Tennis

A British Winner at Wimbledon, what are the odds?

Ed Pownall — 2007-07-18

So, we near the time of ear when All England asks: What are the hopes of a British winner at Wimbledon this year? And, of course, the answer would normally be none but this year could just be different. Really? Who? Not Tim Henman, surely Andy Murray

French Open Preview: Nadal Will Slay The Clay Again

wagerweb.com — 2007-07-18

The second Grand Slam tournament of the 2006 tennis season has arrived, as the French Open begins Sunday in Paris.

The French Open is the crown jewel of the clay court season, and the top players in the world have gathered to test the

The Search For The Next British Champion Of Wimbledon

blueboy — 2007-07-18

The latest Wimbledon tennis championships are nearly upon us and many people in the British Isles are wondering when and where the next home grown player is going to win the tournament. In this article I look at some of our hopes for this year and th

How To Play Tennis - The Mental Game

TommyM — 2007-07-18

Learning how to play tennis can be either a wonderful or a very frustrating experience. It depends on whether your approach and expectations to the game are realistic and whether your coach and his way of teaching the game of tennis are the best for

Agassi Demonstrates He Is Still the Best

Cathy Jones — 2007-07-18

Andre Agassi��s crowd where chorusing play! last Sunday, the reason�� maybe they wanted him to finish his first-round match against Paul Goldstein. Or, maybe they just hoped they could persuade Agassi back in the match.

Weather wasn��t b

Tennis Psychology �C The foundation of winning tennis

TommyM — 2007-07-18

The field of tennis psychology is not just common advice and tactical or mental tips. It is based on general and sports psychology and then applied to tennis specifically.

There are many common elements in the psychology of tennis whi

Winning tennis tips - from warm up to match point

TommyM — 2007-07-18

There are probably thousands of tennis tips, but here are 10 great ones that begin at the warm up and end at the match point.

Tennis tip #1
When you start your warm up before the match you first need to get used to

Does faster mean better in Tennis? (Part I)

S??rgio Cruz — 2007-07-10

The impression I have from many TV commentators and almost every tennis expert that I have read or listened to, is that they all seem to be in awe on how fast the game of tennis today is. Everyone seems convinced that players of the past played slowe

Does faster mean better in Tennis? (Part II)

S??rgio Cruz — 2007-07-10

In part one I explained how the backhand slice can be a great neutralizer of power and an opener for point winning opportunities. Now I am going to show you the ever so important relationship, among time, speed and spin of the ball.

Fo

Is Federer all Alone in his Style of Play? (Part I)

S??rgio Cruz — 2007-07-10

Everyone is marvelled at Federer's fantastic record but it is no surprise if you think not too far back at Pete Sampras dominance and John McEnroe's, who also played great all round games.
One of the characteristics that separates these playe

Is Federer all Alone in his Style of Play? (Part II)

S??rgio Cruz — 2007-07-10

The apparent similarities of Roger Federer style of play to the older generations, which he himself admitts by calling his tennis "modern-retro tennis", implicates the possibility that many players of the past e.g. Rod Laver, Lew Hoad, Ken Rosewall,

The Attacking player, how hard is it to be like Federer?

S??rgio Cruz — 2007-07-18

Tennis has all variables in the spectrum of skills, tactics and strategies. In the rainbow of possibilities the attack stands out as one of the most interesting ones to me.

After long years of playing the game myself, observing others

Wimbledon Center Court

Chris Lewis — 2007-07-10

"How does it feel to walk out onto center court at Wimbledon?" is a question I've been asked many times.

It' s a question iIhad asked myself ever since I was a nine year old playing mock Wimbledon finals against my brother, Mark, in th

Tennis And "The Ugly Parent Syndrome"

Chris Lewis — 2007-07-10

There's a syndrome in tennis circles that has come to be widely known as "The Ugly Parent Syndrome."

It is one in which teenaged players, or even those in their pre-teens, are placed under enormous pressure by over-zealous parents dete

Tennis Champions: Are They Born? Or Made?

Chris Lewis — 2007-07-10

John Newcombe, former world tennis No 1 and former Australian Davis Cup captain, once said that the top Australian players of his era believed that it was their destiny to become tennis champions.

Boris Becker told me that two weeks be

Sorry Pete, But That's No Sacrifice

Chris Lewis — 2007-07-10

Responding to criticism of being unemotional and boring, Pete Sampras was
once quoted as saying: "People have this perception of when I win majors that I don't look very ecstatic."

"By the same token, if you just look at what I

Tennis Ethics

Chris Lewis — 2007-07-10

Watching a tennis match between two promising juniors, one an Australian and the other a New Zealander, earlier this year, I observed a very interesting incident.

At matchpoint down in the second set, the Australian player clearly fail

Tennis - Anticipation - Early Warning Systems, what is it?

S??rgio Cruz — 2007-07-10

The radar early warning systems in computer games, calls your attention to an incoming missile or enemy attack...and you take evasive, defensive or aggressive action. Boy, would this be useful in tennis!

Some players seem to have that