Latest posts by Jonas Eriksson
Diadem Solstice Pro Review
There’s been some buzz around a tennis string company called Diadem Sports and their star-shaped co-poly string Solstice and although I was supposed to test the string already at its release last year, I forgot my set of demo strings in a hotel room in LA and then other strings and things came in the […]
Djokovic Wins Madrid and Rome Preview
It wasn’t a big surprise to see Novak Djokovic lift his 29th masters title in Madrid, even after the hiccup he had in Monte Carlo. He played a solid week and was only really tested thoroughly against Murray in the final where he won a tough contest 6-2 3-6 6-3 after a ten minutes long […]
Aussie Younglings – Kyrgios, Tomic and Kokkinakis
The Aussie younglings have kicked up a lot of fuzz in recent years. Kokkinakis has been the least prone to end up in the media, but Kyrgios helped him during his own match against Wawrinka last year when he announced to the microphones around the court that his friend, Kokkinakis, had been banging Wawrinka’s current […]
Tennis Tech – Playsight
Tennis tech is becoming an industry of its own. Not just through the advancements of modern materials used in racquets and strings, but also through wearable such as Babolat Pop and other sensors such as Zepp, Babolat Play and Sony Smart Tennis Sensor. Now there is also something called Playsight – a “fully automated court […]
Del Potro is back for real and other news
There were a few news stories coming out of Madrid Masters yesterday. One funny one was how Tomic decided to try to defend match point with his handle first against Fognini. He had obviously already given up the match. It was possibly just one of those days where it felt as easy (read: difficult) to […]
Jack Sock New Babolat Racquet
It’s not really a new racquet, but Jack Sock has posted pics on his Instagram account of a new paint job (it’s not his actual racquet in the picture – he uses the Aero Storm, not the Pure Aero). It’s a Stars and Stripes paint job, similar to those of Jim Courier and the Wilson Pro […]
Djokovic and Nishikori Roland Garros Kits
The Roland Garros kits of Novak Djokovic and Kei Nishikori was published (leaked?) by Uniqlo. Looks pretty standard to me, definitely not a stand-out look. But that’s never been Uniqlo’s or Djokovic’s strength either. Personally, I prefer the Federer or Rafa Nike lines.
Federer Out of Madrid Masters
It’s a sad year for Federer fans so far. Since the post-Australian Open knee injury, the Swiss maestro has only played three matches. He pulled out of Indian Wells, couldn’t play Miami Open due to a stomach virus and yesterday he withdrew from Madrid Masters due to a back injury. This is what he said […]
Schwartzman, Almagro & Kohlschreiber win
Well, sometimes things just don’t go the way you thought they would. In my preview post, I thought Dimitrov would beat Schwartzman, Carreno Busta win his first title against Almagro and Kohlschreiber wouldn’t be able to match a Thiem who looks ready for top ten. I got all three of them wrong. ATP 250 final Istanbul […]
Madrid Masters 1000 Draw and Preview
Madrid Masters 1000 starts today with a lot of questions to answer: Can Nadal continue his clay-court momentum and possibly take the lead in number of Masters title with 29 over Djokovic’s 28? Will Djokovic be back in shape after his surprising early exit in Monte Carlo? How rusty is Federer after only having played […]