The Australian Open is three months away, and in my shop on the west side of Melbourne the questions have already started. What does Alcaraz play? Can I get Sabalenka's racquet? Is Medvedev's frame as heavy as it looks? The honest answer is yes, you can buy the racquet with the player's name on it. And no, it is not the racquet they are holding on Rod Laver Arena. The gap … [Read more...] about What The Pros Really Swing, And What You Can Actually Buy
“American Players Simply Don’t Understand The Clay Game… As Well As Those Who Have Been Raised On This Surface”
" In November of 1966, the United States Davis Cup team endured one of its most humiliating defeats in the history of the competition, falling to Brazil in Porto Alegre, Brazil by a 3-2 margin. This came when the United States had three players in the world’s top 10 and Brazil having no top 10 players. The ultimate reason for the loss, as U.S. Davis Cup coach Pancho Gonzalez … [Read more...] about “American Players Simply Don’t Understand The Clay Game… As Well As Those Who Have Been Raised On This Surface”
CourtsApp Goes National With 67,000+ Places to Play Across the United States
CourtsApp, the AI-powered discovery and booking marketplace for racquet sports, today announced its national expansion, bringing more than 67,000 facilities and 280,000 courts across the United States onto a single platform. The expansion marks a major step toward solving one of racquet sports’ most persistent problems: finding a place to play. As tennis, pickleball, padel … [Read more...] about CourtsApp Goes National With 67,000+ Places to Play Across the United States
When Tennis Players Need A Mental Break: What I Learned About Game Psychology
by Bob Stockton I've spent years watching tennis matches, and one thing kept bugging me. The way players break down under pressure never follows a pattern. Some completely lose it at 5-4 in the third set while others actually get stronger in that exact moment. Here's what really got me thinking after spending last summer with club pros: the mental side isn't about … [Read more...] about When Tennis Players Need A Mental Break: What I Learned About Game Psychology
From Shanghai To Paris: How The ATP Season Finale Shapes Tennis Odds
The final weeks of an ATP season create a different kind of pressure. By October, some players are protecting strong positions, others are chasing the remaining ATP Finals places, and almost everyone is managing the physical effects of a long season. That makes the stretch from Shanghai through Paris especially interesting. The Shanghai and Paris Masters 1000 events mark … [Read more...] about From Shanghai To Paris: How The ATP Season Finale Shapes Tennis Odds