Hey folks, while looking around for the sold out event at the BNP Open, Hit for Haiti - where tennis super stars, current and former, play exhibition style tennis to raise money for the recovery effort in Haiti - we have found several postings on Craigslist and Ebay selling for hundreds of dollars more than the price of the ticket! Over here at tennisthis.com, we are … [Read more...]
Old flat fuzzy balls
The other day we were discussing what to do with all the old and flat tennis balls we had laying around. Having a gigantic pile of flat tennis balls really serves no purpose if you are not running a tennis training camp/center or own a dog kennel. So what exactly could you do with these old fuzzy balls? We have compiled a short list of random things you can do with your old … [Read more...]
BNP Open Wildcards announced for 2010
Hey folks. Just got word of the 2010 BNP Paribas Open have been announced! It looks like we'll be seeing Justine Henin, Carlos Moya, and David Nalbandian competing at this years tennis tournament. After Henin's run at the Australian Open (reaching the finals and losing to Serena Williams), we might see her make some tennis waves this year at the smaller tournament - the … [Read more...]
BNP Paribas Open (formerly Pacific Life Open) Preview
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 cat is out of the bag for Nadal and Shakira
After all the denial in the tennis world of Nadal and Shakira as a couple, we found Shakira's music video featuring Rafael Nadal, Gypsy. The song is not bad at all, however; Rafa's acting skills need to be tuned up. The former number one is side by side with Shakira looking like they are happy and enjoying their time together. Guess the reports are wrong. Enjoy! … [Read more...]
These tennis shoes rock!
Ok, so these shoes kick some tennis court ass! We've tested these tennis shoes from Lotto and we have all agreed that, for the price, you are getting some major quality tennis shoes! When we received the shoes the first thing we noticed is how clean they looked - and we're not talking about washed clean, we talking sleek and angular - and how light they were. Looking a little … [Read more...]
The end of the road for American tennis?
Hey tennis fans, After a short hiatus, we're back! Over the past several months/tennis seasons, we have come to realize that we're pretty much at the end of the rope for American tennis. It's been ages since the US has had a contender to breach the top 5 tennis players. Of course there is Andy Roddick, who has been keeping his hold on the top 10 for the past 7 years, however; … [Read more...]
What we learned from the Australian Open Tennis Championships
Looking back to the last two weeks of the Aussie Open tennis championships, we have learned a couple of things....here are the random things that we picked up while watching ESPN's daily coverage of the tennis tournament (in no particular order): Brad Gilbert is probably one of the best tennis announcers around..."Give 'em the cheese!", "Bring the wood!", and our favorite … [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...]