Stefanos Tsitsipas tweeted that he believes in coaching during matches. Should on-court coaching be allowed? I posted my vlog “Should on-court coaching be allowed?” on YouTube and Instagram last night and the response is pretty clear. The majority thinks it shouldn’t be allowed. Most tennis fans are quite traditional though, so I don’t think that response is surprising. I am a bit torn myself as I lay out in my vlog (watch it below). Overall, I think there are pros and cons and that the concept could be tested at a few ATP 250 tournaments to study the reaction and …
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I previously wrote about the move of the BNP Paribas Open to October. Now the dates are set for Indian Wells 2021. The ATP has issued a press release with Q4 Calendar Updates, including dates for the BNP Paribas Open (ATP Masters 1000) in Indian Wells. It will take place as an eight-day event in week 41 and the dates 10-17 October. The men’s event will feature a 56 Main Draw Singles, 28 Main Draw Doubles and 28 Singles Qualifying draw. ATP has also announced that the Rolex Shanghai Masters will be held as intended, likely in week 40 (TBC). …
The ATP and WTA have today announced a partnership with TopCourt, the first official tennis e-learning partner of the ATP Tour and WTA Tour. I am personally a fan and a subscriber to TopCourt and offer readers of Tennisnerd a 14-day free trial if they click this link. Today they released a joint press release with the ATP and WTA announcing their official partnership with the WTA and ATP for e-learning. What is TopCourt? TopCourt offers tennis fans the educational tools for learning the game from the world’s best players of the past, present, and future, as well as the …
Dominic Thiem receives the first wild card for the Mallorca Championships. Thiem will play the Spanish grass-court tournament 19-26th June. Mallorca, June 4th 2021. – With just two weeks to go until the start of the first edition of the Mallorca Championships, the tournament organisation has confirmed its first big surprise: the first wild card of the tournament goes to Dominic Thiem, current world No. 4 and defending US Open champion. The 27-year-old Thiem‘s track record is impressive. The Austrian has a total of 17 titles, including his first Grand Slam title in New York last September. It was the fourth …
The French Open Draw 2021 is out. The three GOATs: Federer, Nadal and Djokovic are in the same draw on the men’s side. Tennis fans the world over are getting excited for the second grand slam of the year that starts on Sunday. The French Open Draw 2021 on the men’s side looks like this: Top half of the French Open Draw 2021 (Men’s side) Many players will predict a Djokovic vs Nadal semi-final. After all, even Federer has said that he doesn’t feel like a threat to the title and that he’s playing to build up some match experience …
The ATP has announced some significant calendar updates, including a move of the Masters 1000 in Indian Wells to October! To watch ATP Masters tennis from Indian Wells in October is a pretty crazy idea, but arguably much better than canceling the event for a second year in a row. This will be a 2021 exclusive and the tournament will then move back to its original location in the ATP calendar. Elsewhere, the Stockholm Open, originally scheduled to run in Week 42 alongside the VTB Kremlin Cup (Moscow) and European Open (Antwerp), will now take place from 7-13 November in …
Yeah, it’s a headline for brevity. When I write “is the WTA better than the ATP?”, I mean – is it more interesting to watch at the moment? I’ve been thinking about this question because I haven’t paid much attention to the WTA since the days of Justin Henin-Hardenne, a player whose one-handed backhand was so impressive, you could watch it just for that. Why? The main reason is that it’s almost impossible to keep up to date with two tours. But women’s tennis was many years not the most fun to watch, where it was all grunting baseline power …