Latest posts by Jonas Eriksson

What Is In The Head of Fernando Verdasco

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Is anybody’s guess. He hasn’t been himself of late. Is it because he went from Tecnifibre to Dunlop or something else? The guy’s got a big game but when he said he wanted to play with Raonic on clay (indicating that the Canadian was all serve and no play) after losing to him twice on […]

The Best Tennis Racket For Intermediate Players

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Don’t miss out the additional articles on this subject: The Best Tennis Rackets for Intermediate Players, Choosing the right tennis racket, Tennis Racquets for Beginners, The Best Tennis Racket for Intermediate Players part 2 and What Tennis Racket Should I Buy? There is no the best tennis racket for intermediate players but I have selected a […]

Federer’s Time to Smell the Coffee?

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It happened again. The Fed Express hit a wall. I am getting so used to it now, it doesn’t even sting anymore. Which is a strange thing to say for a Fedophile. I wrote an article about Federer’s failure in Dubai some weeks ago that I’ve pasted below. Then I wrote another one where “Nadal […]

Monte Carlo Masters Predictions April 15

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Well, there’s not much excitement in predicting today’s matches. Troicki vs Ferrer Ferrer has played great tennis at the start of the year with a semi-final at Australian Open and a win at Heineken open. He is as usual in great shape and forces his opponents to come up with some pretty fantastic tennis to […]

Monte Carlo Masters Predictions For April 14

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There a few really nice matches in today’s Monte Carlo Masters. Let’s have a look at the line-up. Ljubicic vs Berdych Berdych is the obvious favorite, but both players looked very good in the opening rounds and Ljubo is – surprisingly for his size – a very competent clay court player. I got pretty good […]

What Tennis Racket Should I Buy?

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I have played with and play-tested loads of tennis rackets. Everything from lightweight Babolats to heavy-headed Wilsons to the beloved Dunlop 4D 300 Tour I play with now. It takes a while before you find where you’re most comfortable. Here is a little guide to rackets – going through different characteristics. You can buy them all from […]

The Wilson BLX Series

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I have playtested a couple of rackets from the Wilson BLX line lately and here is a brief description and review of the Wilson Six.One Tour BLX, Wilson Six.One 95 BLX, Wilson Pro Tour BLX, and Wilson K-Blade Tour BLX. BLX is the update from the K-factor series and essentially means they have included Basalt […]

Tennis Preparation – Get Ready for Matches

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This post is intended to give you tips, advice and instruction around preparation for tennis matches. If you want to have any kind of success in tennis you need to come to the court physically and mentally prepared. This goes for any kind of level you compete on. The level of preparation is of course […]

Is the Djoker the New King of Clay?

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Bring on the clay! Spring is in the air when you can hear feet sliding on red dirt. I am really looking forward to this year’s season which has a lot of interesting questions to answer. Will Nadal be as unbeatable as always? How will Djokovic perform after a spellbinding start to the season? Can […]

Federer’s Inevitable Decline?

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Tennis writer Steve Tignor had something to say on Federer’s recent performance in contrast to Nadal and Djokovic. I paste a part of his post below. You can read the full thing here. As the most painful downtick in the very slow but inevitable decline of Roger Federer His semi with Nadal may have been […]