You will hardly find a tennis player in the world who is playing with a bare handle of a tennis racket. And there are just a few players who are satisfied with base grip. Tennis Overgrip is the second cheapest thing you will need as a tennis player. However, its advantages […]
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Tennis Column #11 – Serena & Novak
After 10 days of hard-fought battles, we finally arrived in semifinals at US Open 2018. And that is the right time to refresh my picks for winners of both singles draws. Ladies US Open 2018 – From Maria to Simone to … My pick for US Open Ladies Singles winner […]
Continue readingTennis Racket Brands Shares in Professional Tennis
Updates: 01/13/2021 with Australian Open 2021 ATP and WTA data 11/23/2020 with final 2020 ATP and WTA data 09/25/2020 with French Open 2020 data 08/28/2020 with US Open 2020 data 01/18/2020 with Australian Open 2020 data 12/23/2019 with final 2019 WTA data 11/25/2019 with final 2019 ATP data 08/24/2019 with […]
Continue readingUS OPEN 2018 – Singles Draw Rackets
Our usual exercise before each Grand Slam is here! US OPEN 2018 Singles Draw is set, therefore we look and count how many different rackets are used by players in the main competition. Which racket brand is most used between 128 ATP and 128 WTA professionals getting into the Singles Main […]
Continue readingTennis Column #10 – US Open 2018: It is wide open
I am looking forward to US Open 2018 like never before. You remember last year? Federer, Nadal, Federer, Nadal. That is the list of 2017 Grand Slam winners. Nobody expected any surprises. If Roger had a bad day, Rafa was here and vice versa. I do not want to say […]
Continue readingTennis Column #9 – Alexander Zverev and his head
Do you remember May 2018? That famous two weeks run by Alexander Zverev. Now it seems, the course of his game is repeating. Just look at the timeline written below. May 2018 – High Hopes May 13, Mutua Madrid Open Finals, Zverev defeats Thiem 6-4 6-4. A week later, May […]
Continue readingHow to handle summer heat at the tennis court
Summer has many benefits for tennis players. You can play outside in the fresh air. There are plenty of tennis courts with different surfaces available. The prices for courts are lower than during autumn or winter. However, summer brings also some drawbacks. Anyone who did suffer from heatstroke or sunstroke […]
Continue readingTennis Column #8 – Karolina Pliskova did it again
Karolina Pliskova is still changing towels more often than coaches. However, the number of her coaches in the last two years is pretty high. Four coaches in three years Pliskova, 26 years old Czech, made first major break-through in September 2016, when she reached US Open final. She lost with […]
Continue readingTennis Column #7 – Withdrawals
US Open Year Ago I remember last year August uproar about many withdrawals before the US Open. The social media protests came in two waves. Firstly, before the tournament, when players announced their withdrawals due to different injuries. Then, the second wave of protests came during the tournament after retirements […]
Continue readingYonex Tennis Rackets – All you need to know
There are three big rackets brand in the tennis world. Wilson, Babolat, and Head. And then there is the fourth brand. Japanese Yonex, who made its name first in badminton, but was and still is quite successful also in tennis. If you are thinking a little bit out of the […]
Continue readingTennis Column #6 – How many real contenders are there for a Grand Slam win?
More than 15 contenders on every surface among Ladies There was a lot of talk about how losses of favorites in first rounds of Wimbledon in Ladies draw impact the quality of the tournament. There was no top 10 seed left in a draw in quarterfinals. Tennis Column is irregular […]
Continue readingWimbledon 2018 – Singles Draw Rackets
Our usual exercise before each Grand Slam is here! Wimbledon 2018 Singles Draw is set, therefore we look and count how many different rackets are used by players in the main competition. Feel free to compare it to French Open 2018 and Australian Open 2018 situation in “rackets business”.
Continue readingTennis Column #5 – Do we witness ATP Generation change now?
Alexander Zverev winning ATP Masters 1000 in Madrid, Juan Martin del Potro taking the title in Indian Wells, Dominic Thiem in French Open semifinals. Are we finally seeing the generation change in ATP tennis? Or are we still stuck with strong Nadal – Federer dominance? These questions are not easy […]
Continue readingGrass Tennis Season 2018
Roland Garros Final is played on Sunday 10th of June and that is the end of clay tennis spring 2018. June and July belong to grass. Grass Tennis Season 2018 starts on 11th of June and finishes in Newport on 22nd July. The Wimbledon takes place from 2nd of July […]
Continue readingFrench Open 2018 – Singles Draw Rackets
Our usual exercise before each Grand Slam is here! French Open 2018 Singles Draw is set, therefore we look and count how many different rackets are used by players in the main competition.
Continue readingTennis Column #4 – Clay, Nadal, Djokovic and Czech Queens
Rafael Nadal French Open 2018 starts in two weeks (May 28th) and there is one clear favorite. Rafael Nadal is unbeatable. He even did not lose a set on clay this season till today, when lost with Dominic Thiem. He played 15 matches (till 11/05/2018) on clay and he won all […]
Continue readingSPRING CLAY TENNIS SEASON 2018
We are just one weekend from the full start of clay tennis season 2018. Marrakech and Houston will open the spring clay season on Monday, April 9th for men and Bogota and Lugano for ladies. Then two months full of interesting matches and tournaments on clay will follow. Spring clay […]
Continue readingKorda tennis family – Petr Korda & Sebastian Korda story
On Saturday 27th January 2018, Sebastian Korda won his biggest match yet. Final of Boys singles Australian Open, one of four most valuable tournaments in the world. Celebration on the court reminded the famous celebration done by his father Petr Korda 20 years ago at the same place. Korda’s scissor […]
Continue readingWho will win US Open 2018?
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Continue readingWho will win Wimbledon 2018?
Wimbledon will take place from 2nd July until 15th July 2018 in the All England Club. Who do you think will celebrate the victory on 14th and 15th July 2018? Best tennis shoes for grass or different surface
Continue readingAustralian Open 2018 – Racket Brands Bracket
We brought you the unique overview of rackets used at Australian Open 2018 before it started. Now when Quarterfinals are set, let us look again at brands and how they are successful in Melbourne. You definitely can substitute each brand with the name of player :). If not, try […]
Continue readingAustralian Open 2018 Rackets
I am always curious which brand has the most players at the courts of important events. Now when draws are set let’s have a look at Australian Open 2018 and rackets which will be used on Melbourne courts. Full Australian Open Draw in pdf format here: Men Singles x Women […]
Continue readingHow good were our Bold tennis predictions for 2018?
22nd November 2017 was the day when we published our bold tennis predictions 2018. Some of the predictions were called crazy at that time, some incompetent, and some were surprisingly praised by our readers. And as we were not afraid to publish predictions, we are also not afraid to say […]
Continue readingWho will win French Open 2018?
French Open 2018 will take place from 21st May until 10th June 2018. Give us your opinion on probable winners of second Grand Slam of 2018. Looking for Best tennis shoes for clay?
Continue readingATP and WTA Competition
Before we start Christmas Holidays, let us look back to the tennis season 2017 once more. The basic question we want to answer is whether the quality in top tennis is concentrated between just a few players, or there is wide competition. The easy metrics we used is how many […]
Continue readingHopman Cup 2018
Tennis season starts in Perth, Australia for thirty years. From 30th December 2017 until 6th January 2018, the 30th edition of Hopman Cup will take place. The tournament will be played in Perth Arena on Plexicushion surface. Hopman Cup will celebrate the 30th anniversary and we will see probably the best […]
Continue readingBold Tennis Predictions for 2018
Davis Cup Final at the end of November means that tennis season is definitely over. December is time for rest and preparations for another season for players. For me, recreational tennis player and enthusiastic tennis fan, December is time for relax and guessing the future. Who will win most tournaments […]
Continue readingWho will win Australian Open 2018
Australian Open 2018 will take place in Melbourne, Australia from 15th January till 28th January 2018. (Qualifying plays from 10th January 2018). Give us your opinion who will be the winner of Australian Open 2018 between men and ladies?
Continue readingMost Popular Tennis Racket Brands in Professional Tennis
For updated numbers and graphs for years 2020, 2019 and 2018 go please here I do get that question from tennis fans or people who are going to buy a new tennis racket pretty often. Which tennis racket is most used by tennis professionals. Everybody knows that Roger Federer plays […]
Continue readingJunior Grand Slam Winners – What are their chances to make TOP 10 singles ranking?
updated 7.10.2017 – Simona Halep makes it to WTA no.1 position, we updated numbers accordingly all data valid on 07.10.2017 I was wondering going through the names of winners of Junior Grand Slam tournaments in 2017. Fokina, Piros, Liu, Anisimova, Kostyuk, Osuigwhe, Popyrin, Wu. How many of them will get […]
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