If you haven’t noticed, American tennis is by far the weakest on the professional tour in terms of up-and-comers. There are four American men in the top 100; after that, nobody is making their mark on the tour. Despite a general lack of talent, the future of tennis in the United States is not entirely bleak. We’ve recently been introduced to a promising young tennis player … [Read more...]
The WTA Still Doing Nothing For Shahar Peer
As the WTA tennis season moves along, we noticed today that world #11 Shahar Peer (Israel) was forced to play in a "secluded" outside tennis court. Peer played against, now after today's win, world #1 Caroline Wozniacki. Peer lost to Wozniacki in straight sets 2-6, 4-6. There's a couple of concerns that we have with the WTA right now. As most of us know, in 2009, Peer made … [Read more...]
Mark Philippoussis Coming Back From Down Under In 2011
This past Sunday, on a gorgeous afternoon in Southern California, we had the opportunity to sit down with former world No. 8, Mark Philippoussis, to discuss his take on tennis, his life now and his planned ATP comeback. TennisThis.com met Mark where he currently trains at the home of a close friend and colleague who conveniently has a tennis court. As the tanned Aussie … [Read more...]
We’re Giving Away A String Thing Plus A Free Set Of Prince Beast XP String!
Are you tired of having to constantly straightening your strings by hand? Do your fingers hurt because of moving your strings? We thought so! Well there is a solution to your problems! The String Thing is this nifty tennis gadget that quickly and easily straightens your tennis strings! This cool tennis gadget is very simple to use, all you have to do is hold your tennis … [Read more...]
Andy Murray – The Great Choke Artist of Tennis?
So a quick apology for the timing of this article, we know it’s been quite long since the final took place. Now that we have had time to digest the 2011 Australian Open Men’s Final, we would like to take the time to go over our disappointment with the tennis match. At first thought, we were certain that we would spend close to 5 hours of intense tennis between Novak … [Read more...]
Discounted 2011 BNP Paribas Open Tennis Tickets (Indian Wells, CA) On Sale Now
The 2011 BNP Paribas tennis tournament is going to be a spectacular tennis tournament again this year! Last year, American Andy Roddick reached the finals, only to lose to Ivan Ljubicic. The tennis tournament held in Indian Wells, CA is among one of the favorites of all tennis players on both the ATP and WTA tennis tours. The BNP is also known at the "Slam of the West" as it … [Read more...]
Andy Murray Has A Third Chance At A Major
This this finally be the one that Andy Murray captures? Or will he, again, break under the pressures of a nation desiring a major tennis title for the last 75 years (Last male British tennis player to win a major? Fred Perry 1936). Now, looking at Murray's performance during the 2011 Aussie Open, it's obvious he is a serious contender to win this year. He's practically been … [Read more...]
Wozniacki Not As Hot As We Had Hoped
In an unreal semifinal match against 9th seed Li Na (or Na Li), the world number 1, Caroline Wozniacki got bumped out of the 2011 Australian Open in a tough three set match. Wozniacki was the favored to win the fist semifinal, by a long shot. Even though Li Na has a lot of power on the ground, Wozniacki was the more determined retriever in this match. As the match wore on, … [Read more...]
The What Thing? The String Thing!
Every single tennis player on earth has dealt with tennis strings that move around. We all know what it's like to have to stand there between points, games, and sets to move the string back to the ideal straight position. How much time do you spend straightening your tennis strings per match? Wouldn't you rather spend that time thinking about the next point? Yeah, we thought … [Read more...]
Andy Roddick Not Hungry Enough
Prior to the 2011 Australian Open, Andy Roddick's camp (Doug Spreen, Lance Hooten, and Larry Stefanki) had never seen Andy so "hungry" to compete this year, especially at the first Major of the year, the 2011 Australian Open. In the early rounds, Roddick looked rather strong ousting Hajek (6-1, 6-2, 6-2), Hunitsyn (7-6, 6-2, 6-3) in the first two rounds, then had a small … [Read more...]