A Guide to Choosing the Best Racket for You
Overview: Choosing a racket can be a daunting task these days. Currently,…
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Best rackets for intermediate to advanced players
For tennis players ranging from 3.5 to 4.5 skill levels, finding the perfect racket can significantly enhance their game. I should know, I’m in this range! These players possess a solid foundation of skills and are seeking rackets that can complement their style of play while offering control, power, and maneuverability. In this blog, we’ll ... Read more
Naomi Osaka Big Comeback
Not to be sidelined for too long, Naomi Osaka is making her comeback at the 2024 Australian Open. The four-time Grand Slam winner, and recent mom, will be looking to dethrone the current status quo at the top of the women’s game. Sabalenka, Rybakina and Swiatek have been doing a lot of damage on the ... Read more
Moms Are Ruling the WTA Tour
It wasn’t long ago where you would be hard pressed to see moms on the WTA tour. This is not the case anymore. Top level women are now routinely managing both being a mom and a professional tennis player with great success. In the 2023 US Open alone, there were 10 moms in the draw. ... Read more
Can Emma Raducanu Get Back to the Top
Raducanu captured the tennis world’s heart last year when she won the US Open as an 18-year-old qualifier. Since then she has struggled on the WTA tour. Ranked as high as 10th in the world as recently as July 2022, the fact that she lost in the first round of the US Open meant that ... Read more
2022 The Year of Kyrgios
2022 may very well be remembered as the beginning of Kyrgios’ second act in tennis. One where he completely dedicated himself to the delight of tennis fans all around the world. There have been other notable second acts in tennis. Most recently, Wawrinka had a second act. Before then it would be Agassi with the ... Read more
Goodbye Serena. Goodbye Roger
It has been a couple of weeks since Serena exited the third round of the US Open and announced her retirement. This week, the great Roger Federer announced his retirement from the game. Both Serena and Roger dominated the competition for 20-plus years, collecting 43 Grand Slam titles along the way. Both Roger and Serena ... Read more
2022 US Open Women’s Recap
After two weeks of incredible tennis, the US Open has a new champion. Her name is Iga Swiatek. It may come to no surprise to the tennis world that Iga smashed through competition to win this title. After all, she dominated the first half of the year with her fantastic play, taking the French Open ... Read more
Women’s 2022 French Open Recap – Iga Solidifies #1 Status
Iga Swiatek is on fire. By winning her second French Open title, she has now extended her win streak to 35 matches. Is it that fancy new signature Tecnifibre racket that’s making all the difference? She now becomes the eighth woman in the Open Era with a streak of matches of 35 or more. Here’s ... Read more
Miami Open 2022 – Women’s Final Preview and Predictions
The women’s title at the 2022 Miami Open will feature, in my opinion, the two best women’s players in the world. On paper, Osaka’s ranking is #77. However, we all know Osaka’s ranking is not representative of her talent or stature in the game. Obviously, she’s taken some time off, which caused her ranking to ... Read more
Australian Open 2022 – First Week Recap
What a great week of tennis at the Australian Open. The crowds have been fantastic and the play superb. We’ve had some big upsets as usual, including tournament favorites. So, what are the main storylines? Kyrgios looked fantastic in his first-round win and second round loss to Medvedev. It is obvious that Nick has put ... Read more
AO22 Best Early Round Matchups – Women’s Draw
Here’s the best matchups in the first week of the Australian Open: First Round: Vekic vs. Riske Vekic had an injury-prone 2021 while Riske made a late resurgence in 2021 and is playing very well to start the year. Both these players are top 20 talent when healthy and competing. They will give the crowd ... Read more
2022 Australian Open Women’s Preview and Predictions
The women’s draw at this year’s Australian Open should be very interesting from the very beginning. There are some very good players that have dipped in the rankings and will be extremely dangerous in the early rounds. These are players like Osaka (13), Kenin (12) and Svitolina (15), Petra Kvitova (17), and Simona Halep (20). ... Read more