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Last night I was playing doubles in the Newbury District Tennis League, West Berkshire. It was a men's top division match. Being 34 I was 20 years younger than any of the other 5 guys on my team and apart from two young coaches the opposition were all around 50-60 years old too. We were discussing the stat...
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Best Slam to visit?
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https://www.instagram.com/tv/B8G2hQkgk_9/?igshid=65wglx3552ae
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How much is a can of tennis balls in your country?
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I was watching a random youtube vid and the guy said the cans of tennis balls were $2.17 per can (3x balls) from wal mart. Does he mean $2.17 per ball?Here in Australia proper balls are about $6.50 USD per 3x, or $5.00 USD for the cheap ones. I know regional pricing can be pretty funky some times but 2 or 3 tim...
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Federer and Nadal - largest tennis crowd ever
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Just under 52000 turned up tonight in Cape Town to see fed and Nadal play their exhibition for Africa. Over 40000 saw Federer play sacha zverev in mexico in december. May not be serious tennis but sure can draw a crowd.
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Participation numbers
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Hi all the LTA used to announce Participation numbers for juniors competing across all age groups. I recall numbers used to raise a few eyebrows . I have not seen any thing for a while so am wondering if anyone here has . Curious if numbers have dropped since Andy Murray not been at top of game due to injury...
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London tennis tube videos
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Between Daniel Siddall and Deji Thomas-Smith played at the Sutton tennis academy https://youtu.be/QteCe57sjak I'll put the video here see if it works might save time going to end of thread Sutton Superseries Final https://youtu.be/vXxTErzoLAU -- Edited by wolf on Thursday 20th of October 2...
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New idea to help competition, participation and funding for top players
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Hi everyone, I've thought of a new idea, mainly to help people compete against players that are better than them (in order to improve) but that will also provide some funding for aspiring players. It would be limited to Greater London in the first instance. Simply it's a pyramid where the number of pla...
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2019 Grass Court Season Entry Lists
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https://www.lta.org.uk/major-tennis-events/british-major-events/fever-tree-championships/event-guide/player-entry-list/
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Bank of England Club
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https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-12-15/wimbledon-owner-bids-for-bank-of-england-sports-club-mail-says
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Junior tennis players
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Evening all, A short message to all coaches/tennis parents on here, I left the UK a long time ago and have since been working at academies and clubs in Spain and have no real idea how things work now in the UK, besides what I have heard from the players I've encountered (I'd like to be able say it was more p...
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Diriyah Tennis Cup
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I guess some of you will have noticed that there has been an event with top players taking place this week in Saudi Arabia. Putting aside the politics of the place and the rights and wrongs, it is clearly part of a push from Saudi Arabia to win over public opinion through top class sport; the Joshua v Ruiz W...
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Difficult situation
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Hope this is the right place to post. I'm in my early 20s, started playing tennis this year, having 'retired' from another sport that I competed in at a national level. I understand I'm late to the sport, but am aiming to play at quite a high level. But a situation arose at my club that is hindering my progr...
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ITF Strategy
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We have a strategy post for the LTA, so why not one for the ITF too... The International Tennis Federation has today published the Global Tennis Report 2019, the largest survey of worldwide tennis participation and performance ever undertaken in the sport. The report contains data gathered from 1...
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Tennis Championship "Belts"
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I noticed on Tennis Forum and MensTennisForum, they have threads which tracks the owner of the tennis belt, that being the person who beat the person, who beat the person, etc etc all the way starting back in 1973 or so when the first number 1 ranking was awarded. The first mens belt holder was the first n...
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Court Speeds and Conditions
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I thought it would be interesting to bring up the topic of how fast courts are and the speed balls travel through the air and how theyre effected. I think i understand the basics of how and why courts play differently but please correct me if im wrong. So there are 4 surfaces... Hard Clay Grass Carpet Hard...
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2020 Grand Slam Winners
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I wanted to put this in General Discussion as opposed to predictions as I felt it was worthy of discussion. I wondered who people reckoned would win the 2020 Slams and any thoughts behind it: I will give it a go: Australian Open - Djokovic and Osaka French Open - Thiem and Halep Wimbledon - Tsitsipas a...
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ATP Cup
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https://www.atpworldtour.com/en/news/atp-unveils-atp-cup-team-event-for-2020-season
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ITF launches ITF World Tennis Tour
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The ITF formally launched the ITF World Tennis Tour last week https://www.itftennis.com/news/296053.aspx ITF finalises new player pathway between junior and professional tennis The ITF today announced the launch of the ITF World Tennis Tour in 2019 that will serve as a player pathway between t...
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Next Gen ATP Finals
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Well, this is certainly going to be different. They have announced today that the Next Gen ATP Finals in Milan later this year, will be played under a different scoring system. Here is a summary of the new rules.Shorts sets to 4 games - tie break at 3-3No Advantage RuleNo letsShot clockReduced Warm u...
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New #NextGen Tournament
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http://www.tennis.com/pro-game/2016/05/italian-tennis-federation-wants-to-host-under-21-tournament/58492/#.VzqrT-T-uC5
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Davis Cup 2019
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New look Davis Cup starts next week, GB obviously not involved until the finals ( I wonder if an Andy Murray - less GB would have got the wild card to the finals?? Presumably not). From top players, Zverev, Thiem, Khachanov, Shapavolov, De Minaur, and a few others are playing but not many. Most interest...
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The ATP
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Spot the difference? Why would you pay for an article in the times, if it's exactly, word for word the same as the Daily Mail? Daily Mail:Chris Kermode will leave his position as ATP executive chairman and president at the end of 2019, ending a tenure which brought record prize money but also growing c...
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Life in the lower levels
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Great insightful article on the BBC website. Echoes of Greg Howe https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/49675123
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Is there any depth in British Tennis yet?
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I don't think so atm. Great Murray and Konta both in the Quarters but you feel whereas Konta's progress is a nice surprise, Murray is pretty much expected and you're shocked if he doesn't make it. Men's Davis Cup win was fantastic, but the Murray brothers were crucial in that run and win last year. Jamie...
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Is the US College System good for British Tennis
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Another mass exodus, around this time of year, of young tennis talent from Britain over to the states to take up college places. As good as it clearly is for the students themselves and their tennis development (I would personally have loved to go). Is it actually good for British Tennis as a whole? Oft...
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