Latest posts by Jonas Eriksson
Australian Open Final: BORING?
Give me your best caption in the comments. Here’s an example: “I know Andy, but I’m married now.” There aren’t many sports events you anticipate more than a grand slam final, yet I, a true tennis nerd (you knew this already), felt that the Australian Open final between Murray and Djokovic would be a bit […]
Great Drop Shot Tip
Like most tennis players, I don’t use the drop shot nearly enough, well hardly ever. The problem lies in the execution, or to be honest, the lack of it. Like any other shot you can practice hitting a consistent drop shot and the way to that is exactly what Essential Tennis‘ Ian Westermann describes in […]
Tennis is a cruel sport
Watching a re-run of Dimitrov losing his cool and later on the match (after the last ball clipped the tape and landed on Dimitrov’s side) reminds me that tennis is a cruel sport. Giving you’re all for 3,5 hours and playing spellbinding tennis along the way, just to stumble on the finish line. It’s sport […]
Nadal reeling after shock loss?
I’m sorry about the over-dramatic headline, but I obviously want you to read the post. Today Rafael Nadal played his first match of 2015 and his first match since his appendix surgery in November. He faced Michael Berrer, number 127 in the world rankings. Berrer is a leftie who hits hard off both wings, but […]
The Racquet Collection
After some buying, selling and trading I currently have 17 rackets in store, many of them for sale. Here’s a bunch of images and info around these sticks. Don’t hesitate to e-mail me your interest at tennisnerdnetatgmail.com (replace “at” with “@” of course). Wilson Six.One 95S A great stick with the fabled Wilson “Spin Effect […]
What to do in the tennis off-season?
The pros are on break. Or well, at least from playing tournaments. The top guys do some exhibitions, some for charity and some for money, and pretty much everyone is working on their physique for next year. The tennis calendar is tough and you need to be on your toes when January comes around. So […]
My Quest for the Holy Grail
Okay, I admit it, I’m a racquetaholic. It’s not as bad as many of my racquetaholic buddies at Stringforum and TT Warehouse but I’ve tried plenty of racquets and string setups in my so called tennis “career”. It’s been a fun ride, and that’s the point of it all I guess, but I’ve realized there will never […]
Murray vs Robredo – Marathon of the year?
Valencia, Spain. After almost three and a half hours of tennis, Murray had saved five match points for the second time this year against Tommy Robredo (previously in Shenzhen final in September). So you could understand Robredo’s frustration (which was humorous, but I’m sure he hates Murray a little bit too) in the already famous image. […]
The Resurgence of Federer
What else can you call it when the tennis world labelled the Swiss star as “down-and-out” after a lame 2013 season where he was plagued with back problems and insecurity about his choice of weapon. In 2014, it’s been a completely different story with four titles (before the final in Basel), two Grand Slam semi-finals […]
Federer Wins Cincinnati – US Open Next
People always want to write off Federer as a has-been and after his miserable 2013 it was easy to do. But things come and go in tennis, as does Federer’s form. In 2013 he was hampered by back-issues, he started playing with a new racquet and he could find that well-needed rhythm. In 2014 he’s […]