Tennis video games have been around since the very dawn of video game history, with only the second video game every made being a tennis game. While the first few tennis video games were some of the most popular games at the time, there has never been a tennis title or franchise that has truly managed to capture the excitement and complexity of tennis as a sport the way … [Read more...]
Tsitsipas, Opelka, Shapovalov: secrets of a new generation
written by Fabio Valente Left-handed players, serve-and-volley defenders, big servers, one-handed backhands, tall and short players: we can easily use these categories to summarize some of the most common features of tennis, to compare athletes and spot their different peculiarities. Rafa Nadal and Gilles Muller as the highest-ranked left-handed players, Feliciano Lopez and … [Read more...]
Veterans on the rise: will it last?
written by Fabio Valente As we all had the chance to witness, tennis has constantly evolved during the last decades into a more physical, tactical, intense, strong sport, requiring not only excellent playing skills but also a great body condition and increasing ability to generate power during endless, strenuous rallies. All those considerations would lead to the obvious … [Read more...]
Review of Australian Open 2017
The Australian Open is always one of the year’s top tennis tournaments featuring stars from all over the world. The 2017 tournament was no exception with the final game of the Open being played just days ago. Nothing creates a great deal of excitement when relatively unknown underdogs come out victorious in their matches. This was the case with Novak Djokivic, the … [Read more...]
10 Things We Learned From The Aussie Open Men’s Draw
One day after Serena Williams bested her older sister to capture her 23rd Grand Slam title, the men’s tournament down under is in the books as well—and what a tournament it was. A blur of upsets, sensational performances, and five-set thrillers made for one of the most entertaining majors in several years. It also set the stage, as many commentators said after Sunday’s final, … [Read more...]
Limited Edition 18 Grand Slam Commemorative ProStaff RF97 Autograph Racquet
Wilson Advisory Staff Member Roger Federer set a new Grand Slam record at this year’s Australian Open. As the only Men’s Singles Champion to achieve 18 Grand Slam victories, Roger Federer continues to raise the bar, inspire players and delight tennis fans around the world. In honor of this accomplishment, Wilson Sporting Goods has created an exclusive, limited edition Pro … [Read more...]
Wilson Celebrates Serena Williams’ 23 Major with an Exclusive Racquet
After becoming the most decorated tennis player in the Open Era by winning her record 23rd Grand Slam event, Wilson Sporting Goods Co., announced today it has created an exclusive, limited-edition commemorative racket to celebrate WTA #1 ranked and long-time Advisory Staff Member Serena Williams. Wilson will sell only 23 of its 2017 Serena Williams Grand Slam Commemorative … [Read more...]
Fedal: chapter 35
written by Fabio Valente Fedal: Chapter 35 Since their first clash back in 2004 in Miami, Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal (Fedal) have faced each other 34 times before flying to Melbourne and start their 2017 campaign. Despite not being amongst the favourites to win the title, the Spanish clay master and the Swiss champion took great advantage from this year’s fast surface … [Read more...]
Australian Open 2017: back to the fast era
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...]