Latest posts by Jonas Eriksson
Player to watch: Brandon Nakashima
Brandon Nakashima has made some steady strides in his game. Now ranked within the top 100, he wants to show that he can beat “the big guys”. Brandon Nakashima is 19 years old, has an 8-4 win-loss record in 2021 so far, and reached the final in the Atlanta ATP 250, where he lost to […]
Player to watch: Jenson Brooksby
I watched an interesting match yesterday: Jenson Brooksby vs Felix Auger-Aliassime. Brooksby was spectacular and won 6-3 6-4. Auger-Aliassime was spraying forehands in the first set, which is a scene that is not entirely uncommon. He has such a weapon of a forehand, but his impressive racquet head speed can sometimes lead to some gnarly […]
Is Federer’s career over?
It’s not a stupid question when you hear that Federer has pulled out of Cincinnati and Toronto due to a knee injury. Is Federer’s career over? I’m keen to hear what you think, is Federer’s career over? After all, these knee issues don’t seem to go away. Federer turns 40 on August 8th and although […]
New Yonex VCORE Pro Racquets (2021)
The new Yonex VCORE Pro racquets were announced today. I have tested four models: 97D, (replacing HD), 97H, 97 and 100. This is the refreshed, “neon-style” update to the 2019 edition of the VCORE Pro. The paint job is nice and durable, the specs are similar and they have changed the name of the 330g […]
Can you learn anything from playing padel?
Many of my tennis friends are also playing padel. Meanwhile, I have never tried it. Can you learn anything from playing padel? I mean, can you learn anything related to tennis from playing padel? What are your thoughts? Have you tried padel? What do you think about it and how does it compare to tennis? […]
Djokovic without medal at the Olympics
To many it felt like a foregone conclusion – Djokovic gets the gold. But when we summarize the Olympic tennis, Djokovic is without a medal. He was in semi-finals in the singles and in the mixed doubles with Nina Stojanovic. In the semi-finals, he was in a good position against Zverev, up a set and […]
King Richard – a movie about the Williams sisters father
Tennis is hot! Naomi Osaka recently released her Netflix mini-series and now Warner Brothers announce King Richard, a movie about the Williams sisters’ father. King Richard is definitely not a low-budget production. We’re talking Warner Brothers with Will Smith as the lead role, playing Richard Williams, the father of Serena and Venus Williams. The film […]
Is There Any Validity to the Wimbledon Match Fixing Allegations?
It was great to see the Wimbledon tennis championship being played this year following the cancellation of the event in 2020. It was the 134th edition of the tournament and Novak Djokovic successfully defended the Gentlemen’s Singles title, with Ashleigh Barty defeating Karolína Plíšková in the Ladies Singles final. It was an excellent two weeks […]
What racquet do I use today?
The title: “What racquet do I use today?” is for two reasons: I have lots of racquets but I wanted to tell you what racquet I use the most. Choosing a tennis racquet is not easy. I know many of you who follow my struggle with this, as do I. It’s one of the reasons, […]
Player to watch: Vit Kopriva
I was checking the scores from the ATP 250 in Umag yesterday and was a bit shocked to see the result: Vit Kopriva vs Mikael Ymer: 6-1 6-0. I checked the highlights of Vit Kopriva’s match against Ymer and was impressed by his aggressive game and clean ball-striking. He is ranked at 249 in the […]