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Ilie “Nasty” Nastase wrote novels
Until three days ago I had no idea that Romanian ex-tennis star Ilie “Nasty” Nastase wrote novels. But I was walking around Valletta, the capital city of Malta and found myself in a small used book store. I like those kind of places partly due to the old-book-smell, but also because I genuinely love books and […]
Late to the Ball: A Book Review
When I first heard about the subject of Gerald Marzorati’s book, “Late to the Ball” I was thrilled. A book about someone of age (a writer and an editor in this case) making an attempt at becoming a competitive tennis player is exactly my cup of tea. Partly because I’m no spring chicken myself anymore […]
One Strings Carbon NRG String Review
I’ve previously reviewed the new Italian racket brands spin model Spindeeper 300 which was a very pleasant surprise and proved that you can be innovative and “new” in the congested tennis gear market. Now I have also thoroughly tested their top-of-the-line tennis string, the One Strings Carbon NRG. It’s a soft black co-poly created mostly for […]
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 […]
The Sweet Spotter – A New Way to Improve Your Game
Awesome new tool to work on your tennis game? I don’t know but sure looks and sounds cool. Here’s the video giving you the details about The Sweet Spotter: I haven’t yet tested this bat myself, but I’m really keen too. Always nice to see new ways to work on your tennis game, especially if […]
One Strings Spindeeper 300 review
I have had the opportunity to play-test Italian tennis manufacturer One Strings Spindeeper 300 model with their unique string pattern of 14×19 for a few weeks. They’ve received a lot of buzz for their inspired design using white as the base colour and different (changeable) colors for grommets. After all, it’s Italian engineering and One […]
Darth Vader Tennis Racket? Wilson Blade 93
Got the opportunity to play-test the new Wilson Blade 93 (2013) tennis racket and for a mid-size racket it hits like a dream. You get a sense of the scalpel-like feel already when you pick it up and weigh it in your hand and hitting with it is nothing short of spectacular. I felt completely […]
Finding the best tennis racquet
It’s not a simple quest. For me it’s almost eternal. I’m never completely happy with my frame – it almost feels like my tennis soul never will find peace. As I’m writing in “My Tennis Racquets” I’m currently playing with the Head IG Prestige MP and the Wilson Pro Staff Six.One 90 BLX but I can’t really […]
Celebrate Federer: Exclusive Wilson & Dunlop offers
Today Roger Federer took one step closer to the number one position in the world through beating Novak Djokovic in a fireworks display that ended 6-3 3-6 6-4 6-3. Since I’m such a Federer fan and a “racquetaholic”, I’ve managed to set up a good deal exclusive for Tennisnerd readers. The first offer is $30 […]
The Inner Game of Tennis
I’ve been reading this excellent book on tennis called The Inner Game of Tennis and I think it could apply to many things and not only different sports. It’s about reaching what many sports enthusiast call “the zone” through finding a term that author Timothy Galway call relaxed concentration. So how do you reach that […]
