Bernard Tomic, Australian tennis pro, was recently dumped by Head Tennis as his racquet sponsor. Bernard Tomic Comments at Wimbledon After a dismal showing in his first round at Wimbledon, the Aussie made his case for getting dumped much stronger. Tomic said he was "bored" and "unmotivated" in his straight sets loss against Zverev. If that wasn't enough, Bernard dug … [Read more...]
2018 Babolat Pure Drive Tennis Racquet!
The 2018 Babolat Pure Drive is almost here! It's been a while since Babolat released an updated version of the ever famous Pure Drive tennis racquet. The last release was back in 2015 when the updated cortex was installed. Of course, the paint has changed since then with various limited edition Wimbledon models and the French Open paint jobs. But nothing has really changed … [Read more...]
James Blake – A First Class Guy
Former tennis pro, James Blake, is one of those guys that you just know is an outstanding dude. During his touring days, Blake was always a good sport and was never in the negative spotlight. James Blake on Tour Blake had a career high ranking of #4 (11/2006) and won 10 singles titles, along with 7 doubles titles and 2 Hopman Cup titles; and a 2007 David Cup victory. He was … [Read more...]
“BORG” Could be the Best Tennis Movie Made
Let's face it, there aren't many tennis movies made. There have been a handful of movies made and they weren't very good; I think it's about time we get a solid tennis movie depicting some of the greatest rivalries in history of the sport; coupled with some great acting and a powerful script. "BORG" A Rivalry Tennis Movie Obviously this movie is about Björn Borg, but it's … [Read more...]
Wilson Burn & Blade Limited Edition Racquets
Wilson Burn & Blade Limited Edition Racquets Wilson Sporting Goods Co., announced today the launch of its 2017 Limited Edition (LE) Blade and Burn racquet lines, which feature new, highly visible and bold bursts of electric lime green and vibrant orange. These exclusive racket designs were inspired by tennis player feedback that confident, strong colors on a racket is a … [Read more...]
Roger Federer Withdraws from 2017 French Open
Roger Federer withdrew from the 2017 French Open Not really surprising really. Clay court tennis, while Roger Federer is a strong competitor on the surface, at this point in his career better for him to skip it. Let him focus on his true bread and butter, grass courts. The man himself posted on his website the following statement, Dear Fans, Regrettably, I've … [Read more...]
Serena Williams is Knocked Up
This just in: Serena Williams is pregnant She just posted to her Snapchat that she's 20 weeks preggers. I'm not sure how that's going to allow her to continue to play competitively. Who's to blame? Alexis Ohanian is. You know, one of the founders of Reddit (great tennis sub-reddit too). The couple announced their engagement not long ago, January 28th, … [Read more...]
Bryan Bros Sign with Solinco
Solinco announced today that it has entered into an endorsement deal for tennis strings with 16-time Grand Slam champions and Olympic gold medalists, Bob and Mike Bryan. “We are thrilled to have the most successful doubles team of all time, as well as two of the most well-respected and liked players on the ATP Tour, join the Solinco family,” said KT Kim, Director of … [Read more...]
Genie Bouchard: The Modern Day Anna Kournikova
Genie Bouchard Continues a Downward Trend The performance woes for Genie Bouchard continue into 2017 in the desert at the BNP Paribas Open. The Canadian tennis star had yet another first round exit against Germany's Annika Beck in 3 sets. Her performances continue to appear halfhearted and lacking the "fight" that the Canadian showed in 2014. What happened to the Genie … [Read more...]
Serena Withdraws & Kerber Back to #1
Serena Williams Withdraws from Indian Wells Not all too shocking, Serena Williams withdrew from the 2017 BNP Paribas Open as well as Miami. The current #1 cited a knee injury has prevented her from having any practice and without practice, she can't compete. Williams said in a statement on March 7th, "Sadly, I have to withdraw from the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells and … [Read more...]