The 2015 Grand Slam season has concluded and on the men’s side, Novak Djokovic walked away with the U.S. Open trophy, defeating Roger Federer in four sets. Both Novak and Roger have had consistently solid years. They are both poster boys for the thread which I have woven into my articles during the previous year:…
The Micromax Indian Aces remained alone atop the International Premier Tennis League (IPTL) standings, defeating the OBI UAE Royals 30-18 on Monday at the Mall of Asia Arena in Manila to improve to 3-0 in the IPTL. The Aces won all five of the sets played on Monday, and it was Rohan Bopanna & Sania…
Only 80 percent of you need to read this article if your child is thinking about taking up tennis. Ten percent of your children have won the genetic lottery. Congratulations! You can do less than the rest of us to achieve the goals I outline below. Your child stepped onto the soccer field at five-years-old…
The Micromax Indian Aces improved to 2-0 in the International Premier Tennis League (IPTL) on Friday, beating the OUE Singapore Slammers 27-22 at the Kobe World Hall in Kobe, Japan. It was the Slammers who would take the early lead in this one, as Carlos Moya defeated Fabrice Santoro 6-5 to put the Slammers ahead….
Thank you, Roberta Vinci. Finally, someone has opened our eyes and made a clear statement: Tennis is not all about hitting the cover off the ball. Somehow, we all bought into the idea that the only way to play is to stay on the baseline and slug it out. Vinci showed us that simply changing…
The OUE Singapore Slammers notched a 26-24 win over the Philippine Mavericks on the second day of the International Premier Tennis League (IPTL) on Thursday in Kobe, Japan. The Slammers got on the board thanks to Czech Republic’s Karolina Pliskova, who defeated American Serena Williams 6-4 in the Women’s Singles set, after Mark Philippoussis of…
The USTA has announced that its Player Development Division will host a series of coaching education symposiums geared to engage under-represented coaching communities. The overall goal of these symposiums is to continue USTA Player Development’s ongoing efforts to create a collaborative partnership with a full spectrum of its American tennis stakeholders. At the symposiums, USTA Player Development…
The velocity, power and intensity of women’s sports have considerably amplified over the past decade. Along with the increase in play has also come an increase in injury occurrence. One of the more common injuries is a sprain or rupture of the Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) of the knee. Female ACL injuries occur six to…
The International Premier Tennis League (IPTL) got underway from Kobe, Japan on Wednesday, with the OBI UAE Royals picking up the season’s first victory with a 26-20 triumph over the Singapore Slammers at the Kobe World Hall in Kobe, Japan. The IPTL plays in a fast-paced format with five sets being played in five different…
Now that the weather has begun to cool down, many tennis players will play less frequently than they have been. The offseason is the perfect time to exercise and strengthen the muscle groups imperative to speed and power. Below are three types of exercises to ensure that you are ready to play next season. ACL…