October 2010 Blog Posts (17)

We are a group of 8-12 beginner intermediate (2.5- 3.0 ) tennis players who play live-ball on Tuesday evenings, 7- 9pm in Pacific Palisades park (west side near Sunset Bl.). We need a ball feeder/ coach/ score keeper for our Tennis Meet-up.



We have enough people to keep two courts busy with 5-7 players per court and 1 ball feeder per court. We already have one ball feeder/ coach and need another.



We play mixed doubles live-ball where the coach stands behind the net, on the… Continue

So probably the greatest thing in the world to me besides my family and friends is tennis. It's been that way ever since I started playing seriously as a teen more than 20 years ago. I mean, really, I can find absolutely no fault (pun not intended) with it. From going out to hit with a buddy, playing a USTA tournament or watching a Wimbledon final, there's almost nothing like it.



If I'm obsessed with it and hundreds of thousands of people around the world are, too, then why, why, WHY… Continue

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Hope you all enjoyed the weekend! Here is part two of the series, “Playing Your First Tournament”. It’s all about actually playing the match. I hope you enjoy this article as much as I enjoyed writing it and I know it will help you play your first actual tournament match!

Playing the Match

You’ve set your goals, packed your bag and checked in to the…

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Caroline Wozniacki will be happy with the Sony Ericsson Championships singles draw. The world number one is under pressure to prove her top ranking my winning a big event and she knows

being handed a group of Francesca Schiavone, Sam Stosur and Elena Dementieva is

as much help as she could hope for from the…

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Hi,Nick here;Anybody interested in playing doubles tonight?We need a 4/4.5 rated player at 8 at Balboa park in Encino.Thanks!

right now i only have 1 racquet and it is being strung because i broke my strings on monday. i have been running 2 miles everyday that i am not on the court and have been doing a jump rope. i do not know anymore exercises that could help my game on the courts. i thought that i would look on google but i would rather read it from professionals or expierenced players.

I’ve written quite a few articles on the sport of tennis but none of them really took off like the “Playing Your First Tournament” series that I did on www.tennis4you.com. Some of the local kids will be playing their first tournaments this school year so I thought I’d put this series up there for you to check out and enjoy!

Whether you are a 10-year-old junior or a 50-year-old woman who’s just started playing…

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2010 is the year that has seen Jurgen Melzer finally deliver on his talent. 29 is an advanced age to proclaim a breakthrough, but the Austrian is certainly playing the best tennis of his career

and is finishing the season strong enough to suggest…

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who do you think the best tennis player is? rafa? murray? i would like to get some conversations going!

hey, i am 3 - 3.5 player, looking for someone to play with around lansdale before it gets too cold....
let me know if anyone wants to play

Beyond what the title implicates, I'm what I'd like to call and advanced beginner. I'd love to play at least twice a week and step up my game accordingly. Dealing with people who don't really play but want to hasn't been all that fruitful so I'd figure I'd give this site a try. Best Mornings for me are Mon, Wed, Thurs, Fri, Sat, And Sun around 10-Noon. I ride a bike and can play most anywhere in SM. Hit me up! Wanna play ASAP!

I am looking for tennis partner

Hi

I am new to town and pretty new to Tennis as well. Available on weeknights and weekends around 78759. Anybody interested?

So a lot of our favorite players have lost in the past couple of days, huh, tennis fans?



Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, Maria Sharapova and Juan Martin del Potro have all been early-round casualties the past couple of days in Asia. For Tsonga, it's his first event in months, while del Potro is playing his second, both returning after injury-driven breaks. Sharapova's shoulder woes almost seem like an eon ago as she's been out there regularly competing. I'm lumping all three of them together,… Continue

Placing your serve is critical in doubles. If you are hitting short weak serves or serves to your opponent's strong side, you leave your partner vulnerable to attack at the net or you allow your opponent to control the points off the return.



You can remedy this by choosing a target and working on keeping your serve deep in the service box (except for the wide serve which should be placed shorter in the box). You will begin to control and win more points if you have good placement of… Continue

Hi, I am approximately 4.5 level player, strong athlete, looking for a game at the Yahoo tennis courts in Santa Monica. Drop a line if interested. David