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Muscle cramps?

For years, I have run the risk of ‘cramping up’ at the end of a hot and long tennis match. Like Patrick Rafter, I sweat 50-100% more than the average player; and thus lose a huge amount of fluid … and minerals. I have searched the Internet and asked anyone with a professional opinion what [...]

Naples Bath & Tennis Club Championships

This is one of the oldest and probably the largest tennis club in south Florida. The weekend of April 14th saw their club singles championships in three levels: 3.5, 4.0 and 4.5 – 5.0 I played in the last group and was seeded #2 in the bottom half of the draw, with club owner, Craig [...]

Serving PPPriorities

Who has a better serve, Andy Roddick or Roger Federer? No one would argue that Andy has a harder serve; but overall, Roger’s is much more effective. This difference came to mind when I was making some suggestions to a ‘young friend’ of mine (when you’re a senior tennis player, ‘young’ has a very loose [...]