Featured Articles – January 2013 Archive (3)

Immediately after (and in fact during) the player introductions, it was clear to the world that the Australian fans were backing Li Na for the Australian Open Women’s Final.

In a somewhat theatrical final comprised of 16 service breaks, a nearby fireworks display, two injury timeouts (one of which was a nasty fall by Li, slamming the back of her head into the court),…

1 year Birthday of Alex playing tennis, pictured from Left to Right

Brandon Gita, CoachV, Alex Smirin, Cade Lautenbacher.

One of my Students comes to tennis last night and it turns out its his 1 year anniversary to an exact date.…

For the new kids and rusty ones, a list of  top ten tips to suvive the Australian season painlessly.

1. Choose your matches carefully. I know that Polona Hercog versus Lucie Hradecka might sound like a very exciting matchup. And wow, you’ve always wanted to see Benoit Paire play Robin Haase! They sound awesome!…