Next to writing about the latest tennis news and events, I also occasionally play some tennis myself. And for the last couple of weeks, I have been testing a string from a German company called base12. The founders are two former college players, who came back to Germany and according to their website wanted to challenge the price point of tennis strings. The result is the base12 Alpha, a polyester …
Simon Zeitler
Simon Zeitler
Simon is a true tennis fan that writes about the APT and WTA tour as well as interesting tennis gear.
We are currently in a very interesting phase of the 2024 tennis season – usually one where players get some well-deserved rest before the hardcourt swing or play 250s and 500s around the world. But this year, most players get ready for the 2024 Olympics in Paris and therefore need to prepare for another clay court highlight. But how do they actually prepare for it? The turnaround back to clay …
I am still in awe by the performance of Carlos Alcaraz yesterday, beating one of the three best tennis players of all times handily on the way to his second Wimbledon title. But the two weeks of prestigious grass court tennis had so much more to offer, from surprises and underdog stories to the return and goodbye of many champions. Let’s rewind and look back at the best from this …
We’re getting closer to Sunday’s big match, a repeat of last year’s Wimbledon final, Carlos Alcaraz against Novak Djokovic. Just two weeks ago, we questioned if the Serbian superstar would even be fit so play, now we are seeing another matchup with the next gen Spaniard. Let‘s see who has the better odds to win the title, along with our best predictions for the final, based on the current form …
Well, I guess that all our predictions (and most others) were not right about the final of the 2024 women’s final at Wimbledon. Former Roland Garros champion Barbora Krejcikova will be facing the 2024 Roland Garros finalist Jasmine Paolini for the title, both not known to be grass specialists. Let us look into their head-to-head, way into the final and find a prediction based on these. Their season and tournament …
We are through one week of grass tennis at Wimbledon, or the SW19 as the Championships are called in Britain. And, especially on the women’s side of play, we have a ton of surprises that alter the draw and potential outcome significantly. Similar to our first look one week ago, let us investigate the current draw and top favorites. Women’s upper half – the returning champ? The women’s upper half …
The drama highlight so far in this years Wimbledon Championships surely was the Rinderknech Fritz matchup with the subsequent moment at the net. But the initial reason for this slightly complicated relationship dates back to 2023 Roland Garros. Act 1 – Fritz vs France We all know that the French crowd is a very emotional one, and one that favors their hometown heroes heavily. So it did not come as …
We have seen several players, both on the men’s and women’s field, pulling out of the Olympic Games. To us fans, this might seem unusual at first, as the Olympic Games generally are regarded as the highest achievement and even in tennis close to a Slam. But to some players, there might be more important reasons or goals to achieve? The list of players out of the Olympics In general, …
It is official Ladies and Gentlemen – the 2024 Wimbledon draw has been published. And while the big names and their draws of course get most of the attention, we want to look into the details of the singles draws here and the best matchups. The Top Seeds for 2024 Of course, the Wimbledon Championships have changed their seeding logic previously from their own grass-court logic to the ATP/WTA tour …
The third Grand Slam of the year is waiting, and it arguably is the one that feels the most special and prestigious. Wimbledon brings nostalgic vibes and a very exclusive feeling to everybody, but especially to the British tennis fans and their hopes for the next home champion after Sir Andy Murray. From Tim Henman to Emma Raducanu, the hopes of an entire nation have been heavy on the shoulders …