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A Head of the Game – Part 3
James Lloyd is back with the third part of his racquet history series called “A Head of The Game” – The Class of 95. A Head of the Game – Part 3 – The Class of 95 In 1993, Head launched the PT57 mid-plus frame mold, one of my three ‘game-changing frame’ nominees. But why […]
The father of the modern tennis racquet? A Head of the Game 2
James Lloyd is back with part 2 of his series “A Head of the Game”. This time he talks about the father of the modern tennis racquet. Read part 1 of James’ series here called A Head of the Game – Game-changers. James was also featured in a video about modern vs classical racquets on […]
A Head of the Game – part 1
James Lloyd is a fellow tennis nerd. He writes about tennis racquet history in a multi-part series called “A Head of the Game”. Big thanks to James for “A Head of the Game” part 1. Part 2 and 3 to come so stay tuned! A Head of the Game Part 1: Meet The parents I […]
5 Retired Tennis Players That Fans Won’t Ever Forget
When we think about the popularity of the biggest tennis tournaments taking place all year round, we see competition and great sportsmanship. This elitist sport, highly charged with athletic brilliance, has been and continues to amaze all tennis fans. Every decade brought new changes in the rules of tennis and higher standards, which represented the […]
What are Bosworth Racquets?
Bosworth racquets is a brand made by the industry famous Bosworth family. They have specialized in stringing and customization for many top tennis pros. Tennis pros like Rod Laver, Jimmy Connors, Stefan Edberg, Patrick Rafter, Pete Sampras, Monica Seles, Martina Hingis, and Andre Agassi have all used Bosworth racquet services at some point in their […]
Who Wins the Most Grand Slams?
Novak Djokovic has done it! and won the fourth Grand Slams of equalling Roger Federer’s record haul after beating the Swiss maestro in a pulsating Wimbledon final. The questions is now: who wins the most grand slams? Djokovic and Federer played out a titanic battle on a humid afternoon in London and it was ultimately […]
Djokovic wins Rome Masters
It was a titanic battle that ebbed and flowed like the sea. Fitting for two Gods of the tennis court. Nadal started in positive style while Djokovic looked remarkably subdued. People started whispering about his tender wrist. The Spaniard went up 4-1 before something sparked to life inside of the Serb and he came back […]
Has Djokovic Got Nadal’s Number?
No, I don’t mean if he can call him or not. What I’m talking about is excellent tennis writer Steve Tignor’s article called the Big 4 O where he starts like this: This past Sunday, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic officially entered middle age together. It was their 40th meeting—the Big 4-Oh—though from a competitive standpoint it was one of […]
How to Play Winning Tennis by Rod Laver
Sometimes it’s refreshing and entertaining to read old books. Last week I stumbled upon an old classic in a used book fair called “How to Play Winning Tennis” by a certain Rod Laver. It offers Grand Slam champion Laver talking about his career, interspersed with tennis instruction and general advice such as “use the Eastern […]
A Battle of Gargantuan Proportions
The battle that was on display between Nadal and Djokovic yesterday and which ended in the fifth hour with: 6-4 3-6 6-1 6-7 9-7 in the favor of Nadal – is hard to put into words. The match had everything. Fantastic points, high drama, nerves, comebacks, and brute physicality. It was another classic in their […]
