Latest posts by Jonas Eriksson
Fed Express Arrives in Monte Carlo
Someone must have wound up Federer’s Rolex so he thought he had little time on court before an important appointment, because he raced to 5-0 in the style of someone fashionably in a hurry to win. Stepanek didn’t have time to do any of his usual funky moves before he found himself down a set […]
Monte Carlo Masters 16 April 2014
Here is the schedule for Monte Carlo Masters April 16 2014 with my predictions in bold. ATP Monte Carlo Masters SCHEDULE – WEDNESDAY, 16 APRIL 2014 COURT CENTRAL start 10:30 am R Bautista Agut (ESP) vs [10] F Fognini (ITA) (upset alert!) R Stepanek (CZE) vs [4] [WC] R Federer (SUI) [1] R Nadal (ESP) […]
Fabio Houdini, I mean Fognini
In the first round of the Monte Carlo Masters Fabio Fognini took a Sunday (really Monday) walk, as he usually does in matches, and suddenly found himself down 7-5 5-2 30-0 against talented clay-courter Joao Sousa. Then he seemed to tell himself to stop walking and start running and suddenly he had turned the match […]
Tennis Strings – General Info
This article quotes generously from the excellent site Stringforum. The string market is a jungle. There are countless of brands, materials, and suppliers who work hard to get on the racket of top players as well as amateurs. You can divide the different kinds of strings in either natural (gut) or synthetic strings. Natural Gut […]
Red Dirt Season Preview
After a tough Davis Cup weekend where Italy, Switzerland, Czech Republic and France emerged as winners and semi-finalists, we’re ready for perhaps the most exciting “season” in tennis – the red dirt. There’s something magical about the spring and clay court tennis. Add that together with classic tennis grounds like Monte Carlo, Rome and Roland […]
“We’re Still Favorites” Says Federer
Davis Cup Quarterfinals 2014…final day. Federer remains upbeat despite the Swiss loss yesterday against far less experienced Kazakh doubles team: “I’m actually very excited for tomorrow,” Federer said. “We are still the favorites for each singles match tomorrow, but with no more margin for error and we’re aware of that.” Thats the way to look […]
Germany Stuns France, Wavrinka loses
Davis Cup Quarterfinals 2014… Davis Cup is its own beast. Rankings means little, home court is vital, team spirit is suddenly everything. When you looked at the match-ups beforehand there were quite obvious favorites in all but one match (Great Britain vs Italy). But…this is Davis Cup. So it so happens that France, with Benneteau […]
In the Mail Today – Volkl Powerbridge 10 Mid
The last year I’ve been playing almost exclusively with Head Prestige IG MP and it’s probably the racket which I’ve had most consistent results with. Especially since I switched the grips to TK82S (Wilson shape) and added lead to the 3 and 9 o’clock positions, it’s been playing like a dream. A lot thanks to my […]
Has Djokovic Got Nadal’s Number?
No, I don’t mean if he can call him or not. What I’m talking about is excellent tennis writer Steve Tignor’s article called the Big 4 O where he starts like this: This past Sunday, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic officially entered middle age together. It was their 40th meeting—the Big 4-Oh—though from a competitive standpoint it was one of […]
Davis Cup Quarterfinals – Preview
The ATP World Tour takes a little “break” and heads into Davis Cup quarterfinals this weekend. Being from Sweden originally, Davis Cup has lost some of its appeal now that Sweden is such a “poor” tennis country, but I’ll try to cheer for Switzerland instead, as it starts with the same two letters in the […]