Faster Tennis Courts at the 2017 Australian Open written by Fabio Valente A “baseline slug fest”. That is how Roger Federer used to describe today’s average tennis matches on medium speed surfaces. Therefore, is easy to understand why the 35 year old swiss looked very happy to play on Melbourne’s courts this year: thanks to a plexicushion surface faster than last years’ … [Read more...]
Mischa Zverev and a miracle called “Serve and Volley”
Written by Fabio Valente Celebrations for Denis Istomin’s unbelievable win vs seed number two were not even ended in Melbourne, when from the AO courts people started to cheer for a new miracle. The road to the title, with Novak Djokovic out of the game, looked very easy for a focused, on-form Murray, who unluckily did not reckon the special talent of Mischa Zverev, brother of … [Read more...]
The Happy Slam: 2017 Australian Open
The “Happy Slam” is here again, but the 2017 Australian Open has definitely not been business as usual. On the ATP tour, defending champion Novak Djokovic suffered a shocking five-set defeat in the second round. Denis Istomin, a 30-year-old tennis journeyman who had not beaten Djokovic in their previous five meetings, prematurely ended Novak’s hope of a seventh Australian Open … [Read more...]
AT&T Expands Coverage Of Australian Open on DIRECTV
WHAT: AT&T has teamed up with ESPN and Tennis channel to offer tennis fans multiple ways to enjoy the first grand slam event of the year. The Australian Open Experience on DIRECTV begins Jan. 15. Our Mix channel displays up to six matches on six court channels at once. A ticker at the bottom of the Mix screen shows you real-time scores, commentary and messages. In addition, … [Read more...]
In Case You Missed It: Roger Federer Live Practice
Roger Federer Live Practice The tennis world has been in somewhat of a lull since Roger Federers' absence. Earlier in the 2016 ATP season, Federer suffered a knee injury just after the 2016 Australian Open, which required surgery, rehabilitation, and rest. Now that he's had all of that, he's ready to get back into the swing of things for the 2017 ATP season. Some of you … [Read more...]