Latest posts by Alex Mann
The History of Natural Gut Tennis Strings
Alex Mann is back with the interesting history of natural gut tennis strings. Still used on tour today by players like Djokovic and Murray. The History of Natural Gut Tennis Strings In 1874, Major Walter Clopton Wingfield founded the modern game of tennis we are most familiar with today, lawn tennis. As the game began […]
The History of Tennis Racquets
Alex Mann has written a post giving us some key facts and timelines in the history of tennis racquets. Did you know that…? The History of Tennis Racquets One of the first types of tennis racquets was made for the game of Real Tennis or Royal Tennis. During the 16th Century, the game was played throughout […]
The history of tennis balls
Alex Mann is back with an interesting article about the history of tennis balls. This leads into how tennis balls are made. The History of Tennis Balls As the game of tennis has developed and changed, so have the tennis balls. Before the creation of Lawn Tennis in the late 19th Century, its predecessor, Real […]
Top 10 ATP Players 2022
In the last edition of this year’s, This Week in Tennis, let’s round up the ATP Finals. Let’s also look at the Top 10 ATP players 2022. Top 10 ATP Players 2022 It was a sensational sixth title for Novak Djokovic at the ATP Finals as he defeated Casper Ruud, 7-5, 6-3, in Turin, Italy. A […]
Jiri Lehecka Player Profile
Who is this year’s Next-Gen runner-up? An exciting Czech player with a big game. Here is a Jiri Lehecka player profile. Jiri Lehecka Player Profile Jiri Lehecka was born on the 8th of November 2001 in Mlada Boleslav, Czech Republic. Lehecka is currently coached by a former Czech tennis player and now coach, Michal Navratil. Navratil has […]
Switzerland Billie Jean King Cup champions
Alex Mann is back with This Week in Tennis, and here he writes about Switzerland being Billie Jean King Cup champions and the ongoing ATP Finals. Switzerland, Billie Jean King Cup Champions Switzerland defeated 7-time champions Australia in the final to win their first Billie Jean King Cup. In Glasgow, Jil Teichmann gave Switzerland an […]
Dominic Stricker Player Profile
Dominic Stricker is showing his talent in the Next Gen finals in Milano. Alex Mann has written a timely Dominic Stricker player profile. Dominic Stricker Player Profile Dominic Stricker has set the Next Gen Finals alight, defeating Lorenzo Musetti, Jack Draper and Tseng Chun-hsin to reach the semi-final stage. Who is this Swiss rising star and […]
Caroline Garcia won the WTA Finals
Last week was a good tennis week! Caroline Garcia won the WTA Finals, and Holger Rune took home the Paris Masters. Let’s look at This Week in Tennis. Caroline Garcia won the WTA Finals Caroline Garcia won the biggest title of her career as she defeated Aryna Sabalenka to win the 2022 WTA Finals. The Frenchwoman […]
This Week in Tennis #44 2022
Alex Mann is back with his weekly summary and predictions for the ATP and WTA tours. This is This Week in Tennis #44 2022. The Past Week – Aliassime and Medvedev rule It was lucky number three for Felix Auger-Aliassime, as the Canadian won his third title in as many weeks. Aliassime defeated the young, promising […]
Musetti and Rune take titles
It was an eventful week of tennis with impressive wins from youngsters Musetti and Rune. Alex Mann sums up This Week in Tennis #43. Musetti and Pegula take titles – TWIT #43 Jessica Pegula continued her impressive season as she lifted the biggest title of her career, defeating Maria Sakkari to win the Guadalajara Open. Pegula […]
