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ITF Masters Tour Adventures

Written by: Jonas Eriksson |

I have previously vlogged and written about playing on the ITF Masters Tour. Here is the sequel, and more to come. I call it ITF Masters Tour Adventures. ITF Masters Tour Adventures I have now played in three tournaments in the Marbella region. The first one was at Forest Hills in Estepona, where I only […]

Three court surfaces in one day

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Have you ever played on three court surfaces in one day? Yesterday was my first time. Grass, hard court and clay! I would have nit been able to play alone so big thanks to Robin Bucher, a talented Swiss player working to go pro for hitting with me. I tried to compensate my limited tennis […]

String setups for tennis elbow

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I am starting to suffer a bit from soreness in my right arm. Nothing serious yet, but it has made me focus on string setups for tennis elbow. Tennis can be a pretty injury prone sport and this time all the testing of different strings, racquets and grips have made my arm sore. I haven’t […]

Why you should do tennis drills

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I am doing some drills together with my hitting partner and we’re both noticing the benefits. This video deals with why you should do drills. My guess is that most club players just play tennis to enjoy practice matches and tournaments.  They like tennis for exercise and the competitive element. I enjoy pretty much all […]

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My Tennis Story – What’s Yours?

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Why do you play tennis? I’ve thought about this question lately and wanted to share my tennis story. I’m also keen to hear yours! So why do you play tennis? For me, there is a multitude of answers. And I want to take this post to tell you a part of my tennis story. Tennis […]

Are You Switching to a New Racquet?

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I’ve just published a vlog called “Are you switching to a new racquet?”. I talk about my racquet journey and give some tips to fellow players. Switching to a new racquet can be a difficult process. You need to have patience, you need to do things in the right order, you need to stay committed […]

Different types of racquets

Different types of tennis racquets – A VLOG

Written by: Jonas Eriksson |

I get loads of questions about tennis racquets every day, but I have never done a video to deal with some of them. So here is my new vlog talking about different types of tennis racquets. It might be basic to some, but, hopefully, it can give you some of you some good information. There […]

Trying to improve my forehand

Trying to improve my forehand

Written by: Jonas Eriksson |

I have just uploaded another installation in the vlog series I call “The Bumpy Road to Improving Your Tennis”. This one is mainly dealing with me trying to improve my forehand. I am trying to switch from a “Semi-Eastern” (between Eastern and Semi-Western) grip to a full Semi-Western. I have been playing tennis for a […]

The Bumpy Road To Improving Your Tennis

The Bumpy Road to Improving Your Tennis

Written by: Jonas Eriksson |

Yesterday I posted a slightly different tennis vlog called “The Bumpy Road to Improving Your Tennis”. In this video I wanted to talk about some the elements I’m working on and consequently struggling with. Keen to hear your feedback on more content of this type. What is different in this video is that the focus […]

Buying a tennis racquet: Power vs Comfort

Buying a tennis racquet: Comfort vs Power

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I wanted to spend some time on a common but important topic when you are interested in buying a tennis racquet: comfort vs power. It is easy to fall into the typical marketing jargon and be excited about getting more power on your shots. Sometimes this will result in injuries. Powerful racquets often mean stiff […]