Novak Djokovic captured his third consecutive Australian Open title. Crushing David Ferrer 62 62 61 in the semifinals, and wearing down and then beating back the challenge of Andy Murray 67 76 63 62. The end the fourth set of the men’s final showcased a dominant and domineering Novak Djokovic and a dispirited but soon ...…
“You are only as good as your second serve.” I know, I do write about this quite a lot, but I believe it – and in nearly every instance the statistics of the professional matches support the idea. The match winner always wins more points on their second serve, and the match loser will always ...…
Two cardinal rules of the game – keep the ball in play, and always be ready for the opponent’s reply. This really is not an oversimplification. Points are decided more often from errors than winners (unless you are one of Nike’s marquee men’s players) and observance of these two rules really does clean up one’s ...…
Impeccable balance Leaping back court defense Scrambling forehand from the corner This may be his Achilles heel – his serve is good but has been “spotty” in the past Andy Murray ranks 4th in the world, his career high ranking of 2nd occurred briefly in 2009 – he holds wins over Nadal, Federer and Djokovic, ...…
Here is a first look at Mastering the Ground Game We launch on Wednesday and are busy with the finishing touches. The nuts and bolts of tennis revolve about your forehands and backhands – keeping the ball in play, mastering consistency, control, and ultimately spin and power. And as the confidence in your ground game ...…
In the season ending Masters tournament, Nikolay Davydenko beat Nadal, then Federer and finally Del Potro in the finals. Pretty solid work from this Russian veteran. My friend and astute analyst Bill Stei noted how Davydenko hugged the baseline and played many balls up the middle against Del Potro. And this contrasted sharply with Federer who when ...…
Andy Murray is having a pretty darn good year, and it is only April. He was won titles in Doha, Rotterdam and Miami, with wins over Nadal, Federer, Djokovic and Roddick in the 2009 campaign, with a startling 29-3 record. Presently ranked fourth with 9050 points, he is nipping at the heels of both Djokovic ...…
Points conclude either with a winner or an error, truly nothing more. And as far as errors go, some are forced, some are unforced. And whether at the professional, tournament or recreational level; the following dichotomy tends to describe nearly everyone; some go for broke, others play cautiously. Some add pace often blasting the ball, ...…
Andy Roddick has chosen yet another tennis coach, this time Larry Stefanki. From the list of Tarik Benhabiles, Brad Gilbert, Dean Goldfine, brother John Roddick, Jimmy Connors and Patrick McEnroe, Stefanki has now joined the effort. Certainly Benhabiles got this thing started, and Gilbert was on board with the US Open title and the briefly held ...…
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