Latest posts by Jonas Eriksson
First day at Roland Garros
It was a pretty eventful first day at the French Open. Federer beat Falla handily 6-3 6-3 6-4, but was still annoyed. Why? Because the tournament’s security had once again let him down when a fan had entered the court during his match to take a picture with him. Apparently it had happened at practice […]
Tennis Racquet Trends: Sensors
There is always a desire for more information around your game and something that has popped up recently is tennis racquet sensors (affiliate link leading to Tennis Express, if you buy through the link you support this non-profit blog) – giving you stats about your play on court. Here is a brief overview of what is available […]
Can a player be too good for tennis?
The picture will be explained (somewhat) below. I used to ask myself that question when Federer had his golden years between 2004-2007. Was it even fun to watch unless Nadal was on the other side of the net? I think many people thought no, too many matches were a given for the Swiss, but personally […]
Federer vs Djokovic in Rome
Lots at stake in today’s Masters final in Rome. Djokovic wants to extend his win streak to 22 matches so he arrives in Paris with maximum confidence. Federer wants to win Italian Open for the first time in his illustrious career. Question is: who wants it the most? Somehow, I have a feeling Federer is […]
21 matches
Yeah, that is Novak Djokovic‘s unbeaten streak today after beating David Ferrer comfortably 6-4 6-4. Who is going to stop the Serb in the final and, more importantly, in Paris? It’s hard to see Nadal, whose game is slowly getting better but who still is unusually unreliable, pose enough of a threat to a player with […]
Practice Your Serve
I’ve been struggling with my serve lately and decided to go back to the basics and try to get the feeling back. I’m usually a fan of watching good video content and then doing practice swings at home. Do that until you’re confident of the mechanics and then take a bucket of balls to the […]
My racquets
I’ve sold almost all my racquets and kept “only” five of them to focus more on my game. It’s simply too difficult to keep switching racquets and still play consistently. So, I’ve decided to have two different racquet setups, just in case the switching bug hits me again. My main racquet will be the Head TGK […]
Djokovic and Wawrinka tested
Wawrinka hasn’t been himself for a while. Some people say he’s never been consistent and that the current “slump” in form isn’t unexpected, some people talk about his divorce being the main culprit. It’s hard to say unless you’re inside his head, but today he managed to scramble his way to a win against the […]
Where is Rafa?
I wrote a few tweets yesterday with the hashtag #whereisrafa which was rather the opposite to my previous post “Nadal back in biz“. Why? Well, he shockingly lost his clay court encounter with Andy Murray 6-3 6-2. I will write that again. Andy Murray beat Rafael Nadal, also known as the King of Clay, on […]
Is Nadal back in biz?
Let’s hope the Madrid final doesn’t turn into a cuddlefest. That is the question on most people’s minds ahead of the Madrid Masters final. Few would have imagined Andy Murray being on the other side of the net, but he’s played the best clay court tennis of his life this season and after his first […]