In the coming months, I am going to review the Bryan Brothers 4-Part Doubles Series. I am doing this in part because as a Kentucky High School tennis coach 2 of the 5 matches in a dual are doubles matches. Therefore, 2/3rds of a team victory can come from sweeping doubles. I will also note…
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Playing Smarter Doubles is a Process
Federer and Wawrinka had to play as a team to win this match despite both being vastly (VASTLY) superior at moving, striking the ball, and playing singles For most of my tennis life, I have preferred singles by a wide margin to doubles. That gap is closing as I have gotten older and coached 9…
Can My Tennis Game be Upgraded? A Sequel
Reanimating the Bones of My Tennis Game is Done, but Can I Climb Higher? On October 20, 2017, I wrote Can My Tennis Game be Salvaged? Due to some medical issues that arose with my now nine-year-old child, I stopped playing tennis for roughly 3-years. This hiatus was not something I consciously chose. It just…
Andy Murray is Starting to Climb Back
His comeback may never place him at the lofty heights he once occupied, or it may lead to a storybook conclusion. In either case, it is good having Andy Murray back on a professional tennis court. He's baaaack 😁@Andy_Murray gets going at a practice session before Queen's Club, where he will be making his return.#PracticePass…
Tennis Twitter March 9 2019
Since Indian Wells is in the Pacific Time Zone, I will allow some 3-10-2019 tweets into my post. Why is @Naomi_Osaka_ the World No. 1? Points like this ⬇️ #BNPPO19 pic.twitter.com/0uNRZVZcrW — WTA (@WTA) March 10, 2019 https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js Novak and Pete. Legends. pic.twitter.com/njJmqVa4qI — José Morgado (@josemorgado) March 10, 2019 https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js The lowest-ranked player to…
Doubles and Poaching
Like many people, I am playing more and more doubles as I get older. My net game in doubles is pretty vanilla despite me generally wanting to get to the net in singles and having pretty good hands. Being more active at the net in terms of one’s footwork seems to be the first key…
US Open 2015: Vinci’s Doubles Accumen Deserves Some Credit
Bethany Mattek-Sands won her first set versus Serena Williams and was competitive in the second set due to using some unorthodox shots for a singles match. Mattek-Sands used a lot of doubles skills to steal a few points from Serena Williams. Mattek-Sands hit a few scoop shots, made ventures to the net, and took pace…
Tennis Abides: Dan Martin on Tennis and Life 