Peter Tramacchi from http://TennisAssist.com shares some tips that helped him achieve a world number 127 singles and 45 doubles ranking. To prepare my mind for a match one of my favourite drills has always been a 2 on 1 drill. To be guaranteed of a high intensity workout its the 2 on 1 net drill. 2 players [...]

http://tennisassist.com Peter Tramacchi and Michael Maidens discuss Pete’s take on the Australian Open 2010 Mens Final Between Roger Federer and Andy Murray. Pete was court side and talks about the atmosphere, the missed opportunity of Andy Murray and the tactics and strategies unfolding by both Andy Murray and Roger Federer. Random Articles The Wimbledon Centre Court Celebration [...]

After the Australian Open, I cannot help but notice patchy opinions and comparisons of the great players, that in my attempt to analyze the differences. Kim Clijsters: Ranking when retired: 4 Retired / Comeback: May 2007 / Mid 2009 1st tournament: QF defeated by Safina 2nd tournament: 3rd round by Jankovic 3rd tournament: Champion Playing style: Baseline basher / deep ground strokes Pressure: [...]

As the news broke that Kim Clijsters and Justine Henin would not be competing for Belgium in the February 6-7 Fed Cup tie against Poland many fans on the forums questioned Kim and Justines? tenacity. Clijsters, who fell to Nadia Petrova in the 3rd round of the Australian Open 0-6 1-6 had let it be [...]

It has been quite a while since I posted here on The Tennis Times. I have wanted to keep this site up to date, but finding the time at the moment is near impossible. Im on the look out for anyone and everyone help me to keep the site up to date. I love tennis [...]

Thank you to everyone who entered Andy Murray’s Head Radical Messenger Competition. The winners of the prizes are as follows. HEAD Microgel Raptor OS Raquet – Kimberley Stone HEAD Radical Backpack – Victor Storey HEAD limited edition wristband – Claire Constable

On my Facebook information page I have listed ‘tennis on sky sports’ as one of my favourite TV shows. At university my house mates and I often found ourselves glued to the tv screen watching an epic ATP tour match. We were very much involved in the tennis gambling scene and there were some very entertaining moments [...]

ANDY MURRAY’S Head Radical Messenger application offers you the chance of winning three top prizes. The fun new app features Murray talking about his new racket – the YouTek Radical Pro as well as some amusing sketches with the British number one. To enter log on to www.radicalmessenger.head.com, follow the on screen instructions and click on ’shoot your friends a message’. Write in thetenniscentre@london.com as a recipent and then include the answer to the following question [...]

Roger Federer is wearing a red shirt for his day time matches at the US Open for the second year running. Fed turned out for his opening round match against Devon Britton in a very similar outift to last year - but this time he wore black shorts instead of grey. Ususally the Swiss master enjoys experimenting with different colours and styles for [...]

                The Tennis Centre’s James Ward has topped off his good form in 2009 by becoming the British number two.   Ward, who has improved massively over the last 12 months, cracked the worlds top 250 for the first time in May following his tournament win in Sarasota, Florida and has not looked back. He had an impressive summer notching his first ATP tour win against Victor Crivoi at Eastbourne as well [...]

Perhaps it's an overstatement to call Andy Murray's match against Rafael Nadal a moment of truth for the Scot. But it's close.

The nondescript Nikolay Davydenko a media darling? Indeed, and that's just one of our midweek Down Under musings.

Kim Clijsters is still adjusting to her second career as a tennis player.

Serbia has knocked the U.S. out of the Davis Cup with Novak Djokovic outlasting John Isner 7-5, 3-6, 6-3, 6-7(6), 6-4 to give Serbia an insurmountable 3-1 lead in the first-round match.

Chile has secured a spot in the Davis Cup quarterfinals after Fernando Gonzalez defeated Dudi Sela of Israel 6-4, 6-4, 6-3 to give the South Americans an unbeatable 3-1 lead in their first-round series.

Pakistan opposes a move by New Zealand to ask for a new venue for their Davis Cup tie, amidst security concerns.

Boris Becker says Tim Henman should be recruited to help lift Great Britain out of the Davis Cup doldrums.

Former Davis Cup captain David Lloyd calls on Lawn Tennis Association chief Roger Draper to quit over the lack of home-grown male talent.

British number one Elena Baltacha beats American Julia Boserup in the qualifying opening round of the BNP Paribas Open.

Heather Watson fails to qualify for the main draw of her latest event, the $25,000 Sheriff Jim Coats 6th Annual Clearwater Women's Open in Florida.

Kim Clijsters is still adjusting to her second career as a tennis player. The first full season of the U.S. Open champion's comeback is presenting new challenges: figuring out a balanced schedule, needing more rest than she used to, traveling with her 2-year-old daughter Jada. Oh, and getting everyone fed on time.

Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova of Russia defeated Slovakia's Daniela Hantuchova 1-6, 6-1, 6-0 for her first WTA title at the Monterrey Open on Sunday The 28-year-old Pavlyuchenkova came back from a set down to overwhelm Hantuchova in the final of the hard-court tournament. Pavlyuchenkova also defeated Hantuchova earlier this season in a hard-court match in Dubai.

Chile secured a spot in the Davis Cup quarterfinals Monday after Fernando Gonzalez defeated Dudi Sela of Israel 6-4, 6-4, 6-3 to give the South Americans an unassailable 3-1 lead in their first-round series. In the second, largely meaningless singles match, Jorge Aguilar of Chile beat Harel Levy of Israel, 7-6 (3), 6-1, to make the final score in the match 4-1.

Britain promises "swift and decisive" action regarding its Davis Cup team following a 3-2 loss to Lithuania. The loss was Britain's fifth in a row under captain John Lloyd and it now has to beat Turkey to avoid dropping to the lowest tier of the competition. Britain, playing without Andy Murray, lost in Vilnius on Sunday to a country with only three players ranked in the top 1,000.

Justine Henin looks to be an early front-runner at Indian Wells, while Rafael Nadal will probably play it safe. SI.com's Bruce Jenkins gives his take on the tournament.

Serbian standout Novak Djokovic gets a nod in my Best of Three.

COQUIMBO, Chile (AP) -- Chile has secured a spot in the Davis Cup quarterfinals after Fernando Gonzalez defeated Dudi Sela of Israel 6-4, 6-4, 6-3 to give the South Americans an unbeatable 3-1 lead in their first-round series.

LONDON (AP) -- Britain's tennis administrators will review the Davis Cup team's embarrassing 3-2 loss to Lithuania but denied Monday's reports that they are about to fire captain John Lloyd and replace him with Greg Rusedski.

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) -- New Zealand has asked the International Tennis Federation to move its upcoming Davis Cup match against Pakistan to New Zealand or a neutral venue.

Svetlana Kuznetsova, Caroline Wozniacki, Victoria Azarenka and Elena Dementieva are the top four seeds at this week's BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, California.

Led by recent champion Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, a new group of tennis players are charging up the rankings of the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour. Take a look at who you need to start watching from the most dominant nation in tennis.

The WTA Tour announced on Monday that despite a few significant title name changes, Sony Ericsson has agreed to a two-year global sponsorship contract extension.

Should Nick Bollettieri be inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame? What's your call?

What happens when the world's fastest serve takes on a football gridiron defensive line? Who wins?

U.S. gets bumped out of first round of Davis Cup.

Chile secured a spot in the Davis Cup quarterfinals Monday after Fernando Gonzalez defeated Dudi Sela of Israel 6-4, 6-4, 6-3 to give the South Americans an unassailable 3-1 lead in their first-round series.

Britain's tennis administrators have launched an investigation into the Davis Cup team's embarrassing 3-2 loss to Lithuania but denied reports that they are about to fire captain John Lloyd and replace him with Greg Rusedski.

Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova of Russia has won her first WTA title, defeating Daniela Hantuchova of Slovakia, 1-6, 6-1, 6-0 on Sunday in the final of Monterrey Open.

Roger Federer Fan Raises Money For Charity From the Grave

Want to read an odd story... Check this out...
Nicholas Newlife. who was 69 years old from England, was a gambler and had a big heart. He was a sport fan and often wagered several long-term bets and before he died early in 2009, he left his entire estate to Oxfam, a charity that supplies aid and development to less fortunate countries.

Newlife had bet that Roger Federer would win 14 Grand Slam titles before 2020 so when Federer beat Soderling at the French Open in 2009, Oxfam received his winnings of $25,000.

One of the gambler?s outstanding bets was that Federer, would win Wimbledon seven times before 2020. If Federer pulls it off, the wager will net Oxfam over $152,000.

Cathy Ferrier, a spokesperson from Oxfam says she might just be glued to the television during Wimbledon 2010: "We're enormously grateful to Mr Newlife for his generous gift, and will be keeping a close eye on Wimbledon this year as a result," she says.

Source Tonic

Rafael Nadal fit to play Indian Wells

Rafael Nadal said he is fit to play at the 2010 Indian Wells tennis tournament which gets underway in California on Wednesday.

"I have been training hard for three weeks. We have worked during the pre-season to recover the form which I had when I arrived in Australia. I feel strong and my knees do not hurt me. Now I just want to compete," Nadal said.

"My main objective, the most immediate goal, is to play well during the American claycourt season. I have 1 000 points to defend at Indian Wells as the defending champion. But the main idea is to play well," he added.

Nadal suffered a knee injury that forced him to retire from the Australian Open quarter-final and also to missed Spain's Davis Cup tie against Swizerland. Spain advanced so Nadal wants to play against France.

"The next elimination stage in France will be very hard and to get through it we need to all be at 100 percent. I would like to be there," said Nadal.

Federer and Sampras Lead Hit for Haiti Live Friday on Tennis Channel

Roger Federer and Pete Sampras will join many tennis stars on Friday for the ?Hit for Haiti? benefit during the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Well.
Tennis Channel will be in charged of the broadcasting that will be live at 10:30 p.m. ET.

Roger Federer and Pete Sampras will take on Rafael Nadal and Andre Agassi in doubles, while Steffi Graf and Lindsay Davenport will play against Martina Navratilova and Justine Henin in women?s doubles.

Indian Wells Tournament Director Steve Simon says he expects a minimum of $1 million to be raised. Proceeds from ticket sales will be donated to the American Red Cross, and fans will be able to donate onsite and through text messages.

Larry Ellison, the new tournament owner, will make his own donation. The event will be streamed live on the internet at usta.com and other websites.

?Oracle is proud to participate in fundraising efforts to benefit the relief efforts in Haiti,? Ellison said. ?It is impressive to see this remarkable line up of athletes work together to raise much-needed funds for Haiti. Our hope is to hold an event that supports relief efforts and continues to raise the visibility for how Haiti needs the world?s help.?


Source USTA.com

Video: Rafael Nadal on his way to Indian Wells

Rafael Nadal was in Palma airport today flying to California for Indian Wells, with his physio Rafael Maymo, and good friend Tomeu Salva....

2010 Indian Wells Order of Play Tuesday March 9th Qualy

ORDER OF PLAY - TUESDAY, MARCH 09, 2010
STADIUM 2 start 10:00 am
Qualifying - D Istomin (UZB) vs B Reynolds (USA) - ATP
Qualifying - N Lindahl (AUS) vs R Kendrick (USA) - ATP

Not Before 12:00 PM
Qualifying - K Chang (TPE) vs S Perry (USA) - WTA
Qualifying - [WC] F Krajinovic (SRB) vs G Gaudio (ARG) - ATP

Not Before 4:00 PM
Qualifying - L Gregorc (SLO) vs D Young (USA) - ATP
STADIUM 3 start 10:00 am
Qualifying - [WC] V Spadea (USA) vs T Alves (BRA) - ATP
Qualifying - K Anderson (RSA) vs S Grosjean (FRA) - ATP

Not Before 12:00 PM
Qualifying - Y Chan (TPE) vs V Lepchenko (USA) - WTA
Qualifying - A Parra Santonja (ESP) vs [WC] S Stephens (USA) - WTA
Qualifying - S de Chaunac (FRA) vs S Koubek (AUT) - ATP

Not Before 4:00 PM
Qualifying - S Devvarman (IND) vs A Kuznetsov (USA) - ATP-Frist Available Court
COURT 4 start 10:00 am
Qualifying - B Phau (GER) vs [WC] J de Armas (VEN) - ATP
Qualifying - R Schuettler (GER) vs A Bogomolov Jr. (USA) - ATP

Not Before 12:00 PM
Qualifying - K Sprem (CRO) vs R de Los Rios (PAR) - WTA
Qualifying - P Martic (CRO) or [WC] A Pivovarova (RUS) vs M Krajicek (NED) or M Koryttseva (UKR) - WTA

Not Before 4:00 PM
Qualifying - D Brands (GER) vs K Im (KOR) - ATP
COURT 5 start 10:00 am
Qualifying - I Klec (SVK) vs D Kindlmann (GER) - ATP
Qualifying - G Lapentti (ECU) vs S Gonzalez (MEX) - ATP

Not Before 12:00 PM
Qualifying - K Woerle (GER) vs V Kutuzova (UKR) - WTA
Qualifying - D Brown (JAM) vs T Smyczek (USA) - ATP

Not Before 4:00 PM
Qualifying - M Mcclune (USA) vs R Delgado (PAR) - ATP
COURT 6 start 10:00 am
Qualifying - [WC] B Battistone (USA) vs J Witten (USA) - ATP
Qualifying - R de Voest (RSA) vs R Sweeting (USA) - ATP

Not Before 12:00 PM
Qualifying - M Larcher de Brito (POR) vs A Rus (NED) - WTA
Qualifying - E Baltacha (GBR) or [WC] J Boserup (USA) vs [WC] A Riske (USA) or E Bychkova (RUS) - WTA

Not Before 4:00 PM
Qualifying - I Marchenko (UKR) vs M Matosevic (AUS) - ATP
COURT 7 start 10:00 am
Qualifying - C Ball (AUS) vs V Millot (FRA) - ATP
Qualifying - R Mello (BRA) vs D Norman (BEL) - ATP

Not Before 12:00 PM
Qualifying - A Amanmuradova (UZB) vs P Mayr (AUT) - WTA
Qualifying - T Tanasugarn (THA) or M Niculescu (ROU) vs N Llagostera Vives (ESP) or E Rodina (RUS) - WTA
COURT 8 start 10:00 am
Qualifying - L Cook (USA) vs M Yani (USA) - ATP
Qualifying - K Kim (USA) vs B Evans (USA) - ATP

Not Before 12:00 PM
Qualifying - E Gallovits (ROU) vs P Parmentier (FRA) - WTA
COURT 12 start 10:00 am
Qualifying - Y Lu (TPE) vs [WC] R Borvanov (USA) - ATP
Qualifying - P Amritraj (IND) vs B Dabul (ARG) - ATP
Not Before 12:00 PM
Qualifying - A Morita (JPN) vs T Pironkova (BUL) - WTA

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What’s the best advice you can give me on how to improve my game most efficiently? I’m an educator in passion and mathematician by training, so I’m always interested in the most efficient method. Feenix Y. Pan, Ph.D. Learning Consultant in Mathematics www.door2math.com ———————————————————– Hmm, tough question. Let’s look at your question from this perspective: you need to play [...]

I’ve been playing tennis for about two years. I’ve always liked it  but I’ve never liked the competition aspect of it. I just don’t understand the need for competition. All is see in it is to see who is the winner and who is the loser. I find happiness in hitting the ball over [...]

Roger Federer and Andy Murray started the final of the Australian Open 2010 in a very controlled manner. There was of course a lot on stake for both players. Andy Murray was looking for his first Grand Slam title while Roger was looking to extend his record of Grand Slams to 16 and slowly but surely [...]

Kim Clijsters has had a good run at the Australian Open 2010 until her third match with Nadya Petrova when she unexpectedly lost 6:0, 6:1. Many players can start to doubt their abilities and lose confidence and don’t know how to approach such a match with the correct mindset. But that’s the wrong way of thinking [...]

One of the main reasons why you lose games and eventually matches is because you don’t give 100% of effort all the time. You may feel down, frustrated or disappointed (you’re in a low activation state) or you may feel angry, upset or nervous (you’re in a high activation state). In either case, you’re not giving [...]

Even the giant Karlovic couldn't out-serve the young Latvian at Delray Beach.

African Americans have made their mark in all sports - none more so than tennis.

Britain's number one is eager to win that elusive Grand Slam but must keep his focus for the entire season.

Lack of sponsorship for Andrew Fitzpatrick could mean the end of a promising tennis career - at the age of 20.

She has shown admirable courage and tenacity in making a comeback.