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March, 20, 2014 - Sony Open

Bernard Tomic broke a record in his loss he handed over to Jarkko Nieminen (40-FIN), 6-0, 6-1, in less than 29 minutes.  That's all I'm…

Marcos Baghdatis (143-CYP) didn't quite take back the ship's helm in the second set last night at the Sony Open, but he did let Santiago Giraldo (65-COL) know he wasn't captain anymore.…

Just received a package of demo tennis balls from X-Ball which is a division of a not for profit employee owned co-operative ‘Pennies for Reading’ in Reading, Pennsylvania, USA. X-BALL is working hard with all the other companies within the organization to create jobs and economic growth for the city that according to the last census, is the ‘poorest city’ in the United States.

The vision of producing the best tennis balls in the world, is now bigger as we build the best…

Hi Everyone.

I haven't been on The Topolis for a while (not that anyone missed me) as we have been ramping up (that's high tech BS business jargon for simply working on a project) and finding sponsors for our coverage of Family Circle Cup in Charleston, SC, to begin March 31.

I have been to the Family Circle Cup facilities several times before…

Here are some of the pics I shot from Indianwells 2014 and am sharing many of them on https://twitter.com/TennisopolisTV

Would love to hear your comments and experiences from #bnppo14 below!  Do you have pics too? …

We've reached 4000 twitter followers!

A big milestone for @tennisopolis this week as we've been tweeting live from the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells. Follow us for interesting on location, behind the TV screen info from the BNP.  Tweet to us @tennisopolis and let us know you're a member.  We follow back all Tennisopolis members.

Who's actually tweeting? …

The Art of Coaching High School Tennis

An intimate look at the world of high school Tennis through a coach's eyes for other coaches, players, and parents. 

Enjoy!

Bill

Tennis Tip: Ever have trouble with the high ball? Today I uncover the top 3 mistakes you are making and how to fix them.

If you do this exercise with me you will be taking the ball on the rise like Roger Federer in no time....

Enjoy this video and make sure to follow along with me.…

Vine Video @rogerfederer fireworks! Trophy Ceremony Dubai https://t.co/ipqOVj6ul9

Seles, born in the former Yugoslavia, is one of several No. 1 players who trained or boarded at the academy, including Andre Agassi, Jim Courier, Maria Sharapova, Marcelo Rios, and Serena and Venus Williams. Sharapova, who owns a house in nearby Longboat Key, still uses the academy as a base. Other active players who have trained there recently…

The Nike Store offers its Nike Air Men's Cage Court Tennis Shoes in Volt/White/Dusty Grey or Gamma Blue/Brave Blue/White/Dusty Grey for $39.97. Coupon code "BESTINGAME" cuts the price to $31.98. With $8 for shipping, that's the lowest total price we could find by $16. They're available in select sizes 4.5 to 13 14, although not in all size/color combinations.…

I recently teamed up with Kevin Garlington to make a new serving lesson video. Learning how to serve is hard enough, but then implementing the serve into match play is another challenge in itself.

In this brand new video your going to learn little knows serving strategies for righty and lefties that the pros use to win matches and that you can use by the time you finish watching this video.

The reason why serving strategies are so important is because having one, allows you to…

MEN & WOMEN 3.5-4.5 DRILLS/CLINIC.  8-10AM DAILY WITH ANNIE ROCKWELL @BALLY'S.  ROCKWELLTENNISLV.COM, ROCKWELLTENNIS@COX.NET. 

Cornet’s has only managed to take a set off the American once in their previous three match-ups!  French Revolution! 

Do you ever wonder what to do with those high floaters in the middle of the court? I mean should you volley it in to be safe or whale away? Today I am going to show you what Rafa Nadal would do and how you can use this shot in your game.

So choice A is to volley it with a punch. Do you think Rafa would choose choice A? Maybe sometimes but most of the time he would…