With the BNP Paribas Open just around the corner, we here at tennisthis.com are taking a look at what is to come of this awesome tennis tournament. Last year in 2009, Rafael Nadal cleaned up the field with his booming forehand and laser like backhand, will he be able to do it again? Judging by Nadal's recent performance at the Australian Open, we highly doubt that he will be … [Read more...]
The winning tennis racquets of 2010 AO
While watching the Australian Open tennis championships, you might have noticed a couple of new racquets being used by the tennis pros. We have identified most of the new tennis racquets that were showcased at the beginning of the tennis season and we have highlighted them right her for you. We start with our personal favorite tennis racquet - the Head YouTek Prestige Mid … [Read more...]
We were very wrong…!
Sorry folks, we were very wrong with our 2010 Australian Open Tennis Championships final predictions. We had our dollars (figuratively speaking) on Andy Murray and Justine Henin to win over the weekend. Obviously we didn't really see that the tennis veterans were going to clean up rather quickly, that had to have been the fastest grand slam final in history. Both finals were … [Read more...]
Australian Open Finals…Who's ready?
The finalist are all set to compete Saturday and Sunday at the Australian Open Tennis Championships. In the women's final, we have Serena Williams meeting Justine Henin, their history is pretty even, with Williams edging Henin by 1 win (total head to head 7-6, Williams). Both tennis players have had a bit of trouble in this particular tennis tournament, both struggling with … [Read more...]
Adios Nadal.
In the quarterfinals of the Aussie open where Rafael Nadal met Andy Murray, we were set to have a marathon match. In the opening set, each player was looking in good form until Murray broke Nadal twice in the set and eventually ran with it, 6-3. In the second set, Nadal seemed to come alive like he usually does, holding serve and ripping forehands cross court and blistering … [Read more...]