Players
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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When You Know You’re Playing Nadal…On Clay
Two reactions from the Madrid Masters draw. Imagine being Jarkko Nieminen, a competent tennis player ranked 57 in the world and with two tour titles and 11 finals to your name. Doesn’t sound so bad, does it? Imagine then looking at your draw sheet at the clay tournament you’re playing and seeing that your next […]
Ernests Gulbis Tennis Academy
Tennisnerd is hereby proudly introducing the Ernests “Hemingway” Gulbis Tennis Academy. You’re welcome. Now listen up you idiots!* 1. Don’t eat before the match. Not eating makes you reach zero blood sugar quickly and will make you extra furious as you go along pummelling that yellow ball (or opponent). 2. Drink heavily the night before. Because […]
Federer Twins, Wawrinka Loses
Federer withdrew from Madrid Masters yesterday and instead went with his wife to the hospital where she later on delivered another set of twins (they already have twin daughters, Charlene Riva and Myla Rose). This time two boys (Leo and Lenny). Big congrats from Tennisnerd to the happy couple! Four kids, each one surely a […]
Roger Federer Visits Credit Suisse
Would you like Roger Federer to visit you at work? Well, the people at Credit Suisse were lucky enough to have the champion come bye for a hello and some serves. See the video:
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 […]
Djokovic rules the hard courts
It wasn’t an impossible bet by any means that Djokovic could win both Indian Wells and Miami. He did so beating Roger Federer in a nail-biting Indian Wells final and Rafael Nadal in a not so nail-biting Miami final. Yes, yesterdays final left me wanting something more, but Nadal looked sluggish and Djokovic played brilliantly […]
Nadal and Djokovic in Miami final?
It sure looks like we’re heading for a 40th match between world number 1 and 2, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic in Miami. They sure are favourites in today’s upcoming matches, Nadal vs Berdych and Djokovic vs Nishikori. I think Nadal has a tougher task today. He has lost to Berdych before and the Czech […]
Federer Practising at Indian Wells
Thanks to the brilliant site Roger Federer Fans there are some cool videos of Federer practising at Indian Wells. He starts his tournament tomorrow. The first one is a session with another favorite – Grigor Dimitrov and the second one with Tommy Haas. One-handed backhands for the win! I’m still extremely curious about the specifications […]
Federer Beats Djokovic, Berdych & Wins Dubai
Yes, dear Federer fans, he’s back in business! After coming back from a set down against both Djokovic and Berdych he emerged as the winner in ATP Dubai 500. The crowd was behind him all the way of course as could be expected pretty much anywhere he goes and maybe especially so in a city […]