British Tennis Forum - Celebrating 20 Years!

RBBOT · RBBOT

Tonight seems an appropriate time to mention Tony Hawks' movie "Playing the Moldovan's at Tennis", in which he attempts to beat every member of the Moldovan football team from the last time they played England, as the result of a drunken bet. The bet became a book and then a film, both of whi...

insomniacfolder · insomniacfolder

I couldn't believe how well Serena played throughout the tournament to win the 2012 Olympic Gold Medal. I can't remember ever having seen a female player play a better tournament? Perhaps Graf's 1988 French open domination is close (factoring in the additional round )? I started looking at her perf...

Valery · Valery

There is my point about the next coming major. I believe that Serena Williams has the biggest chance to win in London and Maria Sharapova is her only competition. No other tennis player on the womens side has a chance to win at Wimbledon. And now some thoughts concerning the mens draw. Four players have...

VictorE · VictorE

Let's start a thinktank, we'd probably do a better job than the GB tennis authorities. Suggestions please -- Edited by VictorE on Sunday 10th of June 2012 10:50:23 AM

markvighan · markvighan

Carlos Berlocq - Gilles Simon Berlocq is obviously known for his clay court play, but he usualy fails when playing on the european courts. I don't really know what that happens, but his results this year clearly show it. Last week he didn't pla good tennis at all in Umag, where he advanced a pair of round...

Shhh · Shhh

I use IE at work as a browser but, when on the ATP/WTA/LTA sites and click for live scoring, I get the pop up window but its just a blank black screen. I would swap to Firefox and it would work fine. My laptop has just updated and, now the life scoring wont work on Firefox either (just the blank black pop up sc...

Helen40 · Helen40

Thought I'd start a thread for the Olympics, and qualification criteria discussions appearing randomly. Here's some info that I posted on the new Andy Murray forums. According to current rankings Flem and Hutch would qualify, but not Andy/Jamie. http://www.itftennis.com/shared/medi...6_...

Valery · Valery

There is a good article about how to choose strings for junior players and prevent injures from using polys. http://wp.me/p2iyrR-9n

VictorE · VictorE

I heard about this event on Facebook and was wondering if anyone knows if this is the going rate for these type of events as Im tempted. Ive removed the web address as the software here doesnt seem to like it. You can search the dream college on Google to find their website. Play a match against former...

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 (...

Topic		Started By	Replies	Views	Last Post
	Playing the Moldovans at tennis (Preview) Tonight seems an appropriate time to mention Tony Hawks' movie "Playing the Moldovan's at Tennis", in which he attempts to beat every member of the Moldovan football team from the last time they played England, as the result of a drunken bet. The bet became a book and then a film, both of whi...	RBBOT	0	513	Sep 7, 2012 by RBBOT
	Serena Williams' Olympian Achievement (Preview) I couldn't believe how well Serena played throughout the tournament to win the 2012 Olympic Gold Medal. I can't remember ever having seen a female player play a better tournament? Perhaps Graf's 1988 French open domination is close (factoring in the additional round )? I started looking at her perf...	insomniacfolder	2	545	Aug 5, 2012 by Helen40
	Who will win at Wimbledon 2012? (Preview) There is my point about the next coming major. I believe that Serena Williams has the biggest chance to win in London and Maria Sharapova is her only competition. No other tennis player on the womens side has a chance to win at Wimbledon. And now some thoughts concerning the mens draw. Four players have...	Valery	13	1207	Jul 19, 2012 by indiana
	What do U think needs to be done by GB Tennis to reverse the dreadful state of British tennis in the world top 100? ( 1 2 ) (Preview) Let's start a thinktank, we'd probably do a better job than the GB tennis authorities. Suggestions please -- Edited by VictorE on Sunday 10th of June 2012 10:50:23 AM	VictorE	24	2348	Jul 17, 2012 by insomniacfolder
	Bet at Home Cup (Preview) Carlos Berlocq - Gilles Simon Berlocq is obviously known for his clay court play, but he usualy fails when playing on the european courts. I don't really know what that happens, but his results this year clearly show it. Last week he didn't pla good tennis at all in Umag, where he advanced a pair of round...	markvighan	0	410	Jul 16, 2012 by markvighan
	Live Scoring Help (Preview) I use IE at work as a browser but, when on the ATP/WTA/LTA sites and click for live scoring, I get the pop up window but its just a blank black screen. I would swap to Firefox and it would work fine. My laptop has just updated and, now the life scoring wont work on Firefox either (just the blank black pop up sc...	Shhh	13	1029	Jun 22, 2012 by Shhh
	Olympics 2012 - tennis. (Preview) Thought I'd start a thread for the Olympics, and qualification criteria discussions appearing randomly. Here's some info that I posted on the new Andy Murray forums. According to current rankings Flem and Hutch would qualify, but not Andy/Jamie. http://www.itftennis.com/shared/medi...6_...	Helen40	9	1346	Jun 21, 2012 by wolf
	Tennis racquets and strings for junior tennis players (Preview) There is a good article about how to choose strings for junior players and prevent injures from using polys. http://wp.me/p2iyrR-9n	Valery	0	780	Jun 21, 2012 by Valery
	Play a filmed match with World #8 Peter Fleming at Queen’s Club. Commentary coaching & souvenir DVD £595-anyone fancy? (Preview) I heard about this event on Facebook and was wondering if anyone knows if this is the going rate for these type of events as Im tempted. Ive removed the web address as the software here doesnt seem to like it. You can search the dream college on Google to find their website. Play a match against former...	VictorE	0	645	Jun 19, 2012 by VictorE
	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	691	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	847	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	416	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	864	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	901	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	660	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	799	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	533	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	1522	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	595	Feb 21, 2012 by Maza1987
	Longest point in history (Preview) http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/23/sports/tennis/24tennis.html	RBBOT	1	649	Feb 3, 2012 by indiana
	Brothers, Double Handed rackets and Flying serves (Preview) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6vEBX9Tw9PY&feature=related	johnnylad	3	957	Jan 15, 2012 by naturaltennis
	Australian Open (Preview) Does anyone have a link to the official acceptance list for this year?	alex03maccy	2	699	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	1640	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	847	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	719	Dec 4, 2011 by Madeline
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