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Sharapova Nears Return, Plans to Defend Australian Open Crown

December 2nd, 2008 — , News, Tournaments and Championships, australian open, australian open title, beijing olympics, five months, good shape, grand slam, january 19, maria sharapova, match, max eisenbud, melbourne australia, mri scan, remainder, rotator cuff, shoulder injury, tennis, tennis player, tennis season, tennis star, timeline, world tennis association from Tennis Pro @ Tennis Racquet Racket

The former World No. 1 tennis player Maria Sharapova plans to be 100 percent healthy by the upcoming tennis season, and assures fans that she will be poised to defend her Australian Open title as soon as January rolls around. According to Maria Sharapova’s agent, Max Eisenbud, Sharapova has a set timeline for her recovery, [...]

Tennis Player Profile for Lleyton Hewitt

December 1st, 2008 — , 2008 beijing olympics, Athlete Profile, Male Profile, achievements awards, agustin calleri, atp masters series, atp tours, career achievements, career singles, chris guccione, cincinnati masters, foot work, grand slams, hip surgery, jonas bjorkman, juan monaco, lleyton hewitt, number 56, rafael nadal, tennis, tennis magazine, tennis master, wimbledon men from Tennis Pro @ Tennis Racquet Racket

Lleyton Hewitt was born on February 24, 1981 and is a former World No 1 tennis player that hails from Australia. He became the youngest male ever to obtain a number 1 ranking in 2001. He has numerous career achievements, awards and wins, including a 2001 US Open win, a 2002 Wimbledon Men’s Singles Title, [...]

Tennis Skills: The Player’s Guide

November 28th, 2008 — , Book Review, basic elements, body positioning, capabilities, conjunction, coordination, footwork, golf skills, ground strokes, lobs, necessary skills, photographs, profe, soccer skills, stroke production, stroke skills, strong foundation, tennis, tennis game, tennis guide, tennis player, tennis skills from Tennis Pro @ Tennis Racquet Racket

Tennis Skills: The Player’s Guide is a paperback tennis guide by Tom Sadzeck. This book easily follows the formula which has been successfully used in “Golf Skills”, “Hoop Drills” and “Soccer Skills”, and Tennis Skills: The Player’s Guide is doing an excellent job of providing an in depth look at stroke production, and the right [...]

6 Tennis Tips and Tricks

November 27th, 2008 — , Tips and Tricks, baseline, capabilities, comfort zone, entire match, five feet, game, groove, ground strokes, opponent, tennis, tennis player, tennis tips, time 3, tweaks from Tennis Pro @ Tennis Racquet Racket

Tennis tips and tricks are like small tweaks that you can make to your game in order to improve your play. If you are looking for a way to improve your capabilities as a tennis player, consider these tennis tips and tricks and then move on to look at other potential tennis playing tips that [...]

Carole Caldwell Graebner Remembered

November 26th, 2008 — , Athlete Profile, Female Profile, News, american tennis, barbara browning, billie jean king, california state university, clay court championships, college tennis, courageous battle, cup committee, federation cup, graebner, pacific southwest, pam davis, pan american games, states tennis association, stellar group, tennis, tennis community, tennis tournaments, united states tennis, united states tennis association, women players from Tennis Pro @ Tennis Racquet Racket

Carole Caldwell Graebner passed away at the age of sixty five following a brief but courageous battle with cancer on November 19, 2008. Carole Caldwell Graebner served as a chair of the United States Tennis Association’s Fed Cup Committee. Graebner was born on June 24 in 1943 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and was raised in Santa [...]

Venus Williams Manages to Defeat Her Sister Serena on the Courts

November 25th, 2008 — , News, Serena Williams, Tournaments and Championships, Venus Williams, dinara safina, doha, elena dementieva, game, jelena jankovic, last match, match the wind, older sister, qatar, referees, sister serena, sony, sony ericsson championships, svetlana kuznetsova, tennis, tennis match, tennis season, wrong direction, wta tour from Tennis Pro @ Tennis Racquet Racket

In an important season ending tournament, Venus manages to advance but unfortunately has to leave her sister, Serena, behind. Venus Williams recently managed to defeat her sister Serena in a set of three matches, with scores of 5 - 7, 6 - 1, 6 - 0. The match occurred on Thursday, and allowed Venus to [...]

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Andy Roddick’s Tennis Player Profile

November 24th, 2008 — , Athlete Profile, Male Profile, andrew stephen, atp race, australian open, champion team, davis cup, davis cup team, defending champion, grand slam finals, ivan ljubicic, kilometers per hour, marat safin, marcos baghdatis, michael berrer, professional tennis player, ranked player, roger federer, russian marat safin, san jose california, tennis, tennis career, third consecutive year from Tennis Pro @ Tennis Racquet Racket

Andrew Stephen Roddick, better known as Andy Roddick, was born on August 30, 1982. He is an American professional tennis player, and has been considered to be the World No. 1 as well. Right now he is considered to be the eighth ranked player in the entire world, as of August 18 of this year. [...]

Wilson Impact Tennis Racket

November 21st, 2008 — , Female Profile, Racket, Tournaments and Championships, adults, budget material, casual adult, high quality, job, niche, product review, string pattern, tennis, tension, titanium alloy, united states from Tennis Pro @ Tennis Racquet Racket

If you are an adult looking to break into tennis, it can be pretty frustrating to find a racket made for you. Most of the rackets for this niche are designed for players that are already experienced, and the rackets that are made for beginners are typically sized for junior players. Entry level rackets that [...]

Tips for Beginning Tennis Players

November 20th, 2008 — , Money, Tips and Tricks, added expense, athletic shoes, bargains, best choice, budget, frustration, game, legs, next level, proper foundation, risk, tennis, tennis shoes from Tennis Pro @ Tennis Racquet Racket

If you are interested in learning how to play tennis, there are a few things you need to know before you get started. By having the proper foundation in this sport, you can be assured that you’ll learn properly and be able to play better as a result. Although this game is a lot of [...]

Wilson nCode n4 110 Tennis Racquet n code Racket

November 19th, 2008 — , Racket, accuracy, bad experience, blisters, bottom line, controversy, dry grip, grip sizes, job, new model, occurrence, product review, racquet specifications, stiffness, tennis from Tennis Pro @ Tennis Racquet Racket

If you are looking for an oversize racket that will make it easier to score better and have more fun while you’re playing, this new model from Wilson is the ideal choice. It’s got a nice big oversized head and if you’re just starting out, this will give you the edge you need. There is [...]

According to Uncle, Nadal is Doubtful to Return to the Davis Cup Final

November 18th, 2008 — , News, Tournaments and Championships, argentina, barcelona, davis cup, doctors, inclusion, long time, mallorcan, mar del plata, masters cup, nikolay davydenko, own time, pace, paris masters, rafael nadal, roger federer, shanghai, slim to none, tendonitis, tennis, tennis player, unexpected injury from Tennis Pro @ Tennis Racquet Racket

World No. 1 tennis player Rafael Nadal has been injured, and it is not sure right now whether or not he will be able to recover in time to return to the game for the Davis Cup final in Spain. Being held in Argentina, the Davis Cup would be a big tournament for Rafael Nadal [...]

Athlete Profiles: Pete Sampras

November 17th, 2008 — , Athlete Profile, Male Profile, game, greatness, illustrious career, medals, param name, pete sampras, prodigy, tennis, tennis players, united states, washington dc area from Tennis Pro @ Tennis Racquet Racket

Pete Sampras was born in 1971 and grew up in the Washington DC area of the United States. He is considered to be one of the most gifted male players in the sport and has one numerous titles, medals and cups throughout his long and illustrious career. Although he is now retired, he remains to [...]

Top Spin 3 for Nintendo Wii

November 14th, 2008 — , Exercise, functionality, games, hype, inclusion, nintendo wii, product review, real game, real tennis, realistic actions, split screen mode, sports fans, tennis, tennis fans, tennis games, tennis racquet, tennis stars, tournament mode, wii, wii remote from Tennis Pro @ Tennis Racquet Racket

The Nintendo Wii system has become very popular among sports fans, simply because of the advanced functionality of being able to actually swing instead of using a controller with many of the games. Top Spin 3, one of the latest tennis games for Wii has skyrocketed to success, so we had to give it a [...]

Tips for Junior Tennis Player Coaching

November 13th, 2008 — , Tips and Tricks, accuracy, coach, element, growth spurts, important point, motivational methods, period of time, pete sampras, short period, solid foundation, tennis, true love from Tennis Pro @ Tennis Racquet Racket

If you’re trying to get your child interested in tennis, there are a few things that you should know about ahead of time to make sure that they get a solid foundation in the sport. Whether you’re teaching them on your own, or they are going to actual lessons, these tips will help keep your [...]

Venus Williams Changes Focus

November 12th, 2008 — , arab nations, billie jean king, dinara safina, fellowship opportunities, female athletes, female champion, female empowerment, gender equality, good role models, grand slam titles, jehovah s witnesses, olympic team, prize money, qatar women, sheikdom, sony ericsson championships, tennis, tennis player, tennis players, wimbledon championship, wta tour from Tennis Pro @ Tennis Racquet Racket

The Wimbledon championship’s top female champion Venus Williams has withdrawn from the upcoming Wimbledon open in order to prepare for the another match that is coming up. The match in question is the $ 4.5 millions Sony Ericsson Championships, and this is the season ender for the WTA Tour that will feature the top eight [...]

Rafael Nadal to Pull Out of Masters Cup

November 11th, 2008 — , News, Tournaments and Championships, andy murray, andy roddick, atp rankings, back injury, davis cup, gilles simon, juan martin del potro, knee injury, major tennis, nikolay davydenko, novak djokovic, open championship, paris masters, rafael nadal, roger federer, sheer magnitude, tennis, tennis champion, tennis masters cup, tennis star, tsonga from Tennis Pro @ Tennis Racquet Racket

Giving reasons of fatigue due to his knee injury as the reason for the surprising action, the world’s number one tennis star Rafael Nadal has decided to withdraw himself from the Tennis Masters Cup. The athlete stated that the decision is a very difficult one for him to make, not only because of the sheer [...]

Athlete Profiles: Serena Williams

November 10th, 2008 — , Athlete Profile, Female Profile, Venus Williams, australian open, charity events, class games, fashion designers, fashion line, final score, french open, gold medal, martina hingis, red carpets, sister venus, talented tennis, tender age, tennis, tennis player, unstoppable force, ups, ups and downs, willia, williams sisters from Tennis Pro @ Tennis Racquet Racket

The youngest of the famous Williams sisters, Serena was born in 1981. She and her sister have made history many times and currently, Serena is ranked number 1. They frequently play against one another and finding someone that can beat either one of them is no easy task. Serena has competed in numerous Olympics, and [...]

Book Review: The Tennis Drill Book By Tina Hoskins

November 7th, 2008 — , Book Review, Endurance Training, Insights, Shape, competitive group, dozens, exercises, game section, group play, opponent, playing the game, second nature, swings, tennis, tennis player, tina hoskins from Tennis Pro @ Tennis Racquet Racket

One of the most important steps of becoming a good tennis player is practicing your drills, over and over again, until it becomes second nature. There are numerous methods that are promoted for different drills, and dozens of books on the subject. We were ready for more of the same old, same old when we [...]

Mastering The Mental Game of Tennis

November 6th, 2008 — , Tips and Tricks, game, intimidation, match, mistake, nerves, new perspective, shot program, sport 1, tennis, visualization from Tennis Pro @ Tennis Racquet Racket

Tennis is a game that is played primarily in your mind, even though your body is running back and forth on the court. Many of the top players in the game have devoted volumes to the subject of mental tennis, but these tips can be distilled down into a few strategies that every player can [...]

Hitaway Training System

November 5th, 2008 — , Training Gear, andy roddick, backhand, balls, celebrity players, diameter, footwork, freedom, hand eye coordination, manufacturer specifications, practice tool, product review, right at home, simplicity, swings, tennis, tennis champion, tennis training from Tennis Pro @ Tennis Racquet Racket

A tennis training system that costs less than $30? It actually can happen and with this one, we were really surprised at the overall quality. When we got the box, we were pretty skeptical, after all, many training devices will cost at least a few hundred dollars, if not thousands. When you find something like [...]

It’s a Problem with the Wiring

November 4th, 2008 — , anticipation, current biology, david whitney, end result, game points, human brain, many different things, moving objects, referee, referees, replay, slow motion, tennis, tennis balls, three quarters, trajectory, uc davis, university of california davis, wimbledon, wimbledon championship, wimbledon tournament from Tennis Pro @ Tennis Racquet Racket

When it comes to watching the whizzing ball as it hits the bounds line, referees will always misjudge the position of the ball. It isn’t the feeling of the players unhappy with the referees’ calls; it is the findings of the researchers from the University of California, Davis. The scientists studied the Wimbledon games and [...]

Athlete Profiles: Anna Kournikova

November 3rd, 2008 — , Athlete Profile, Female Profile, anna kournikova, attitude, controversy, exhibitions, game, games, girlfriend, innate talent, moscow, tennis, tennis player, united states from Tennis Pro @ Tennis Racquet Racket

Although many only look at Anna Kournikova’s beauty, citing the fact that she’s never really done much in the sport of tennis, she is an accomplished player that has a remarkable attitude about the game and an innate talent. Born in Moscow in 1981, Kournikova began training as a tennis player early in life. She [...]

Book Review: The Inner Game of Tennis: The Classic Guide to the Mental Side of Peak Performance By Timothy Gallwey

October 31st, 2008 — , Book Review, Sports, better game, bible, billie jean king, boatload, brain, controversy, endurance, fifty years, groove, hard time, many different aspects, mental game, new generation, next level, physical game, tennis, tennis player, wisdom from Tennis Pro @ Tennis Racquet Racket

This book is probably one of the most respected and used books in the sport, and it was great to see it re-released. It first came out in 1972 and since then it shaped the lives of many of the world’s greatest players. Now, a whole new generation of players can benefit from the wisdom [...]

The Debate Over Oversized Tennis Rackets

October 30th, 2008 — , Stress, Tips and Tricks, accuracy, controversy, elbow pain, false confidence, game, gigantic head, hand eye coordination, handful, inexperienced players, simple solution, tennis, tennis elbow, tennis rackets, true test, truth from Tennis Pro @ Tennis Racquet Racket

One of the hottest issues in tennis is the use of oversized rackets. While there are a handful of pros in the circuit that actually use them, by far, they are most often used by inexperienced players that are just getting started in the game. There are some benefits and a few drawbacks to using [...]

Prince o3 Sharapova Tennis Racquet

October 29th, 2008 — , Racket, accuracy, arm fatigue, attention to detail, class women, cross section, customization, elbows, favorite colors, grip sizes, hard time, maria sharapova, nice surprise, prince o3, product review, racquet specifications, real deal, signature, stiffness, string pattern, tennis, vanity, women players from Tennis Pro @ Tennis Racquet Racket

Maria Sharapova got together with Prince o3 to design a racket for women that they could really use. As such, it comes with her signature and in her favorite colors. This is not a novelty player racket though, this is the real deal and one that will get the job done admirably. We were prepared [...]

Andy Murray Already on Great Start Defending St Petersburg Title

October 28th, 2008 — , Beijing, News, Tournaments and Championships, andy murray, briton, champagne, familiar territory, nice ice, novak djokovic, olympic event, opponent, paris masters, professional tennis, profitable season, quarter finals, rafael nadal, roger federer, serbian, shanghai, st petersburg, straight sets, tennis, wimbledon from Tennis Pro @ Tennis Racquet Racket

Andy Murray has already made an excellent start to defending his St Petersburg title and could be back on familiar territory with champagne as early as Sunday. However, some days you simply have to make do without the models ad the champagne. Murray, for example, celebrated his win back at home by doing his washing, [...]

Athlete Profiles: Venus Williams

October 27th, 2008 — , Athlete Profile, Female Profile, Venus Williams, accomplishment, game, hearts, national prominence, olympic gold medals, prodigy, sister serena, struggle, television, tennis, tennis player from Tennis Pro @ Tennis Racquet Racket

Venus Williams and her sister Serena are two of the most easily recognized players in the game and they have rocketed to national prominence over the past few years. Venus was born in 1980 and holds the records for the most Olympic gold medals for any tennis player, male or female, an accomplishment that is [...]

Book Review: The Best Tennis of Your Life: 50 Mental Strategies for Fearless Performance by Jeff Greenwald

October 24th, 2008 — , Book Review, Insights, Worry, handling stress, match, mental game, mental strategies, playing tennis, section deals, single player, tennis, tip of the iceberg from Tennis Pro @ Tennis Racquet Racket

When it comes to the mental game of tennis, this is an area that every single player must master, and there is always room for improvement. This book offers an in depth look at numerous mental strategies that any player can put into practice in order to learn to play consistently, no matter how high [...]

4 Tips to Picking a Tennis Racket

October 23rd, 2008 — , Tips and Tricks, assumption, exceptions, floor model, playing the game, swing, tennis, tennis ball, tennis racket from Tennis Pro @ Tennis Racquet Racket

The racket you pick will have more than an impact on a tennis ball, it will have an impact on the way that you play this game. If you’re not using the right tennis racket, chances are you are not playing the game as well as you could be. It is a good idea to [...]

Wilson K Six One Tennis Racket

October 22nd, 2008

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