Previously, in the era of the Big Three, the ATP was known as the more consistent ones of the pro circuits. Usually, the biggest stars were sharing the titles amongst each other, and even players like Stan Wawrinka needed to hustle hard for any Masters or Grand Slam titles. But with the departure of Federer, Murray and potentially Nadal now, it seems that the doors get a bit more open …
It seems like Wimbledon just finished yesterday, but we are already through the Olympics and one of two Masters tournaments of the American hard-court swing. Alexei Popyrin is the surprising winner of the 2024 Montreal Masters, beating Andrey Rublev in the final. Now, with just a couple more weeks to go until the final Slam of the year, we are about to start the Masters 1000 in Cincinnati. Let’s look …
The picture of the wear and tear on Wimbledon courts between the 1970s and today (see image below) have gone viral amongst tennis sites. It shows that, while in the 70s the court was worn all over, it now gets mainly used behind the baseline. Surely, the game style has changed and this is mainly due to two factors: equipment and technique. Especially the technique part is interesting, as it …
Let’s face it, we all were hoping for a final like this, when the Olympic tennis tournament started. The men’s final is no other than the 24-time Grand Slam champion Novak Djokovic against the currently best tennis player in Carlos Alcaraz. We don’t need to introduce those two or how they match up, but we certainly want to preview the Olympic final and how it might shake out. Their way …
The Olympic Games are progressing, and we now have the final for the women set – with a rather surprising matchup. Chinese Qinwen Zheng will face Croatian Donna Vekic for the gold medal match, where both of them could make history for their respective countries. We want to give you a preview, with our predictions, of the Olympic women’s final and how it might shape up tomorrow. Their way through …
Tennis is a sport of beauty, as you can win in many ways and use many different tools to do so. The most dominant tool arguably is the serve these days, but the true king of tennis shots is the forehand, which can be the decisive factor in both serve and return games. How to evaluate the quality of shots is a constant question, as there are subjective and objective …
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 …
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 …
