The first step! Athletes need it in some capacity in every sport. Ok, almost every sport. Sorry bowlers and golfers. In tennis, it is getting to that tennis ball before it gets by you or bounces twice. In soccer, it is beating your opponent to the ball. In track, it is getting out of the [...]
I could really write this blog post about tennis players in general, but I’m going to make it specific to girls because girl’s tennis starts now in a lot of areas of the country. The modern girl’s tennis player is absolutely no different than any other female athlete. Meaning, they are taking advantage of the [...]
Last weekend, I was watching the Wimbledon Final between Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer. It turned out to be a great 5 set match that Djokovic won for his 7th Grand Slam title. I didn’t care who won, but was leaning towards Federer to win number 18. […]
I bet you didn’t even notice that there weren’t a lot of tennis tournaments being played now and that most of these athletes have started their off-season tennis conditioning. If you are a high school or collegiate player, you might be playing some indoor tournaments here and there during the winter. Ultimately, you will be [...]
Were you able to watch the Wimbledon final over this Fourth of July Weekend? It was pretty good. Novak Djokovic, who was just newly named the number one player in the world, was playing against Rafael Nadal. The former number one player ranked in the world. I don’t quite understand how those tennis rankings worked, [...]