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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Strokes of Genius
I recently ordered three tennis-related items. The DVDs for the Wimbledon finals 2008 and 2009 and L Jon Wertheim critically acclaimed book about the 2008 final called Strokes of Genius, Federer v Nadal, Rivals in Greatness. I started out by watching the Roddick vs Federer final from 2009 and is struck, because I was too […]
What’s up Soderling?
I heard rumors that Soderling and his coach Magnus Norman are having troubles communicating and that is maybe a reason why Soderling is not performing well of late. He has three straight losses (against Wavrinka, Almagro and yesterday against Olivier Rochus). All good players, but still, Rochus in Nice is a match Soderling should win […]
Fed up
I guess that is what many of us Federer fans feel like. This losing thing has to stop! It is not only masters anymore, I feel that that record of a gazillion straight semi-finals is in very grave danger for the French. You can not only see it in the attitude, he is really not […]
Who John Isner is and why he can be a top ten player
American tennis player John Isner is 2,06 meters above the ocean and weighs 110 kg. Obviously he has a good serve. But the rest? Pretty damn good too. John Isner is one of those big players that has a big game, but also the feel and movement to back it up. Don’t get me wrong, […]
Federer’s racket, Wilson Six.One Tour BLX
Being a huge fan of Federer and his fluid, cat-like movement, and his liquid-whip forehand, I of course wanted to play with the same racket as him. So I went out and ordered the Wilson K-factor (the previous technology, now it is BLX) Six.One. On the first hit I noticed several things. The racket is […]
Nadal’s racket, Babolat AeroPro Drive GT
Rafael Nadal plays with a big loopy swing that creates an enormous top spin. He uses the Babolat AeroPro Drive GT and has recently changed his strings from the yellow Hurricane Tour to something like a Duralast that is supposed to give even more top spin and make it possible for him to hit flatter […]
Philipp Kohlschreiber
This German player is definitely worth talking about. He won the BMW Open in 2007 and has struck fear in many a top player. Novak Djokovic probably remember last year’s French Open where he Kohlschreiber gave him a farewell card that said 6-4 6-4 6-4. But the big results, the really big ones, are yet […]
Crazy Dani, Daniel Köllerer
There is a crazy Austrian tennis player that shouts at line judges, throws rackets, screams at the audience, trash-talks players, and behaves like a complete lunatic on court. His name is Daniel Köllerer and he is called “Crazy Dani”. This guy is hated and loved (mostly hated though) and can in all fairness be quite […]
Andre Agassi – Open
The best tennis biography I have read…here is an excerpt. “Standing in the bathroom mirror, toweling off, I stare at my face. Red eyes, gray stubble – a face totally different from the one with which I started. But also different from the one I saw last year in this same mirror. Whoever I might […]
Federer vs Roddick – on DVD
When Federer won his 15th slam in the 2009 Wimbledon final I thought I would be more thrilled. But it was bittersweet. Andy Roddick is not the most versatile player, he is not always an entertaining player to watch, but man this guy got heart! And some hearts he won as well after losing an […]