Latest posts by Jonas Eriksson
ATP Halle and ATP Queens Day 3: Nadal Back On Grass
Yes, Nadal showed his dedication to the sport and to his career by coming to Queens despite and exhausting French Open. It’s more important for Nadal to get a lot of practice and matches under his belt, than it is for Federer. Federer tries to keep the body fit, chooses his tournaments carefully and that’s […]
Tennis Tip of the Day: There’s Always An Option!
We are usually quite obsessed with working on our weaknesses. We want to improve shots we don’t feel very confident in, we want to hit that backhand technically correct, we want the volley to feel confident, we would like to add those extra miles per hour on the serve. This is all good. But sometimes […]
Halle and Queens Day 2: Roddick vs Lopez
This is the line-up for today’s matches in Halle and Queens. You can watch these matches at Livescorehunter.com I will comment on the most exciting ones and there are a few mouthwatering match-ups. Dustin Brown is a colorful and exciting player and not only because his Rastafarian hair, but also due to his eccentric playing style. […]
The Grass Season Starts: Halle and Queens
Today is the first official day of the 2011 grass court season and it’s not a bad one. The two main warm up events for Wimbledon are as usual Queens and Halle. The big question is of course which stars will come to play after a long and testing French Open, Federer (Halle), Nadal (Queens) […]
French Open: Nadal Too Good For Federer
It was excruciating at times for Federer fans such as myself, but in the end you just had to give it to Nadal who was too good on the most important points and at times played his very best clay court tennis in his 7-5 7-6 5-7 6-1 victory. But it was Federer who took […]
French Open Final: Nadal vs Federer
And so here it is, the match we’ve been waiting for, another grand slam final between Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer. In some way this final feels different then the previous ones, especially since they played their last GS final against each other in the 2009 Australian Open 2,5 years ago. A lot has happened […]
Roger Federer
No comments necessary. 7-6 6-3 3-6 7-6. Djokovic streak no more. The king has returned. My thoughts on tomorrow’s Fedal will come a bit later. For now, let’s enjoy the moment of glory.
French Open Day 12: Real Rafa Returns
People were talking, writing, twittering and commenting on Rafa’s lack of confidence in his matches. Balls were landing short, he was making unforced errors, and he looked completely out of sorts. But not yesterday against Robin Soderling, yesterday we saw the real Rafa, hitting winners of his backfoot, doing bicep pirouettes and forehand winners down […]
Crazy Dani Banned From the Tour
Yes, it has finally happened. Tennis tour nutcase/daredevil/pest Daniel “Crazy Dani” Koellerer is banned from the tour. Here is the press release from The Tennis Integrity Unit. If you want to watch some clips from Crazy Dani you can check out this Tennisnerd post In one way it’s a shame that it’s gone, at least […]
French Open Day 11: Federer in Fine Form
While people were talking about Djokovic‘s fantastic streak and Nadal‘s lack of confidence, Roger Federer found his form and has now won all his matches on the road to the semi-final without losing a set. This should be a slight warning to Djokovic. The Serb is also bound to be a little nervous as he […]