Latest posts by Jonas Eriksson

Oh, the joy! The Wimbledon Line-up Today

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Here are the amazing matches to look forward to today: Murray vs Gasquet – I think Murray is too good and Gasquet will surely get a flashback from being 2-0 sets up and serving for the match a few years ago. Gasquet has improved, but Murray looks determined to go far this Wimbledon. Nadal vs […]

Tennisnerd Recommends: Mr Nastase

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  Mr Nastase is a great and candid book from a fantastic player and personality, Ilie Nastase. I’ve read a LOT of tennis player biographies and this one’s up there among the top tennis books. This is a good review from top Amazon reviewer Gaetan Lion. Buy the book here and support this blog This […]

My Twitter Rants Today

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This video is completely unrelated to what I want to say, so why did I put it here? Reason: it’s funny. If you’re not following me on Twitter, I suggest you do so here @tennisnerdnet Here are some of my tweets so far today… About Nadal’s decline and the state of tennis The #Nadal decline […]

My New BFF – Head Youtek Prestige Pro?

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I’m testing the Head Youtek Prestige Pro (racquet choice of Stan Wavrinka) and I’m loving it so far. Now you get $20 off at Tennis Express on the Youtek series so if you’re interested check this link out.

Picture poetry: Roger Federer

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Always the same ball toss, never the same spin. Roger Federer in a poetic picture courtesy of wimbledon.org

New Online Tennis Course From Fuzzy Yellow Balls

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Check the course out here – and don’t worry, Will doesn’t look as sick as he does in this still frame!

The Wimbledon Draw

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I’m not going into a detailed analysis of each section of the draw and I’m not going to predict every match, but I’m going to touch on what I see could be key points in the Wimbledon Draw this year. The Wimbledon draw threw us an interesting surprise in giving us a re-run of Mahut […]

Break Point – I’m Back on Friday

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Yes, even a tennis crazy blogger needs to have a break from time to time. I will be back on Friday so please be patient! Maybe I’ll throw in a tweet or three @tennisnerdnet so make sure you follow me on Twitter. By the way, Nadal was beaten today by Tsonga in Queens and maybe […]

Tennis Books You Have to Read

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Here’s my list of tennis booksyou have to read. I love reading about tennis, but a lot of the writing is dry and uninteresting. Since I’ve read a lot of the stuff on the tennis book market, I hope I can give you some valuable recommendations on tennis books you might’ve missed out on. Just […]

ATP Halle and Queens Day 4: Mannarino Beats Del Potro

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The big upset of the day was French youngster Mannarino beating Del Potro in two tiebreak sets. Del Potro looked very uncomfortable on the grass, slipping and sliding like a Bambi on ice. Hopefully he can get his long legs together before Wimbledon, because we were yet again reminded that grass court tennis is a […]