Two Americans on the women’s side will be playing in their respective tournaments’ championship matches this weekend as Madison Keys and Coco Vandeweghe both advanced with semifinal victories on Friday. Vandeweghe is playing in the Topshelf Open in the Netherlands and has reached her first WTA semifinal since 2012 after defeating Garbine Muguruza on Thursday….
Many things have changed in the game of tennis over the last 40 years. In many ways, it is a different sport than when I grew up in the 1970s. Growing up in the 1970s (with coaches who grew up in the 1950s), I still learned the game the "Old School Way," but due to…
Top-seeded and world No. 14 Richard Gasquet is into the semifinals at the Aegon International after defeating rising star Martin Klizan 6-3, 6-4 on Thursday in Eastbourne, England. Gasquet is now one win away from reaching his 22nd career ATP World Tour final. The Frenchman won this title in 2005 and 2006 when it was…
A day after knocking out American Sloane Stephens, Caroline Wozniacki had to battle back from a set down to defeat Italian Camila Giorgi 6-7(7), 6-4, 6-2 at the Aegon International on Thursday. Wozniacki, who won this event in 2009, dropped the opening set after a long tie-breaker went the Italian’s way in her bid to…
While a number of top players on the women’s side are off this week as they prepare for Wimbledon, some are participating in the Aegon International event in Eastbourne, England. Two of those players were in action against each other on Wednesday, as eighth-seeded Denmark native Caroline Wozniacki took on American Sloane Stephens. Wozniacki entered…
I am asked all the time what is the most common mistake I see from club and recreational players that cause errors. The answer is not in their strokes, but in their court positioning. Even if the player’s strokes are not textbook perfect, many flaws can be overcome when you are in the right position…
The All-England Club released its seeding for the upcoming Wimbledon tournament on Wednesday, laying out the draw for the third major tournament of 2014. Novak Djokovic and Serena Williams were given the number one seeds on their respective sides. On the men’s side, a lot of seeding varied from the Emirates ATP World Rankings where…
It was 2011, in the tunnels connecting Louis Armstrong Stadium and the Grandstand on the grounds of the U.S. Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. Leaving a quick practice session, Robin Soderling, perhaps the most dangerous player in the draw at any event he competed in, left the tunnel to head…
Victoria Azarenka returned to the court on Tuesday as she took on Italian Camilia Giorgi in the first round at the Aegon International. It was the Belarus native’s first match in more than three months as she has been dealing with a serious foot injury since January. Her comeback was only brief, however, as Giorgi…
The seventh-ranked player in the world David Ferrer says he is unsure if he will be able to compete at Wimbledon next week after withdrawing from the grass-court Topshelf Open on Monday. The Spaniard cited stomach problems as the reason for his withdrawal from the event, which is used by many players to get used…