Tennis Column is irregular and biased opinion column written by Tennis Pro Guru about everything tennis related.
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
The first week of the tennis season is almost at the end. The first tournament winners are known and with Australian Open starting in 7 days we can draw first conclusions about favorites and underdogs. Australian Open Men Favorites Federer Roger Federer in January is different from Roger Federer in […]
Every tennis player knows it. You lost first set and your outlook does not look good. You are constantly making unforced mistakes or your opponent outplays you in longer exchanges. What should you do in such moments? How to make a comeback in tennis? Tennis is not just about your […]
TennisProGuru.com regularly counts and publishes the number of ATP and WTA tournament wins achieved by individual tennis racket brands. December is an ideal time for publishing and updating statistics and data we collect over the years. We decided to look at the most successful tennis racket brands in ATP and WTA […]
There is no simple answer to “How to win a tennis match?” question. I played a lot of tennis matches and I watched even more matches than I played. Sometimes I put my observation in the form of notes on the paper to summarize my thoughts and to have something […]
Watching this year Nitto ATP Finals is tough for any Roger Federer fan. It is visible, that this is not Roger who destroyed everyone in 2017. Federer version from January 2018 was near to perfect too. The end of the year 2018 shows signs that the end is really close. […]
Check predictions for future instead: ATP Finals followed by Davis Cup Final marks the end of the tennis year of 2018. A lot happened this year and we will see a lot of discussion about the tennis year 2018. And many will ask what will happen next year? What will the […]
Marin Cilic living hard times Croatian no. 6 in ATP rankings has a tough finish of the season. After he reached semifinals in Cincinnati (loss with Djokovic 4:6 6:3 3:6) and quarterfinals at US Open (loss with Nishikori 6:2 4:6 6:7 6:4 4:6) everything looked fine. He helped Croatian team to […]
Davis Cup in classic format comes to the end. The competition will be absolutely different from next year, so we will enjoy the classic and traditional final for the last time. Davis Cup Final 2018 106th Edition Home Team: FRANCE Away Team: CROATIA Date: 23 – 25 November 2018 Place: […]
Naomi Osaka played awesome tennis! The sentence above describes what I want to remember from US Open 2018. Her attitude, cold mind and perfect hits were the absolute top of Ladies tennis during New York Grand Slam. She is only 20, but her mental strength and tennis abilities are well […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Tennis Column is our regular (which sometimes appears irregularly) opinion post about ATP and WTA tennis. What interesting happened in past days, what we expect in future. Our opinion about important and unimportant tennis things. Sam Querrey Sam Querrey is definitely the king of Mexico ATP tennis this season. He […]
Tennis Column is our regular (which sometimes appears irregularly) opinion post about ATP and WTA tennis. What interesting happened in past days, what we expect in future. Our opinion about important and unimportant tennis things. Novak Djokovic Novak Djokovic announced last week he will take a break from tennis until […]
Tennis Column is our regular (which sometimes appears irregularly) opinion post about ATP and WTA tennis. What interesting happened in past days, what we expect in future. Our opinion about important and unimportant tennis things. Wimbledon 2017 The first half of the season is over. Roger Federer definitely makes it […]