All Articles Tagged 'tennis' (434)

Roger, when it matters..

Robin Soderling keeps saying that he is getting closer and closer for each time he is facing Roger, he has lost 13 of their meetings and was able to win 14th time lucky at the Abu Dhabi Capitala tournament. But can you really give him credit for the win? First of all the tournament isn't more than a warmup for the year comming up in my opinion and when it really matters, Robins chances are slim, I mean just look at these highlights:

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Added by Reibin Amin on January 4, 2010 at 2:02am — 2 Comments

Top 10 Players of the Decade - Men (Part 2)

In the first part we talked about five of the most talented tennis players of the past decade, who, despite their astonishing achievements, missed the cut for the top five spots in our list. Gustavo Kuerten, Marat Safin and Pete Sampras were some of those names, who only managed to grab spots in the bottom half of the countdown. Today, we discuss the BEST of the BEST, as the competition only gets stiffer with every single rank passing.

5 - Andy Roddick

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Added by TennisEarth on January 3, 2010 at 6:49am — No Comments

Mental Toughness: Playing from Behind

There is a thought process involved when playing from behind--sometimes it's harder than being… Continue

Added by Gary Sakuma on January 2, 2010 at 7:53pm — No Comments

Memorable Tennis Moments of the Aughts

Nicolas Canteloup and Martina Hingisat the Gucci Master Jumping - Paris

...On the men’s tour, the decade of the aughts (00’s) belonged principally to Nadal and Federer. Among the women, there is no question that the William sisters were dominant. And while Nadal and Federer carved out a rivalry from the get-go, the sisters initially struggled when facing each other. Serena has since decisively won the mental game against her sister. But it was Venus who… Continue

Added by tennischick on December 28, 2009 at 8:35pm — No Comments

Federer loses top spot to Djokovic in newly launched TennisEarth Ratings

Have you ever wondered how it feels to win two Grand slams in a year, along with the final spot in all four majors and still be ranked No.2 at the yearend rankings? Of course, you don't, after all we are not even close to being in the same league as tennis great Roger Federer and so it inevitably brings a variety of responses to the fore, doesn't it? Some might find it absolutely unjustified, some might find themselves inquisitive, and others may simply discard the whole idea.

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Added by TennisEarth on December 23, 2009 at 11:18pm — 1 Comment

Are you anticipating or guessing?

Added by Gary Sakuma on December 21, 2009 at 10:10pm — 2 Comments

Win a Tennis Trip to Scottsdale: Hyatt, Airlines, Lessons Too!

UPDATE: Entries are closed. Winner will be announced here shortly. Good luck!

Win a free tennis trip to Scottsdale, Arizona!

Stay at the beautiful Hyatt Regency Scottsdale, get 2 free roundtrip airline tickets and personal tennis lessons for 2 with renowned tennis pro Rafael Font de Mora! This promotion is free and open to all. Valued at $3,800.00! (See entry details… Continue

Added by Mark / The Mayor on December 20, 2009 at 12:00pm — 109 Comments

The year 2009

The tennis year of 2009 started of as the first year ever when people started to doubt Roger Federers ability. Discussions were being held all over the world, in the magazines, newspapers and online. Was Roger going to be able to win a slam again after the devastating loss at the Australian Open where he shared his most inner feelings with the world. For me personally, 2009 was the first time I thought I saw a new side of Roger. One that was very arrogant, one without patience and respect for… Continue

Added by Reibin Amin on December 8, 2009 at 5:59am — No Comments

How to Hit the One Handed Backhand Detailed

Added by Gary Sakuma on December 8, 2009 at 12:45am — 6 Comments

What tennis players can learn from Tiger's collapse

...Every so often the American public becomes fascinated with the destruction of a life. We pull up seats and take in the spectacle. For a while there it was Jon and Kate Gosselin who clearly got more than they had bargained for when they pimped out their children for fame and money. The latest spectacle is Tiger Woods and his apparent mistresses. Each day a new mistress emerges.… Continue

Added by tennischick on December 2, 2009 at 6:56pm — 3 Comments

Former GS Champion Johan Kriek discusses coaching...

On Facebook.

Johan Kriek (born April 5, 1958) is a South African / American professional male tennis player and founder of the Global Water Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to delivering clean water to the world's neediest communities. He also had an academy that was called Kriek Eagelton, partnered with his friend John Eagelton. Unfortunately, they broke up recently and Johan made his own tennis academy called Springbok. (The Johan Kriek Tennis Academy). He now lives… Continue

Added by Reibin Amin on December 1, 2009 at 3:14am — No Comments

ATP World Tour Finals comes to an end

What a great week it has been.

Robin Soderling showed the world that he has alot to offer and that he is one player to watch out for.

Fernando Verdasco showed that he still needs to improve the mental aspect of his game if he wants to be able to play at this level in the future.

Rafael Nadal who wanted to do well and who never gave up, unfortunately could never be aggressive enough to make any difference.

Andy Murray with all the pressure of being in… Continue

Added by Reibin Amin on November 30, 2009 at 2:07am — 2 Comments

CoachV's Tennis Coaching Style VS the World! ( as it is now.... )

There are allot of tennis Coaches here That Talk about this Technique or that Technique or this Training method or that Training Method. I am also one of those types of Coaches to an extent. How do you Learn Tennis period? There are many ways. Repetition, & Recieveing Coaching with practice, But Lessons alone doesnt guarantee you will learn tennis.

I don't know the exact number of how many Tennis Pros or Tennis players out there take lesson, Train, or just play at local parks…

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Added by CoachV - William Vazquez on November 29, 2009 at 3:30pm — 5 Comments

Friday Preview - 2009 Barclays ATP World Tour Finals

With two semifinals spots already taken by Roger Federer and Juan Martin Del Potro at the season ending Barclays ATP World Tour Finals, it's turn now for the final day of the Group B Round Robin matches to complete to clarify the 'Last Four picture'.

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Added by TennisEarth on November 26, 2009 at 6:11pm — No Comments

Right now, men's tennis is all kinds of awesome

Barclays ATP World Tour Finals - Media Day

I have been on such a high. My high started with the released photo of the group of men finalists all dressed in suits. Some of them looked as if they had never put on a suit before and couldn’t wait to wrench it off their bodies and go back to being sweaty. Others looked as if they were born to be dressed by Anna Wintour. Either way, they all looked all kinds of awesome, a… Continue

Added by tennischick on November 25, 2009 at 7:30pm — 2 Comments

ATP World Tour Finals 2

There are two feelings going through my mind when discussing Robin Söderlings great success so far in the finals, everybody knows he won in straight sets versus Rafael Nadal. The first feeling is tells me that it is great to see a swedish tennisplayer that has achieved such success!

A dedicated player with all the shots needed to play on such a high level. The other feeling does not really like Robin. And I am not only talking about his personality, everyone is different, some are… Continue

Added by Reibin Amin on November 25, 2009 at 6:30am — No Comments

Volley Rules: Simple but Effective

Added by Gary Sakuma on November 24, 2009 at 6:24pm — No Comments

How To Break the Serve and Volleyer step two

Added by Gary Sakuma on November 18, 2009 at 9:58pm — 4 Comments

How to Build a Tennis Player Step Two: Add the Backhand

Added by Gary Sakuma on November 16, 2009 at 8:52pm — No Comments

ATP World Tour Finals

And so we have reached the end of the year, time for vaccation and relaxation. Time to heal the wounds and get ready for the new year, 2010. But before that, it is time for the top8 players in the year-end ranking to face of in one of the most anticipated world tour finals ever.

This year, in London. Everybody is excited about it, because of the fact that it has moved from Shanghai to London, most probably more people are going to want to watch it and take place on the facinating… Continue

Added by Reibin Amin on November 16, 2009 at 3:28pm — No Comments