General tennis discussion

Shhh · Shhh

I know this subject has raised its head before and I am not intending to raise it in depth here but, I have suffered a fit of depression over the weekend with some of our results. I have been encouraged by some of what is happening in the sport at the lower levels. We have had great success at Junior Grand Sl...

mjd · mjd

Apr 3 2012 Sport England, the government-backed development agency, said in a statement on Tuesday that Britain's tennis body had agreed to accept a reduction of 530,000 pounds in the light of disappointing participation figures. Full report at Reuters http://uk.reuters.com/article/2012/0...

downtheline · downtheline

Hello. I'm not the greatest at playing tennis. My serve is terrible and when I'm into the point I'm okay at keeping a rally going. I recently read about padel tennis and was drawn to the fact that it's really easy to pick up. Has anyone heard of the sport? If so, what are your thoughts? Worth giving a shot?...

Valery · Valery

Everybody knows that success in tennis depends not only on its physical aspect, but also on the players psychological ability to compete. I am very grateful that Dr. Allen Fox will be cooperating with me on this blog. There is a excerpt from his new book Tennis. Winning the mental match. "Point...

ActivInstinct · ActivInstinct

With the kind permission of the moderators we would like to share with you a competition we are running in association with Babolat to win tickets to the French Open this summer.All you have to do to enter is go to our Facebook and click on the tab at the top of the page! We run regular competitions with br...

Bob in Spain · Bob in Spain

Having passed a fabulous 3 days at the Caja Magica (Magic Box) in Madrid, as promised to a couple of people, here is a brief summary of a couple of classic matches that I had the honour to witness. Federer v Raonic Federer eventually won this 4-6 7-5 7-6, but that only tells part of the story. All the repor...

naturaltennis · naturaltennis

Hello everyone! I am happy to report that distribution for our rackets is now extended to the European Union, so customers can purchase without customs fees. All the advantages are well described at the "Why 2 handles" section of our website naturaltennis.com ( http://www.naturalt...

Julia Carrot · Julia Carrot

Andy Roddick, who I saw play at Wimbledon last Summer, and thought perhaps was 'past his best', knocked out the 'in form' Federer last night in Miami in 3 sets. Brilliant result

steven · steven

The ITF site is undergoing a revamp, which can be seen at http://beta.itftennis.com/procircuit/home.aspx I was having a look at it yesterday evening and it hasa better look than the old site (which usually rings lots of warning bells about ease of use, but in fact it seems to run at about the same spe...

Maza1987 · Maza1987

I'm hopinh o go to the Bath challenger next month but am wondering if anyone else has been? Are there good spactator viewing positions? Thanks.

RBBOT · RBBOT

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/23/sports/tennis/24tennis.html

johnnylad · johnnylad

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6vEBX9Tw9PY&feature=related

alex03maccy · alex03maccy

Does anyone have a link to the official acceptance list for this year?

LordBrownof · LordBrownof

http://www.lta.org.uk/News/2011/December/2011-12-05/2012-Team-AEGON-Announcement/

Reeltime · Reeltime

ItSoderling pulls out of the Aussie Open already. Apparently he's suffering from Glandular Fever. Out til Feb at least.

DavidC · DavidC

Tiger Tim (Henman) held off the French magician (Santoro) in an entertaining match to make the ATP Champions Tour final against Thomas Enqvist (who he has an appalling record against) at 5pm today. Pat Cash & John McEnroe contest the Legends final at 12 noon. Both matches screened live on ITV 4 (...

RBBOT · RBBOT

The draw has been announced and there is no UK team this year. Frederik Nielsen takes Laura's place ;)GROUP A(1) Czech Republic - Petra Kvitova & Tomas Berdych (4) USA - Bethanie Mattek-Sands & Mardy Fish Denmark - Caroline Wozniacki & Frederik Nielsen Bulg...

RainDelay · RainDelay

http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2011/oct/28/itv-french-open-tennis-tv-rights?newsfeed=true-- Edited by RainDelay on Friday 28th of October 2011 05:15:57 PM

Maza1987 · Maza1987

Couldn't help but notice Muster beat Leonardo Mayer in a challenger in Todi today. The ol' boy's still got it!

RJA · RJA

Apparently Rafa will be playing Halle in 2012 after the organisors offered him an appearance fee of roughy £750,000. The total prize money offered is only a little over £500,000. I really hope people remember this next time Rafa complains about having to play too much.

Josh · Josh

http://espn.go.com/espn/otl/story/_/id/6850893/espn-analysis-finds-top-seeds-tennis-us-open-had-easier-draw-statistically-likely

Akhenaten · Akhenaten

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-14026985

Ratty · Ratty

There have been 26 Grand Slams since Roland Garros in 2005. There have been a total of only 4 different winners. In the previous 26 Grand Slams, there were 13 different winners, including such unlikely candidates as Thomas Johansson and Gaston Gaudio. (Oh that 2004 Roland Garros semi between Henner...

RBBOT · RBBOT

If like me you hate the layout of the Wimbedon live scores page, the following will change things so that if you have a wide screen monitor, it will use the full screen width to attempt to fit all courts on screen. 1. In Firefox or Chrome, download the "stylish" extension and goto its options p...

RBBOT · RBBOT

From www.xkcd.com

Topic		Started By	Replies	Views	Last Post
	A "Whats wrong with British Tennis" thread (Preview) I know this subject has raised its head before and I am not intending to raise it in depth here but, I have suffered a fit of depression over the weekend with some of our results. I have been encouraged by some of what is happening in the sport at the lower levels. We have had great success at Junior Grand Sl...	Shhh	2	638	Jun 12, 2012 by DavidC
	English Tennis Funding Cut (Preview) Apr 3 2012 Sport England, the government-backed development agency, said in a statement on Tuesday that Britain's tennis body had agreed to accept a reduction of 530,000 pounds in the light of disappointing participation figures. Full report at Reuters http://uk.reuters.com/article/2012/0...	mjd	3	737	Jun 10, 2012 by VictorE
	Padel tennis (Preview) Hello. I'm not the greatest at playing tennis. My serve is terrible and when I'm into the point I'm okay at keeping a rally going. I recently read about padel tennis and was drawn to the fact that it's really easy to pick up. Has anyone heard of the sport? If so, what are your thoughts? Worth giving a shot?...	downtheline	0	361	May 23, 2012 by downtheline
	Sports psychology (Preview) Everybody knows that success in tennis depends not only on its physical aspect, but also on the players psychological ability to compete. I am very grateful that Dr. Allen Fox will be cooperating with me on this blog. There is a excerpt from his new book Tennis. Winning the mental match. "Point...	Valery	6	789	May 22, 2012 by Valery
	French Open Competition (Preview) With the kind permission of the moderators we would like to share with you a competition we are running in association with Babolat to win tickets to the French Open this summer.All you have to do to enter is go to our Facebook and click on the tab at the top of the page! We run regular competitions with br...	ActivInstinct	4	735	May 15, 2012 by Valery
	Mutua Madrileña Open (Preview) Having passed a fabulous 3 days at the Caja Magica (Magic Box) in Madrid, as promised to a couple of people, here is a brief summary of a couple of classic matches that I had the honour to witness. Federer v Raonic Federer eventually won this 4-6 7-5 7-6, but that only tells part of the story. All the repor...	Bob in Spain	5	598	May 12, 2012 by Julia Carrot
	Natural Tennis in Europe! natural tennis two-handled racket (Preview) Hello everyone! I am happy to report that distribution for our rackets is now extended to the European Union, so customers can purchase without customs fees. All the advantages are well described at the "Why 2 handles" section of our website naturaltennis.com ( http://www.naturalt...	naturaltennis	1	745	Apr 19, 2012 by naturaltennis
	Well done Andy Roddick ! (Preview) Andy Roddick, who I saw play at Wimbledon last Summer, and thought perhaps was 'past his best', knocked out the 'in form' Federer last night in Miami in 3 sets. Brilliant result	Julia Carrot	2	472	Mar 27, 2012 by Miriambee
	Revamped ITF site (Preview) The ITF site is undergoing a revamp, which can be seen at http://beta.itftennis.com/procircuit/home.aspx I was having a look at it yesterday evening and it hasa better look than the old site (which usually rings lots of warning bells about ease of use, but in fact it seems to run at about the same spe...	steven	7	1460	Feb 28, 2012 by steven
	Bath Challenger Info? (Preview) I'm hopinh o go to the Bath challenger next month but am wondering if anyone else has been? Are there good spactator viewing positions? Thanks.	Maza1987	2	535	Feb 21, 2012 by Maza1987
	Longest point in history (Preview) http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/23/sports/tennis/24tennis.html	RBBOT	1	603	Feb 3, 2012 by indiana
	Brothers, Double Handed rackets and Flying serves (Preview) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6vEBX9Tw9PY&feature=related	johnnylad	3	909	Jan 15, 2012 by naturaltennis
	Australian Open (Preview) Does anyone have a link to the official acceptance list for this year?	alex03maccy	2	648	Jan 3, 2012 by alex03maccy
	2012 Team AEGON Announcement (Preview) http://www.lta.org.uk/News/2011/December/2011-12-05/2012-Team-AEGON-Announcement/	LordBrownof	11	1574	Dec 12, 2011 by Helen40
	Soderling out of Australian Open (Preview) ItSoderling pulls out of the Aussie Open already. Apparently he's suffering from Glandular Fever. Out til Feb at least.	Reeltime	0	798	Dec 8, 2011 by Reeltime
	AEGON Masters Tennis finals (Preview) Tiger Tim (Henman) held off the French magician (Santoro) in an entertaining match to make the ATP Champions Tour final against Thomas Enqvist (who he has an appalling record against) at 5pm today. Pat Cash & John McEnroe contest the Legends final at 12 noon. Both matches screened live on ITV 4 (...	DavidC	6	655	Dec 4, 2011 by Madeline
	2012 Hopman Cup (Preview) The draw has been announced and there is no UK team this year. Frederik Nielsen takes Laura's place ;)GROUP A(1) Czech Republic - Petra Kvitova & Tomas Berdych (4) USA - Bethanie Mattek-Sands & Mardy Fish Denmark - Caroline Wozniacki & Frederik Nielsen Bulg...	RBBOT	1	832	Nov 6, 2011 by Helen40
	ITV win French Open Rights (Preview) http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2011/oct/28/itv-french-open-tennis-tv-rights?newsfeed=true-- Edited by RainDelay on Friday 28th of October 2011 05:15:57 PM	RainDelay	1	629	Oct 28, 2011 by chavkev
	Thomas Muster (Preview) Couldn't help but notice Muster beat Leonardo Mayer in a challenger in Todi today. The ol' boy's still got it!	Maza1987	7	1027	Oct 25, 2011 by RJA
	Nadal to play Halle in 2012 (Preview) Apparently Rafa will be playing Halle in 2012 after the organisors offered him an appearance fee of roughy £750,000. The total prize money offered is only a little over £500,000. I really hope people remember this next time Rafa complains about having to play too much.	RJA	10	916	Oct 14, 2011 by Armchair
	US Open draw fixed? (Preview) http://espn.go.com/espn/otl/story/_/id/6850893/espn-analysis-finds-top-seeds-tennis-us-open-had-easier-draw-statistically-likely	Josh	4	1438	Aug 26, 2011 by indiana
	BBC sorry for 'over-talking' Wimbledon commentators (Preview) http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-14026985	Akhenaten	4	1246	Jul 6, 2011 by RJA
	Quite interesting? (Preview) There have been 26 Grand Slams since Roland Garros in 2005. There have been a total of only 4 different winners. In the previous 26 Grand Slams, there were 13 different winners, including such unlikely candidates as Thomas Johansson and Gaston Gaudio. (Oh that 2004 Roland Garros semi between Henner...	Ratty	2	534	Jul 5, 2011 by Ratty
	Fixing the wimbledon live scores page (Preview) If like me you hate the layout of the Wimbedon live scores page, the following will change things so that if you have a wide screen monitor, it will use the full screen width to attempt to fit all courts on screen. 1. In Firefox or Chrome, download the "stylish" extension and goto its options p...	RBBOT	0	988	Jun 21, 2011 by RBBOT
	Familiar? (Preview) From www.xkcd.com	RBBOT	0	533	Jun 10, 2011 by RBBOT
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