high enough degree. I've played two 5.0s from Michigan, both former juniors, one ranked #2 in his day. I beat the first one 6-1, 6-2. The other I took to a tiebreaker and the score was 9-9, then we called it a day. I've also played a regular 4.5/ 5.0 tournament player in SoCal. His name's Andrew Likis. We have good rallies, though we've never played sets. Well, I don't think I'll change my rating based on this experience among others. I've played plenty of racquetball tournaments where people underestimated me because of my size. I took on a ranked #9 California junior starting to play pros at UC Riverside. No one thought I'd give him a match at 13-15. He was 6'3'' and I am 5'6''. But I've never had to hear this much stuff about ratings in the racquetball world as I hear in tennis. It really bores me. So you would say to Bobby Fischer he shouldn't be considered the best chessplayer of all time, if he refused to play FIDE tournaments and Karpov? …
- Added by Tim Prapong at 1:59am on May 18, 2011
- Comment on: Topic 'Career win loss percentage for the Big 4!'
- 3AGASSI 0.761NEWCOMB 0.759*ASHE 0.758HEWITT 0.752EDBERG 0.749*ROSEWALL 0.747NASTASE 0.726ORANTES 0.724WILANDER 0.72DJOKOVIC 0.715SMITH, STAN 0.708CLERC 0.716GERULAITUS 0.699MUSTER 0.697NOAH 0.694STICH 0.686MECIR 0.682COURIER 0.681CHANG 0.679GONZALES 0.676TANNER 0.674NALBANDIAN 0.673RIOS 0.671CORIA 0.668KAFELNIKOV 0.666GOMEZ 0.662FERRERO 0.656GIMENO 0.654MOYA 0.653RAFTER 0.652KRAJICEK 0.652KEURTON* 0.649IVANESOVEC 0.643SANTANA 0.639EMERSON 0.637KODES 0.633KRIEK 0.629BLAKE 0.627SAFIN 0.627MARTIN 0.649NASTASE 0.639CORRETJA 0.638PHILIPPOUSSIS 0.627BRUGERA 0.623KORDA 0.623PANATTA 0.62CASH 0.618RUSEDSKI 0.614FERRER 0.592PECCI 0.592DAVYDENKO 0.589TEACHER 0.587GAUDI0 0.586COSTA* 0.585LECONTE 0.581WASHINGTON 0.579PILIC 0.556PERNFORS 0.551PIOLINE 0.55EDMONDSON 0.513…
- Added by Tim Prapong at 1:17pm on October 13, 2011
- Article: Hawk-Eye Technology: Big Brother is Watching
- “If anyone's been listening to my commentary the past year then they know I'm in favor of using replay. I think it will make tennis more interesting.” -John McEnroe
I'm intrigued by the… - Added by Mike at 6:54pm on January 25, 2008
- Comment on: Topic 'How Would Your Ultimate Tennis Player Look? What Pieces of Whose Game Would Yo…'
- ayers (maybe we should do a separate thread for women?). Although, I'd agree that Henin's backhand is the one I would want--male or female. She can do so much with it. 1. Serve: So many great servers to choose from: Stich, Roddick, Kraijeck, Ivanesivic, Becker, etc. I'd even throw in Guy Forget or Philippousis in the mix. But my choice would be Sampras too. His service motion was the same for every serve 2. Forehand: I'll have to agree and pick Federer too. So smooth and so powerful. Lendl or Sampras would be a close second. If Blake had a little more variety, his forehand would definitely be in my list for consideration. 3.Backhand: Agassi's was always great and I play with a two-hander. But in my ideal world, I'd pick a one-hander too. I might pick Gasquet because it sure does look nice, but I'll go with a Grand Slam champion. For this, I'll pick Lendl. 4. Volleys: As good as McEnroe's hands are, I'll pick Boris Becker. I wanna lunge like him. 5. Return: Agassi of course. Best returner of all time. Connors would be second choice for me. 6. Mental: I'd go with Borg. Courier would be a close second for me. 7. Movement: Federer probably does have the best movement. He never seems rushed. But I'll stick with Hewitt. I figure my ideal player will already have Federer-like skills everywhere else, and will use the extra speed to his advanatage. :-) I'll add a category: "Trick" Shots (angles, drop shots, etc): I'll say Federer. Some of his shots are just unreal. I've always heard Mecir was also like that, but I've never seen him play.…
- Added by Terence at 9:32am on March 11, 2008
- Article: Is it REALLY a rivalry?
- As Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal get ready to play their quadrillionth (actually 16th) match against each other, this time in Hamburg, something kind of came to mind: Is Rafa a true rival or just a…
- Added by Van Sias at 12:26am on May 18, 2008
- Topic: Tennis events in SOCAL: USTA International Spring Championships (Carson/Home Depot Center) / Easter Bowl (info courtesy of Groundspass.net)
- and girls in the world! Parking and entry is FREE! Here is a link to my report from last year: http://groundspass.net/2011/04/09/2011-usta-intl-spring-champs/ For complete draws and results, log onto the website at www.usta.com/isc EASTER BOWL April 8-15, Rancho Las Palmas Resort, Rancho Mirage, California This tournament has a draw filled with the top junior 14s, 16s, and 18s boys and girls in the United States! Every American tennis great has played in the Easter Bowl including: Sampras, Agassi, McEnroe, Connors, Davenport, Capriati, Austin, and recent phenoms, Andy Roddick, Robby Ginepri & Taylor Dent. Parking and entry is FREE! Here is a link to my report from last year: http://groundspass.net/2011/04/23/2011-easter-bowl-ntl-spring-champs/ For more information, log onto the website at www.easterbowl.com I am honored that I have, once again, been asked to emcee the finals weekend of this fantastic tournament. Come on out and see the future of American tennis . . . for FREE! Be sure to share GroundsPass.net with your other Tennis Friends, and I'll see you out there this Thursday! Marcus Tennis marcus@groundspass.net www.GroundsPass.net Tennis Outside the Lines…
- Added by Tim Prapong at 6:57pm on April 5, 2012
- Article: '09 Wimbledon awards courtesy of cousin Avi and co
- My favourite pommy movie ever is 'Snatch' and my favourite pommy invention ever is Wimbledon.
In case you're wondering - and I know I have you on the edge of your seats right now - curry… - Added by Mark Carruthers at 10:31pm on July 7, 2009
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