On this episode of the Tennisnerd podcast, I talk about Australian Open apparel and more with Eliza Wastcoat. We get into a lot more than Australian Open apparel, you can see an overview of all the topics we discuss in the timestamps section below. This is Eliza’s second time on the podcast. Here is the first. She is a digital strategist who comments on the tennis world on the rapidly …
Jonas Eriksson
Jonas Eriksson
Jonas has been known as "tennis nerd" mainly for his obsessing about racquets and gear. Plays this beautiful sport almost every day.
We are in the second week, and it’s time for our Australian Open Quarter-Final Predictions. We have some exciting matches ahead of us. You can watch the video of these predictions on the Tennisnerd YouTube channel. Let’s start with the Men’s. Men’s Quarter-Finals Djokovic vs Fritz People have talked about Djokovic suffering from an illness and not looking quite right. But this is Djokovic. He wins anyway. He has struggled …
We are soon at the second week of the Australian Open 2024. Here are our Australian Open Round 4 predictions. Let’s start by saying this was not an easy event to predict, especially on the women’s side. The men’s tournament is a little more straightforward so let’s start there. You can watch our video detailing Australian Open Round 4 Predictions and gear stuff on YouTube. Australian Open Round 4 Predictions, …
The shoe endorsed by Frances Tiafoe does not look quite like your regular tennis shoe. Here is the Nike Zoom GP Challenge 1. Not sure what to say about the look of the Nike Zoom GP Challenge 1. It looks more like a regular training shoe than a tennis shoe. This can be a good thing as long as it is as stable and supportive as a tennis shoe needs …
Is this the most popular racquet on the WTA Tour? No, probably not, but it is very popular and for a reason. The racquet in question is the Wilson Steam 100 BLX pro stock version used by players like Emma Raducanu, Amanda Anisimova, Paola Badosa, Mirra Andreeva, Diane Parry and probably many other players on the WTA Tour. You can tell it by its four white main grommets. It is …
I have received several new tennis shoes for review this month. One is the Adidas Barricade 13. The Barricade is a true classic. The Adidas Barricade 13 is endorsed by top ATP pros like Stefanos Tsitsipas, Felix Auger-Aliassime and Dominic Thiem. If you have no experience with the Barricade line, they are an icon regarding stability and durability. It is not the fastest shoe you will find, but most players …
A crazy day today with oh so many upsets! We have to take this into account in our Australian Open Round 3 predictions. I made a detailed video on our YouTube channel discussing the day’s results and including predictions and odds. From here you can go to the best tennis betting sites, learn from historical results and upsets and check out our betting glossary. I was doing really well with …
The Diadem Nova V3 racquets are here and I have started the play-testing process. It is so far a positive experience. The Nova is Diadem’s power racquet, ready to compete with frames like the Babolat Pure Drive, Wilson Ultra and Yonex Ezone. You can find out more about power racquets in the Tennisnerd Guide. There, you will also find easy access and an overview of other racquet reviews. We are …
The first Grand Slam of the year has finished its first round and here are our Australian Open 2024 Round 2 Predictions. Australian Open Round 2 Predictions – Men’s tournament So far, we can be pretty satisfied and confident with our Australian Open Predictions, we got most of it right during the first couple of days, but there were of course a bunch of surprises. We talk through some results …
Here are our Australian Open Predictions 2024 for the Women’s tournament. Can Swiatek get her first Australian Open title? Let’s look at the Australian Open 2024 women’s draw, quarter by quarter, like we did on the men’s side. Quarter 1 This part of the draw holds players like Swiatek, Azarenka, Ostapenko, Svitolina and Kerber. On paper, Swiatek has a pretty rough draw. Being paired against 2020 Australian Open champion Sofia …