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Thoughts of a Tennisnerd
I thought it was about time to write a little Tennisnerd diary on the side of all the other, perhaps more relevant, posts. Just to update you on what is going on with my racquet testing and my own humble tennis journey. Let us call it: Thoughts of a tennisnerd. Readers ask me questions every […]
Watching grass court tennis live
I have had the good fortune of watching grass court tennis live for the last three years at the Mercedes Cup in Stuttgart. There is always something special with tennis on grass. And now I am considering Queens or Wimbledon. Watching grass court tennis live is a special experience. In one way it feels like […]
Recording yourself to improve your tennis
One of the best tips I have for any level of tennis player is to record yourself while playing and analyze your technique and your movement afterwards. You’re bound to find out some interesting things! Since I started recording some of my own tennis sessions (more reviews to come, I promise), I’ve released and aimed […]
Back from Wimbledon – what I saw
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 […]
Nadal wins first grass title since 2010
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 […]
My day at Mercedes Cup
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 […]
Practice Your Serve
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 […]
Improving your game by daring more
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 […]
Finding the best tennis racquet
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 […]
The Best Tennis Racket for Intermediate Players Part 2
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 […]
