December is a slow month for all tennis fans. Reading about retirements and new coaches is all you can do all month. Therefore any chance to watch tennis is always welcome. Ladies challenger in Limoges and Mubadala World Tennis Championship gave us a break this week. Abu Dhabi tournament with […]
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This opinion was first published as a comment under our Bold Tennis Predictions 2020 article. However, we think it is so well articulated and reasoning is so clear and sharp that it deserves a more prominent place. Therefore with the kind permission of the author VirgoMaestro, we publish it as […]
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Stefanos Tsitsipas! What a breath-taking final match we saw. That was the finish of the season we wished for. Dominic Thiem, who was able to beat Djokovic and Federer in the group stage, was just three balls short. Tsitsipas was an inch better and now he can celebrate. Here is […]
Continue readingATP Finals 2019 will be played in London O2 Arena from 10th November till 17th November 2019. The format of the competition stays the same as last season with two groups of four players and then semifinals with two best players from each group. Groups draw took place on 5th […]
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WTA Finals 2019 will be played in Shenzhen Bay Sports Center from 27th October till 3rd November 2019. Shenzhen replaces Singapore as the host city for the next 10 years. The format of the competition stays the same with two groups of four players and then semifinals with two best […]
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Nobody counted all tennis courts around the world. I do not dare to guess the number of courts worldwide, but I dare to say there are more hard surface tennis courts than clay tennis courts. There are more tournaments played on a hard surface than clay surface at the professional […]
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Daniil Medvedev, Dennis Shapovalov, Andrey Rublev, Dominic Thiem, Alexander Zverev and few others are called “NextGen” players. Tennis players who should rule the ATP world after a big trio (Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic) will finish their careers. Some of them are already in the Top 10. Two of […]
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Last Grand Slam tournament of the season starts on Monday, 26th of August. Draws were made, qualifiers finished too and we know all 256 players participating in singles. And we know also rackets they use. Take a look at the most used racket brands during upcoming US Open 2019. Note: […]
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Last Grand Slam Tournament of the season will start in a week. US Open 2019 is the last chance for a lot of players to make this season a successful one. On the other hand, we got used to many withdrawals and retirements during the matches due to injuries. The […]
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You finally read relevant tennis racket reviews and choose the best tennis racket for you. Now you know the brand, type, head size, length and weight of your future tennis racket. Still, one important decision lies ahead. You need to choose the correct tennis racket grip size. Wrong grip size […]
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You will hardly find anyone who did not wish Federer to claim the Wimbledon title on Sunday. Even Djokovic fans would accept that Federer is so unique at his age. 37 years and 11 months old and still competing at the top level. They would definitely do not mind Federer […]
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Wimbledon 2019 starts on Monday. Wimbledon is the third Grand Slam tournament of the season and only one played on grass. We already know 256 players (128 men and 128 ladies) participating in singles and we know their rackets too. Look at the most used racket brands during Wimbledon 2019.
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The most famous tennis tournament starts on Monday. Only Grand Slam tournament played on grass courts is a challenge for players, fans, and bettors. Wimbledon 2019 is finally here so let’s make pre-tournament winners predictions. Men’s Singles draw Wimbledon 2018 winner: Djokovic Our pre-season Wimbledon 2019 pick: Djokovic Readers poll: […]
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The grass is less used court surface but on the contrary, the most famous tennis tournament is played on the grass. Wimbledon is the highlight of every tennis season and there is no change this season. Preparation for Wimbledon starts immediately after the finish of the French Open. We prepared […]
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Tennis world will follow just one tournament for the next two weeks. The second Grand Slam tournament of the season starts on Sunday. The famous courts of Roland Garros in Paris will welcome 256 players on its clay surface. 256 players and 256 rackets. Look at the most used racket […]
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Rafael Nadal is the king of the clay. There is absolutely no doubt about it. But are we seeing actually his demise from the throne? Three losses in semifinals in a row. What does it mean for Rafael Nadal future? What does it mean for tennis at all? Nadal lost with […]
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I know the title of this article is pretty childish. But frankly, did you ever asked that question yourself? The answer is clear in the case of pressurized tennis balls, but what is inside of pressureless tennis balls? I decided to find it out. You do not need many things […]
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The third week of April is free of WTA tournaments. However, a fan of women tennis does not need to be worried. The Fed Cup semifinals and play-off matches are taking places from Friday 19th to Sunday 21st. Team nominations promise tennis of the highest quality. Fed Cup Semifinals France […]
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Any newbie in a tennis game has a lot of questions. I wrote down the most frequently asked questions about tennis with simple answers. The list of questions will be updated continuously. I hope this “Tennis FAQ” will be a good starting point for any tennis newbie. In case you […]
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Have you ever wondered how the betting odds are calculated? What has the probability in common with odds for a tennis match? We have all the answers you are looking for. Content: Probability and Odds – Calculator Fair Odds and Margin – Calculator Probability and Odds The probability is the […]
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Mentioning Canada on tennis blog was a kinda unimaginable decade ago. Yes, in hockey you could not start without mentioning at least one or two Canadiens. But in tennis? Now Canadian tennis is in headlines on all tennis webs. The current success started 10 years ago. Yes, we all know […]
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The “almost” grand slam tournaments in Indian Wells and Miami are over. Now it is time to move on. And like every season, April is time to go to Europe and to the clay. There are a lot of things tennis fan will look forward during the clay campaign in […]
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We are slowly mowing to the second quarter of the season. Indian Wells tournament did not bring the results most of the fans expected. Andreescu and Thiem surprised all including themselves. The obvious narrative about how the next generation (or NextGen) cannot win a big tournament is torn into the […]
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Tennis has always been known as sports of gentlemen. White shorts and shirts and decent behavior of players and fans were the sign of tennis. A lot of things changed in the past years and tennis changed too, but there are still some good habits preserved during tennis matches. This […]
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Going to play on clay court can be tricky for a “hard court only” players. The way of moving and playing on a clay court is different from the one you are used to from hard court. We already put up a list of basic advice on the clay court care […]
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It would be interesting to know on what surface my readers play the most (Let me know in the poll below). I know that it depends on the location you live and where you play. I was “hard court only” player for a long time. However, after moving to a […]
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Practice makes champions. And the Tennis Ball Machine can make the workout effective and easier for anyone. However, the Tennis Ball Machine cannot make a miracle. It will not make the champion from everybody. It is an excellent addition to some practice exercises, but it can not fully replace the […]
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Australian Open 2019 is history. Novak Djokovic and Naomi Osaka claimed the titles. There were a lot of interesting moments we covered in our daily updated notebook. Here I will try to highlight other interesting points from a more global perspective. Things we learned during the past two weeks. Bold […]
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All 256 players who will play in singles at Australian Open 2019 are known. And we know also the rackets they use. Here is our usual summary we publish before every Grand Slam tournament. In men tennis, Wilson, Babolat, and Head are still the big 3 on the courts. Wilson […]
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First Grand Slam Tournament of the season always attracts a lot of attention. It is the real start of the tennis season with all the players fresh and rested. We will follow all the scores, events and news from Melbourne to keep you covered. Everything that catches our attention will […]
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