How Does The Court Surface Affect Your Tennis Game?
Australian Open
May 8, 2019
Have you ever wondered how the surface of a tennis court can affect your game? The answer is quite a lot! Thankfully we have done some research to help you know your surface. We caught up with the expert team at 10-S Tennis Supply who filled us in with all the technical details. Choosing a Tennis Surface. There are […]
What Five Lessons Can We Learn From The Australian Open?
Australian Open
January 31, 2019
Well done the Australian Open, another fantastic tournament! So what lessons did we learn from the Australian Open, 2019? I think we can make this short and sweet: 5/ Racquet-smashing Sascha Zverev still has a little growing up to do. “Smasher” Zverev won the year-end finals but still hasn’t cracked the Slams. Maybe he needs […]
Novak Djokovic wins a magnificent seventh Australian Open
Australian Open
January 27, 2019
The sheer brilliance of Novak Djokovic denied us the classic contest we had all anticipated. Given the quality of his opponent, this was arguably the most complete performance in the history of Grand Slam finals. Novak strolled it. Against the great warrior, Nadal. Incredible. The Serb is the first man to win seven Australian Open […]
Osaka Wins Her Second Slam To Become World Number One
Australian Open
January 26, 2019
Showing immense nerve when she might have imploded, Naomi Osaka climbed another psychological mountain to win back-to-back Grand Slams. At the US Open she had to deal with the meltdown of Serena Williams. In Melbourne it was her own inner collapse that threatened her chances. Somehow Osaka showed the mental strength to recover and come […]
Novak Djokovic Expects Epic Australian Open Final Against Rafael Nadal
Australian Open
January 25, 2019
Novak Djokovic couldn’t have put it any better after his immaculate destruction of Lucas Pouille in three rather one-sided sets. The focus quickly turned to the final against Rafael Nadal, the man Novak regards as his greatest rival. This is of course a reenactment of last year’s thrilling Wimbledon semi-final, quite possibly the highlight of […]
Rafael Nadal And Petra Kvitova Look Formidable
Australian Open
January 24, 2019
Rafael Nadal will take some stopping on this kind of form. He pulverised the hopes of young Stefanos Tsitsipas with an admirable, brutal ruthlessness. It wasn’t that the Greek played badly. Some of his volleying was sensational. Triumph But Nadal wasn’t in the mood to be questioned or denied. His serve and backhand look stronger […]
Serena Squanders 5-1 Lead And Four Match Points
Australian Open
January 23, 2019
Serena Williams looked for all the world to be on the verge of another Grand Slam semi-final. By her own admission, Karolina Pliskova’s mind ‘was already in the locker room.’ Then Williams turned her ankle, and in that moment the match turned too. Stubborn It wasn’t even a major injury. Just a moment of awkwardness, […]
Stefanos Tstsipas Believes He Can Beat Rafael Nadal
Australian Open
January 22, 2019
Stefanos Tsitsipas calls it ‘the complete tournament.’ If the young Greek could manage the greatest hat-trick in tennis, others might be more tempted to label it miraculous. Intriguing The chance to beat Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic at the same event looms for Tstsipas. He defeated a drained Roberto Bautista Agut 7-5, 4-6, […]
Serena Digs Deep To Beat Halep, Zverev In Meltdown During Raonic Defeat
Australian Open
January 21, 2019
Serena Williams looked on the verge of defeat to a resurgent Simona Halep. Perhaps we should all have known better. Minutes later, the ultimate tennis warrior had taken the match and downed the world number one. Serena rode her luck, dug deep and found solutions to serious problems. It could have been too late. It […]
Stefanos Tsitsipas Knocks Out Roger Federer
Australian Open
January 20, 2019
Stefanos Tsitsipas could hardly believe what he had done. There was pure joy and a hint of amazement in his glistening eyes. It didn’t matter whether he could quite take in the enormity of his achievement. He had believed in himself when the going got tough. That’s what counted. Laughed The 20-year-old Greek saved four […]