Andy Murray has announced the appointment of French coach and former world number one Amelie Mauresmo as his new coach, initially for the grass court season. Amelie, current captain of the French Fed Cup team, has won two Grand Slam singles titles, Wimbledon and the Australian Open along with a Silver Medal at the 2004 Olympics. She has also worked with several…
During many years of teaching and coaching tennis at all levels, I have realized that having the tennis technique of “Three Shots in One” in your bag will guarantee great success at any level you compete at. I would like to share this key tennis shot that I believe is very important in developing and…
The Aegon Championships and the Aegon Classic got underway this week from The Queens Club in London, England and the Edgbaston Priory Club in Birmingham, respectively. A number of American players on both the men’s and women’s sides are taking the court in these two tournaments as some opened up on Monday, while a few…
With two weeks to go until the world’s top players take to the grass courts at Wimbledon for the third Grand Slam of the 2014 season, a number of Wimbledon hopefuls are in Halle, Germany for the Gerry Weber Open. The tournament is one of the first grass-court events prior to the start of Wimbledon,…
"Hey kids … how was your day? How was tennis?" you ask. "Good," they reply. "Just good?" you inquire. "Yep." And that’s all you get. Parents know that sometimes, getting any kind of information out of their children is like pulling teeth. Luckily, there’s help. Parent-teacher conferences, progress reports and report cards allow parents to…
Maria Sharapova won her second career French Open title on Saturday, defeating Romania’s Simona Halep 6-4, 6-7(5), 6-4. From the beginning, it looked as if Sharapova was easily on her way to the title. She held on to win the first set 6-4 and jumped to an early 2-0 lead in the second set, just…
Rafael Nadal, the “King of Clay”, entered the French Open with what many people saw as a chink in his armor because of three losses on clay during the European tour. He quickly put that notion to rest as the Spaniard captured his fifth straight and ninth French Open title overall, defeating Serb Novak Djokovic…
Despite many New Yorkers’ refusal to believe that this winter would end, spring has indeed sprung. After removing autumn’s leaves and winter debris from your rain gutters, you might want to do a spring cleanup of your tennis. Are you hoping to get one more season from a pair of threadbare socks because they sport…
Something must have clicked on Wednesday after Rafael Nadal dropped the first set in his quarterfinal contest with David Ferrer. Since losing the opening set of that match, the four-time defending French Open champion has reeled off six consecutive set victories, including three in his semifinal victory over Andy Murray on Friday. Nadal cruised to…
The only major title that still eludes Serbian Novak Djokovic in his quest for a career grand slam is the French Open, and he will now play for that championship on Sunday after he defeated Ernests Gulbis 6-3, 6-3, 3-6, 6-3 in the semifinals on Friday. Djokovic looks like a man on a mission at…