Latest posts by Jonas Eriksson
Racquets for Sale
Got two sets of racquets for sale so if you’re interested – send me an e-mail at tennisnerdnetATgmail.com First pic is 2 Babolat Aero Storm Tour. Super popular racquet on tour (Troicki, Janowicz, Sock, Bolelli, etc). A more control-oriented Aero Pro Drive that weighs 320 grams unstrung. I have two with new grommets but some […]
Nadal bites the dust(in) again
It was the most enticing match-up of the day on paper for several reasons: Dustin Brown has an exciting game style. Refreshingly mixing up his shots and attacking the net. In contrast, Nadal is one of the best defenders of all time. Nadal did lose their previous meeting, in Halle last year. In my mind, […]
Wimbledon Day 3: Summary
I have approximately three minutes for this post so here’s the lowdown on day 3 of Wimbledon. Cilic breathed a sigh of relief when Berankis double-faulted on match point at 5-6 15-40 in the 5th set. Haas looked out of steam after 0-6 2-6 against Raonic but came back to make it competitive. Still lost […]
How frustrating it is to play Karlovic
[Image of Elias Ymer from Corbis.] I don’t know exactly how frustrating it is, because I haven’t played Dr Ivo myself, but for anyone who has played a big server knows how it feels to be walking from one side to the other without the chance of playing for the point. Yesterday 19-year-old Swede Elias […]
Hewitt’s last Wimbledon
Two hardworking veterans met on their retirement tour yesterday in round 1 in Wimbledon. Lleyton Hewitt had his bunch of yellow-dressed fans chanting for him to get back in the match after losing the fourth set 6-0 to Finnish Jarkko Nieminen. Everyone who follows tennis knows that you should never count out Lleyton Hewitt. That is […]
Wimbledon Day 1: Predictions
The moment we’ve all been waiting for is upon us – tomorrow Wimbledon starts. So if you’ve been starving for grand slam action…it’s time to salivate again. But I don’t beat around the bush nor the grass so let’s get into the first day of the men’s tournament: Djokovic vs Kohlschreiber – I’m sure Djokovic wasn’t […]
Why I play with a 20-year-old racquet
A few months ago I stopped my racquet search (for the time being, you racquetaholics know exactly what I’m talking about) to go back to a racquet I used to play on and off years ago – the Head Pro Tour 630. The Pro Tour 630, or PT630, or PT57A as it’s called in its […]
Wimbledon preparation
The grass season got one more tournament this year with the addition of Mercedes Cup being moved from clay to the green stuff. Besides this logical, but gutsy change, Halle and Queens became ATP 500 tournaments instead of ATP 250s. Conclusion: the grass season has gotten more oomph and more players are given more opportunities […]
Kids got schooled
Think it was rather interesting to see how pumped up the kids were for Halle. Fist-pumping and screaming like it was a Grand Slam final. And what’s with this boy Rublev having “intimidated” players like Verdasco on court? What is with their manners? Both Borna Coric and Alexander Zverev are up and coming stars and […]
Nadal wins first grass title since 2010
It was a joy, as always, to watch Nadal play tennis live. This time I was lucky to enjoy it from the first row as the company I’m working for were sponsoring Mercedes Cup in Stuttgart. What you could see after only the first few minutes of play, was that Nadal seemed to have his […]