Latest posts by Jonas Eriksson
Federer and Nadal, again
For Federer fans such as myself this is a pretty controversial or at least disappointing headline. What can the young Spaniard teach the Swiss maestro? Well maybe “teach” is the wrong word and maybe there isn’t a lesson to be learned about “wanting to win” but if there was, I could think of no better […]
Djokovic On a Run
Tennis is all about confidence. Everything can change with millimeters. A ball lands in, a ball lands out. Game point or break point. Feeling good or smashing your racket. One guy who seems to be in no lack of confidence right now is Novak Djokovic. He is on a tear, having won 24 straight matches […]
Donald Young Still Only Young?
That is what’s on everybody’s mind after the young American (born 1989) beat world number five Andy Murray in straight sets on Saturday (7-6 6-3). There’s been a lot of talk about Young and his talent ever since he had the chance (as a ball boy) to play a bit with John McEnroe and McEnroe […]
Time For a New Tennis Racket?
We all love to buy stuff. New rackets, new strings, new shoes, in our hope to become better players. You favorite player moved to Head, why shouldn’t you? Why not put a little leadteap on it, buy lighter shoes, a new shirt might do the trick? Or maybe that extra kilo in the frame stringing […]
The Fed Fan Phenomenon
I wrote a post in reply to Jon Wertheim’s Sports Illustrated article about Federer’s lack of consistency and sloppy play in Dubai and got a very nice response. It reminded me of this tennis column, I wrote some time ago and the interest it generated. It seems like the interest for Roger Federer is endless and […]
Milos Raonic and Andy Roddick
The start of the tennis season shows there is a few players who seem to be on a real hot streak. Soderling has won three (!!) tournaments already and only lost one match, in the Australian Open fourth round against uprising Ukrainian star Dolgopolov. Does this mean he can climb up to spaces 1-3 this […]
The Battle Nadal vs Federer
There is a lot written these days about Nadal being able to catch Federer’s grand slam record (currently at 16) or not. Nadal currently has 8 Grand Slams to his name and he needs to double that amount just to catch up if Federer doesn’t win any more slams (which, considering Fed has already won […]
What’s up James Blake?
Found this on erikzona.com: James Blake. One of the most exciting players on the ATP tour. Explosive power, great personality, sportsmanship, fantastic returns and a killer forehand. Always positive. Always going for the lines. He sure is exciting, James, but not so much anymore. Yesterday he played a miserable match against Denis Istomin and lost […]
Nalbandian is back!
Is there anything better than seeing Nalbandian hit the ball? Nope, not really. He hits the ball so wonderfully you want to write a poem about it. I am not going to write a poem here, I am just happy to see the Baloo-like tennis talent back to his former and greater self. Today I […]
Gear vs Footwork
We all love to buy stuff. New rackets, new strings, new shoes, in our hope to become better players. Maybe that extra kilo in your stringing will make you hit with more control and get rid of some mistakes? You try a new racket. You are inspired. You concentrate, you are powered by the NEW […]