The youngsters are coming! A 17-year-old wins a match on the ATP Tour. Brazilian Joao Fonseca beat Arthur Fils in Rio de Janeiro. Why is it huge news that a 17-year-old wins a match on the ATP tour? Well, it is rare and most players that start winning matches this early become a big deal. With this in mind, I think we will see more from Joao Fonseca in the …
I have been enjoying this Dunlop CX 400 Tour Review for a couple of weeks. It’s a true “sleeper” racquet. Let’s get into it! This Dunlop CX 400 Tour Review was tested with what has recently become a standard string for me, the Solinco Hyper-G Round. I usually string my racquets at 24 kg mains and 23 kg crosses (53 lbs and 51 lbs for you Americans), and this worked …
Coaching legend Rick Macci is back on the podcast to talk about his recent book. This is Billion Dollar Mind with Rick Macci and Dr Jerath. Dr. Nivedita Uberoi Jerath and Rick Macci joined the Tennisnerd podcast to discuss mental tennis, mental health, motivation, and their new book, Billion Dollar Mind: A Practical Guide to the Game of Life. In this episode, we cover plenty of topics on and off …
Today, we have packed scheduled ATP tournaments in Rio, Los Cabos, and Qatar. Here is our Stan Wawrinka vs Facundo Acosta prediction. We all know and love Stan the Man Wawrinka, but who is Facundo Acosta? Facundo Diaz Acosta won the ATP tournament in Buenos Aires without dropping a set. He is a 23-year-old leftie from Argentina, playing with a Wilson Blade 98 18/20. It is painted to look like …
In this episode of This Week in Tennis, we talk about the Alcaraz vs Sinner rivalry, the top ten rankings, Swiateks bakery and more. We usually start by summarizing the previous week and then move into next week with predictions and thoughts. One of the themes of this week’s video episode is the Alcaraz vs Sinner rivalry, where Sinner is now showing the strongest form and, you could argue, maturity. …
While Jannik Sinner has won every match he has played in 2024, Alcaraz is struggling. What’s up with Carlos Alcaraz? Yesterday, Alcaraz lost in the semi-finals of the Buenos Aires ATP 250 to Nicolas Jarry. The tall Chilean played some great tennis, so we should not throw too much shade on Alcaraz performance, but it is not what we have come to expect from the world number 2. Something feels …
This week’s tournaments in Rotterdam, Buenos Aires and Delray Beach are heating up. Here is our Alex Michelsen vs Tommy Paul prediction. Alex Michelsen is the up-and-coming American player, while Tommy Paul is established nowadays within the top 20 of the world. Michelsen is currently at #75 in the world and at 19 years of age, there is obvious whispers of potential. He turned pro last year and does not …
If you look at the ATP rankings you start wondering, is the one-handed backhand experiencing a slow death? The one-handed backhand was by far the more popular stroke on that wing in the days of Borg and McEnroe. Björn Borg was actually one of the players who popularized the two-handed backhand and brought in a more top-spin heavy style. Then players like Edberg, Federer and Sampras kept the flame burning …
Week 6 was another eventful tennis tour week, but what will happen during This Week in Tennis 7 of 2024? Keen to hear your predictions. And if you want to place a bet on the action, do so responsibly and check out our list of the best tennis betting sites. Last week in tennis on the ATP Tour There were several storylines running through the week on the tour. The …
Updated 28th Aug 2024Luciano Darderi is yet another talented Italian coming up the ranks. Sinner is the obvious one, and Berrettini has been established for a while, but we also have Arnaldi, Nardi and a bunch of other ones. Italian tennis is in better shape than ever before. With a right-handed play style and a two-handed backhand, Darderi has made great progress already on the ATP Tour, showing his talent …
