Got to enjoy the men’s quarter-finals live in Wimbledon and here are some likely incoherent thoughts: You could see in the training that Gasquet is doing something differently. I watched for a good 15 minutes and I don’t think he missed a ball. And it’s not like he was slicing them over either. The guy seems to have a plan and looks more focused than before. Enough for Djokovic? No, …
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It was a joy, as always, to watch Nadal play tennis live. This time I was lucky to enjoy it from the first row as the company I’m working for were sponsoring Mercedes Cup in Stuttgart. What you could see after only the first few minutes of play, was that Nadal seemed to have his famous intensity back, he hit every ball with force and determination and despite having a …
So besides watching Nadal play a great match against Monfils, I got to play doubles with Toni Nadal, play my first-ever session on grass, and finally meet the legend Rafael Nadal. A great day here at Mercedes Cup. Highly recommend you to visit this excellent tournament. An experience of a lifetime for a true tennis nerd. More to come.
I’ve been struggling with my serve lately and decided to go back to the basics and try to get the feeling back. I’m usually a fan of watching good video content and then doing practice swings at home. Do that until you’re confident of the mechanics and then take a bucket of balls to the training court and work hard. What you can do is to bring notes (like a short …
To become better at something you need to challenge yourself and move outside your comfort zone (besides practice, practice, practice of course). You need to dare trying different shots and losing training matches you wouldn’t lose or lose as badly with your standard game plan. Let’s say you want to broaden your tennis game and introduce a new shot – let’s say the drop shot, then you need to make …
It’s not a simple quest. For me it’s almost eternal. I’m never completely happy with my frame – it almost feels like my tennis soul never will find peace. As I’m writing in “My Tennis Racquets” I’m currently playing with the Head IG Prestige MP and the Wilson Pro Staff Six.One 90 BLX but I can’t really make up my mind. Maybe I need something in between like a Volkl Powerbridge or a …
I’ve gotten quite feedback on my post The Best Tennis Racket for Intermediate Players and decided it was time for an update. In my previous post I reached the rather obvious conclusion that there is no Best Tennis Racket for Intermediate Players, but that everything is very individual. A club player might prefer playing with his old super-heavy Sampras Pro Staff 85, although it might on paper benefit his game to …
Every tennis player has a playing style and personality on the court. We have weaknesses, strengths and patterns in our play. But sometimes we don’t know who we are, we know who we want to be and it’s not doing us many  favors on the tennis court. Let me explain. I have always pictured myself as an aggressive baseliner. I have a weaker backhand (but a decent backhand slice)  and …
You’re watching Gasquet, Ljubicic, Wavrinka, or Federer and look at their backhand side and think to yourself “I want to be able to hit one of those as well!” Well you can! The excellent Coach Kyril’s Tennis Vault has a lot of great teaching material to show you how to proper shots with plenty of tips and tricks that can elevate your game. Here are some tips to think about: …
This post is intended to give you tips, advice and instruction around preparation for tennis matches. If you want to have any kind of success in tennis you need to come to the court physically and mentally prepared. This goes for any kind of level you compete on. The level of preparation is of course different depending on if you’re a tour or a club player, but it will still …
