I get many emails and comments asking about recommended tennis vacations. This can mean just travelling to a beautiful tennis club or for the more ambitious players, to an academy. There are loads of tennis vacations on offer around the world and I will feature some interesting options on Tennisnerd. I personally love travelling in the name of tennis, wheather it’s going to an ATP Tournament, visiting some beautiful clubs …
Tennis venues aren’t all the same. They offer different experiences for the eager spectators that swarm to them, and for the tennis players too. To understand which ones may be worth travelling to, here are some of the world’s best tennis venues. Court King Rainier III, Monte Carlo Monte Carlo has always been seen as an impressive place and it surely attracts the crowds to Court King Rainier III at …
I have just uploaded the highlights of the Malta Open final (see below) and thought I would write something about playing tennis in Malta. There are plenty of locations and clubs for playing tennis in Malta. Sadly, there are only two clay courts (Marsa Sports Club) and not any Plexipave courts (mainly cement). But they are usually relatively cheap to play on and the weather is very stable with more …
The Senior Masters Cup in Marbella is an exhibition-style tournament played over a weekend. I was there to capture some highlights. The 2019 edition of the Senior Masters Cup included players that are just about “senior” and two that are not even retired. Three Spanish stars were there: Tommy Robredo, Feliciano Lopez and David Ferrer. They were joined by German former world number two, Tommy Haas. The format of the …
Good to Great Academy is one of the top tennis academies in the world. I was lucky to visit their new home outside Stockholm to meet with the founders. Good to Great Academy was founded by former world-class players and Nicklas Kulti, Magnus Norman and Mikael Tillstrom in 2012. They have since then worked with players such as Stan Wawrinka, Rebecca Peterson, and Grigor Dimitrov to name a few. Last …
Yesterday I spent a whole day at the Laver Cup in Geneva. I got to play on the practice courts, try the new Laver Cup Pro Staff and watch some great tennis. The reason I got to spend an amazing day at the Laver Cup is thanks to Wilson tennis. They invited me a week ago to meet them in Geneva and how could I say no to that? The …
We got a guest post from Stan Boone who wanted to contribute his experience about getting a ticket for Wimbledon. Unless you have been there it might be good to know how to navigate the Wimbledon queue. If you want to watch a match at Wimbledon, there are four ways to get a ticket. The most common of them is through the Wimbledon Queue. Or you can be born with …
