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Does Tennis Have a Doping Problem?
There have been some major doping scandals in professional tennis over the years. It was not until the late 1980s that drug testing started in professional tennis and in 2007, the International Tennis Federation took control of anti-doping initiatives for the ATP and WTA Tours. As we come towards the end of the 2024 season, […]
What Tennis Fans Can Enjoy Beyond Tennis Matches
Tennis has always been regarded as a thrilling and elegant sport. Fans are riveted to their TVs for hours as their preferred players leave their hearts on the court from the suspense of the Wimbledon final to the heart-pounding events at the US Open. What happens then, when the game ends or when there is […]
Tennis: From Luxury Sport to Mass Entertainment
This game of the elite class has evolved over the years, from a fringe sport to mainstream entertainment limelight. Clearly, several factors undergird this evolution to make it more inclusive and to entrench the sport within popular culture deeply. Key Factors Driving Tennis’s Popularity 1. Integrating Luxury and Fashion Tenniscore: It is this rare crossover […]
How Tennis Technique has Evolved
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 […]
Electronic Line Calling: Hawk-Eye Technology Explained
The fastest serve in tennis exceeds well over 150 miles per hour. Professional tennis players have shotguns for arms, and catching their serve trajectory with the naked eye is near impossible. This is where Hawk-Eye technology comes in handy. Set up around the court, it comprizes many excellent, very precise cameras watching the ball and […]
The Best Doubles Teams in History
The GOAT debate is often dominated by singles players. Names like Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, Serena Williams and Steffi Graf are frequently discussed and their achievements weighed against each other. But what about the magic that unfolds when two champions fight as one? While individual brilliance often dominates the tennis narrative, we often […]
Which players have stopped Novak Djokovic from claiming the Olympic Gold?
Novak Djokovic finally conquered his last hurdle at the 2024 Olympic Games as he secured the gold medal for Serbia for the first time in his career. The 37-year-old veteran is undisputedly the greatest player to have ever taken to the court and he has won more Grand Slams than anyone in history with a whopping haul […]
Fastest Tennis Serves in History
We recently wrote an article about the best servers in 2024 and of course this leads us to… what are what are the fastest tennis serves ever recorded? What man has the fastest serve in tennis and which current player serves the fastest? We all know that the serve is one of the most important […]
The best forehands of 2024
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 […]
Can Shapovalov return to the top?
The flashy Canadian player is returning from injury and lingers outside the top 100. Can Shapovalov return to the top? If I was a betting man, I would first ask you to define “top”. Top ten, which he was ranked at in 2020, is not easy. I would say probably not. Top 20, yes there […]
