Yeah, I know, I'm a little late to the party - I've been sick in bed. So Serena Williams won the 2011 Best Female Tennis Player ESPY Award on Wednesday, July 13th. Ummmm....WHAT? How is that even possible? Apparently the people that voted didn't realize that Serena Williams only played TWO tennis tournaments in 2011!!! How on earth did she win this award? I'm very much … [Read more...]
Tennis Channel Controversy
As if there weren't enough sporting controversies going on right now, FCC, Comcast, and the Tennis Channel are all in a disputing over a bad call. Basically Comcast has sideswiped the smaller Tennis Channel again by not allowing them to be a part of their included programming packages. Why is this really all that important? Well, as many of you living in the good 'ol US of A … [Read more...]
Babolat RPM Blast A Love & Hate Story
We have all heard John McEnroe talk about how Babolat's RPM Blast is the best string ever created in the history of tennis. I don't quite buy into the hype though, I've tested the strings, more than once, and I'm giving you a better review (read my previous review here) of the hyped black tennis string. What is the hype of this string anyway? Well basically when Rafael Nadal … [Read more...]
Americanless Year End Championships
If American tennis wasn't bad enough already, we're on track to the possibility that there will not be an American tennis player at the year end Barclays ATP World Tour Finals. If such an atrocious thing were to happen by the end of the 2011 tennis season, it would be the third time in the history of the year end championships that no American is in the top 8 and eligible to … [Read more...]
Why Is It So Tense In Here?
It's the age old question when it comes to tennis equipment, "What tension should I string my tennis racquet?" If you've read any of my tennis equipment recommendations, I heavily stress that every tennis player is different so there is no single answer that will be 100% right for everybody and that you should be open to experimenting with different racquets, strings, and … [Read more...]
Getting Over The Hump
How many times have you been playing tennis and all of the sudden you have a bad streak of bad tennis? In the midst of that bad streak of tennis, you tell yourself "I'm done! I don't want to play this sport anymore!" Be honest, probably more than once. I know I have. Why do we keep coming back to this sport? What's the purpose? What can I do to better my game? Why isn't my … [Read more...]
What’s Next For Novak Djokovic
Now that new world #1 has captured the 2011 Australian Open Title, 2011 Wimbledon Championships, secured his first time ATP #1 ranking, and had done all this with only losing one tennis match all season; what does he have left to do? A lot actually. There is no doubt that Djokovic has had a more than impressive year already, but he still has a few things to accomplish. For … [Read more...]
Djokovic Wimbledon Champion And World #1
Now that's what I call a final! Novak Djokovic took it to Rafael Nadal this morning in a well played 4 set Wimbledon Championship. Nadal did not just get out played by the Serb, Rafa got a beat down - probably the second worst beat down in his professional career (Del Potro US Open 2009 2, 2, and 2). Novak had the right stuff today, it's as if he was out there playing tennis … [Read more...]
All You Need Is An Ace
And with that ace, you've got yourself a new Wimbledon Champion! That was very much a one sided Wimbledon Final. Petra Kvitova took charge of the match after she dropped the first game - ya know, she had to get the jitters out. Sharapova on the other hand, never quite found her range today; she was obviously out of sorts. Sharapova has always struggled with her serves, with … [Read more...]
Maria Sharapova’s Head Tennis Racquet Released!
Finally! It's about time Sharapova's tennis racquet gets released to the public! Of course, the best places sell them...Tennis-Warehouse has them fully in stock. Maria's tennis racquet come from leading racquet manufacturer, Head. The model is the new 2011 YouTek IG Instinct, a buddy of mine swears by the Instinct frame, claiming it to be the absolute, most comfortable … [Read more...]