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Tennis fans all over the world can now enjoy a daily dose of tennis history on their iPhone, iPad and Android powered devices via the new tennis app "This Day In Tennis History." "This Day In Tennis History" - available for $4.99 in both Apple's AppStore and the Google Play Store - provides fans with a fun and fact-filled calendar-like compilation of historical and unique tennis anniversaries, … [Read more...]
Roger Federer, Martina Navratilova and Pete Sampras make it look so easy when they come to the net and finish points with a winning volley. Jeff Salzenstein, the former top 100 ATP Tour singles and doubles player and noted high performance tennis instructor, has developed a fool-proof system to help players and coaches discover the secrets to the volley that these top pros use when they … [Read more...]
By Lisa-Marie Burrows Rafael Nadal achieved on Monday what no man has ever been able to do before at Roland Garros – win seven titles on the Parisian red clay. Nadal has now matched the Grand Slam records of Rod Laver and Björn Borg with his 11 Grand Slam titles, but who else stands before him on his route to climbing to the record breaking limits of Roger Federer? 1) Roger Federer – 16 … [Read more...]
By Lisa-Marie Burrows World No.3 and 16-time Grand Slam champion Roger Federer is appearing in his 13th appearance this week at Roland Garros and has already added yet another milestone to his illustrious career this week as he won his 233rd match at a Grand Slam, equalling the Open era record set by Jimmy Connors. His best performance at the French Open was in 2009 when he was eventually … [Read more...]
The stuff in question is dangerous. It cannot be bought, sold, eaten or held in the palm of your hand. When you have enough of it, however, you feel invincible. Your focus is direct; commitment unwavering. Not only that but the belief spills over into behaviour. It changes you, and how others feel about you. It can make you loved, feared and hated, sometimes all at the same time. Often, people … [Read more...]
The top 10 title leaders for the most ATP World Tour Masters 1000 events has had a change of guard at the top spot of the list after Rafael Nadal knocked Roger Federer from poll position after he made history winning his 47th title and 8th Monte-Carlo title in Monaco last week. The top 10 comprises of a mixture of five current players: Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic, Andy Murray and … [Read more...]
The 1990's were a golden age for American tennis. Of the 40 grand slams contested between 1990 and 1999, more than half were won by U.S. players. This is by a wide margin the most dominant that any one country has been at the game's highest level since the start of the Open Era. Between October of 1992 and February of 1996, Jim Courier, Pete Sampras, and Andre Agassi traded the number one ranking … [Read more...]
Boris Becker is a man of many talents: a former world No. 1, a six-time Grand Slam singles champion, an Olympic gold medalist, and the youngest-ever winner of the men's singles title at Wimbledon at the age of 17. And despite retiring 13 years ago, the former champion still possesses the ability to hold an entertaining and informative press conference. The German, who has previously won the ABN … [Read more...]
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