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Archive for April, 2009

Never Give Up

If you have Tennis Channel and watched the Fed Cup (women’s Davis Cup) semi-final between the underdog American team and the more experienced Czech women, you saw some surprising results.

Hurry up! And Wait.

What is more discouraging than working the point in singles till you finally get that short ball over the middle… and you blow the shot? There are things we can do to correct that problem – and cash in on the opportunity.

The Unaligned Line

One of the benefits of playing on clay is the ability to check the ball mark to confirm an In or Out call; but what happens if the court lines are UNaligned?
Take a look at the picture of the corner of the baseline on one court. The baseline extends beyond the sideline. (Sure, [...]

Searching For Strings

I really miss my Luxilon Big Banger strings. But I am sure they were a major factor in my six-months of shoulder problems. So what to do?

Whats the call?

What happens when you call the ball out and it is not? The April 2009 issue of Tennis Magazine has a really interesting rule explanation with a very fine line between what is right and wrong.
The question was basically: My opponent called my shot out; but when I questioned the call, he looked at [...]

Six First Serves To Win

A Connecticut tennis friend and teaching pro, Ernie Uthgenannt (who is also an excellent skier), has a great philosophy when serving at 40-love.

Crossing During The Point

Bob Mazzola asks a tennis question about when to cross during a doubles point.

Thoughts from Key Biscayne

Earlier in the week on Tuesday, two friends and I drove over to Key Biscayne to watch The Big Boys play tennis. Here are some observations on what we saw and did.