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NEW YORK, NY -- BNP Paribas, title sponsor of the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, CA, is proud to announce its upcoming recycling initiative with Rebounces, organizers of the first national tennis ball recycling campaign. BNP Paribas is encouraging tennis players everywhere to bring their old tennis balls to the BNP Paribas Open and recycle them to keep old balls out of landfills and bring them back to the court. Rebounces, a carbon…

This small hop altho seemingly insignificant is a critical part of your footwork and success on the court

This small hop just before your opponent strikes the ball in effect tells your brain how to move once the ball has been struck - it tunes your brain into the muscles to instruct them as to when to move and in which direction and how fast.

This is a great illustration of how the brain talks to your muscles and eyes and tells them what to do and when!

So, next…

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Win a free tennis trip to Scottsdale, Arizona!

You probably know the rumors are flying about a possible Rafa/ Shakira romance brewing even though the duo has denied it on more than one occassion. Just now, 18 steamy photos were released of Nadal in a new Shakira video.

The stills:…

Over and out!

Hello my dear friends from a sunny and warm Dubai.

Our run here in the Kingdom came to an end today against a very much in form…

Hey Guys,

As some of you know im a huge venus williams and i thought i would inform you guys that she has won her quarterfinals match and she played well. She will now face shahar peer in the semifinals to defend her title. How do you guys feel about her match up with peer?

Up against the Great Wall of China

Once again good morning from the kingdom of Dubai!

Here we are on day 5 of the Barclays Dubai Tennis…

Hello to all my cyber friends!

I begin writing the blog today from the secluded locker room Shahar has to stay

in.…

February 16, 2010

Hello everyone once again!

Day three of the tournament went well for us once again. Shahar played her second round against last years finalist Virginie Razzano and defeated her 6-2

and 6-2.

The day began with the customary warm up and this time I hit with Shahar and made sure she did everything she wanted and felt she needed to do. Afterwards

she was taken to her…

The year was 2002, and playing in the finals of the indoor tournament in Memphis was James Blake--making his ATP final debut--and Andy Roddick, already a perennial top tenner at that point. Roddick won in three tight sets, but it was like a breath of fresh air for U.S. men's tennis.

Now, eight years later, these two are playing in the first round of the same event, where Roddick is the top seed and Blake enters outside the top 50. The years since that final-round matchup have…

As I sat on the British table at the Professional Tennis Registry’s award ceremony last night at the Crowne Plaza, Hilton Head Island, we were informed that Brian de Villiers, coach of America’s new sweetheart, 18 year old Melanie Oudin could not accept his award for PTR Touring Coach of the Year due to his…