Tennis is in decline and becomes more and more unattractive as a career choice. Increasing prize money is only half the battle. From a rational career-planning standpoint it makes no sense to play tennis because return on investment is generally insignificant since the likelihood of financial success is minimal. Let’s use an analogy: one could…
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Gerry Weber Open: Day 3 - Federer vs. Gulbis Match of the Day
It’s day 3 here at the Gerry Weber Open in Halle, Germany, an ATP 500 event, and we have four interesting matchups today including Roger Federer (SUI) vs Ernests Gulbis (LAT) as the match of the day. The 1st match of the day Florian Mayer (GER) beat Steve Johnson (USA) in straight sets, 6:3/7:6(4) and…
Phased Prize Money Increase For ITF Tennis Tournaments
The ITF announced the approval of a phased prize money increase for ITF tennis tournaments in the upcoming years. The ITF board of directors is convinced that the phased prize money increase will have a positive effect for all players on the ITF tour without going into detail: The ITF Board of Directors has taken…
Rafael Nadal: Why Comebacks Are Tough
Rafael Nadal reflects on his comeback efforts after his first round loss at the Qatar ExxonMobil Open 2015 to the German qualifier Michael Berrer. After Rafael Nadal lost 6:1/3:6/4:6 to Michael Berrer he briefly talked about the match, reasons for his loss and his comeback efforts. As usual Nadal complemented his opponent to show respect…
Highlights: Quarterfinal Round ITA Atlantic Regionals at UVA
Today the singles & doubles quarterfinal round of the ITA Atlantic Regionals were going at UVA’s Snyder Tennis Center. Three members of the Virginia men’s tennis team made it through into the quarterfinal singles rounds and one doubles team reached the semi finals. Watch today’s highlights! Gallery
Swiss Tennis National Indoor Championships in Biel
The 1st day at Swiss Tennis National Indoor Championships in Biel, Switzerland, had some great matches. Today the main draw starts at the Swiss Tennis National Indoor Championships in Biel with a lot of interesting matchups. The only downside is the weather; the sky is grey and it is freezing. Alexander’s 1st round opponent is…
FREE eBook on Weight Lifting for Tennis
“Basic Introduction to Weight Lifting for Tennis” is my new eBook and you can get it for free; simply “pay” with a tweet. What’s Inside Weight Lifting for Tennis? The book provides information on weight lifting for tennis players, including: why weight lifting for tennis makes sense dynamic & static stretching routines various resistance training workouts…
Why Jogging Is A Waste Of Time For Tennis Conditioning
Sure, tennis players go jogging and jogging definitely has its benefits. Yet from a tennis conditioning standpoint you could use your precious time better! Many tennis coaches require their players to include jogging into their regular training program in order to maintain or enhance endurance capabilities. Jogging or Interval Training? But from a tennis conditioning…