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About the top tennis players such as Federer, Nadal, Djokovic, Murray but also other players who play ATP World Tour events or Challengers and Futures.
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Is Dominic Thiem the next tennis superstar?
The buzz is in the air and on the grass. Austrian wunderkind Dominic Thiem has just won his 4th tournament of the year at the Mercedes Cup in Stuttgart and is now ranked 7th in the world at 23 years of age. Some spectators marvel at his power, some say it’s ALL, and maybe too […]
Richard Gasquet’s Racquet
Richard Gasquet’s racquet is not what most people think he plays with. It is painted like the latest HEAD Extreme MP 2024 but is actually his old Head LiquidMetal Instinct Tour XL (pro stock code PT161A). The original specs over Head LiquidMetal Instinct Tour XL: Head Size: 100 sq. in. / 645 sq. cm. Length: 27.50 inches / […]
Federer Out of French Open
It’s not a huge surprise that Roger Federer pulls out of the French Open, as I tweeted a couple of days ago, but still a letdown for tennis fans all over the world. It’s the first time since 1999 he’s not playing a Grand Slam which means an unbelievable and close to unbeatable streak of 65 […]
Djokovic vs Nadal Rome Masters 2016
When the draw came out a lot of mouths started watering. Another chapter in the phenomenal Djokodal rivalry. Match number #49! Currently Djokovic has the lead, 25 – 23 and he has won the six latest matches. Actually the last time Nadal beat Djokovic was in French Open 2014. The odds from the bookies are […]
Who is Filippo Volandri?
Do you remember Filippo Volandri? The Italian clay court specialist who was under suspicion for both match-fixing (tennis betting related) and doping (of which he was later cleared). By tennis gear nerds and racquet-aholics he’s mostly known for his “ridiculously” low string tensions (often around 30-35 lbs / 13-16 kgs). On Monday was the first […]
Aussie Younglings – Kyrgios, Tomic and Kokkinakis
The Aussie younglings have kicked up a lot of fuzz in recent years. Kokkinakis has been the least prone to end up in the media, but Kyrgios helped him during his own match against Wawrinka last year when he announced to the microphones around the court that his friend, Kokkinakis, had been banging Wawrinka’s current […]
Federer Out of Madrid Masters
It’s a sad year for Federer fans so far. Since the post-Australian Open knee injury, the Swiss maestro has only played three matches. He pulled out of Indian Wells, couldn’t play Miami Open due to a stomach virus and yesterday he withdrew from Madrid Masters due to a back injury. This is what he said […]
Nadal stays winning
There’s something eerily familiar about this clay court season. The way Nadal started by winning Monte Carlo and the way he stays winning in Barcelona. Yesterday he took out familiar foe, Fabio Fognini in a solid performance and there’s only one real threat to the title in my view – an in-form Kei Nishikori. What’s […]
Nadal wins Monte Carlo Masters
I already stated that Rafa had started to look like the good old days here, but little did I know the level of flashback feeling I got when he rushed off to a 3-1 lead with both his forehand and movement looking like it was 2008. I thought the match would be over within the hour. But […]
Nadal back in form
The Nadal that was a pummelling players with his left hook of a banana whip forehand has been MIA. Suddenly, in what you can guess is one of his favourite tournaments on tour, he’s back and he looks ready for a ninth (!) title. Murray played well in the Monte Carlo Masters semi-final today, but […]