Tips for the over 60 crowd by the over 60 crowd!
Naples tennis friend Keith Butterfield writes: Hi George, Did you happen to see the situation today (vs. Paes/Dlouhy) when Oliver Marach, when asked by the chair, denied being hit by a ball on the fly as it went long?
If you are a senior tennis player, odds are you take some anti-inflammatory and/or pain killers on a regular basis. But what is the right pill for the problem?
As a follow-up to our discussion on “time outs,” TennisLife Magazine reports on a rule change that will take place next year on the ATP tour. Any player who cramps on court CANNOT call for help during a game… they will have to wait until the end of the game for treatment. If [...]
Every time you play him/her, you lose. Sometimes it is pure skill; but sometimes the “expectation to lose” is in your head. With permission, here is a thorough analysis of why this happens and what you can do from tennis teaching pro, Tomaz Mencinger.
The momentum swings in your direction during a singles match and, in the middle of a game, your opponent says, “time out!” Can they do that?
Is it ‘underhanded’ to serve underhanded? I just had that done to me in a doubles match; and also saw it at the Paris Masters on Tennis Channel. And am not sure what I think of the tactic.