Tennis is a fun and enjoyable sport for all ages. Students 10 years of age and younger are most likely in the beginning stages of their tennis careers. As an instructor, it is essential to ensure that students in this age bracket start learning important fundamentals of the game. By following a 10 and under…
IMG Academy 5500 34th Street West ♦ Bradenton, Fla. (800) 872-6425 ♦ www.imgacademy.com Tennis is a very complex game which demands high energy output and muscular engagement. At IMG Academy, we develop a strength and conditioning routine tailored to the individual athlete that addresses these demands. With…
Tennis Channel is ushering in 2013 by introducing three fresh faces for Court Report, its nightly news segment highlighting up-to-the-minute tennis content both on and off the court. Court Report will be anchored in turns by the newest members of the network’s on-air team: Jo Ankier, Jonathan Novack and Jessica Vilchis, all of whom are former…
World number 73 Horacio Zeballos upset top-seeded Rafael Nadal in his first comeback event, defeating the 11-time Grand Slam champion 6-7(2), 7-6(6), 6-4 to capture his first ATP World Tour trophy at the VTR Open in Vina del Mar. Zeballos notched his first top 10 win in three attempts, and in the process, became the first…
The United States Fed Cup team found itself in a fifth and decisive doubles rubber against Italy in the Fed Cup by BNP Paribas First Round in Rimini, but came up short and lost to Italy, 3-2. After Varvara Lepchenko won her second consecutive singles match of the tie and Jamie Hampton lost a tough,…
1. Junior players should write long e-mails to college coaches From the player’s perspective, he/she wants to introduce themselves to their prospective coach, and nowadays, it seems that e-mail is the easiest way to communicate with coaches. Long e-mails are considered more than three paragraphs. The reality is that coaches are extremely busy, therefore, a…
The United States will face Italy in the Fed Cup by BNP Paribas World Group First Round action, beginning this Saturday, Feb. 9 at 3:00 p.m. local time on an indoor clay court at the 105 Stadium in Rimini, Italy. Opening the tie will be world number 64 Jamie Hampton, who will be making her live…
Rafael Nadal returned to singles action for the first time since Wimbledon on Wednesday at the VTR Open in Vina del Mar, defeating Argentina’s Federico Delbonis 6-3, 6-2 in the second round. Nadal, dressed in a purple shirt and grey shorts just above the knee, dropped the first two games against Delbonis. But Nadal reeled…
Former U.S. Open and Wimbledon Tennis Champion Virginia Wade was joined by players from City Parks Foundation’s free Chase Aces program on Feb. 2 for a clinic and discussion at the USTA National Tennis Center. During the clinic, 25 dedicated tennis players, ages 10 to 16, hit balls, worked on their form, and picked up…
World number five Rafael Nadal made his long-awaited return to the ATP World Tour on Tuesday evening in Vina del Mar as he and Juan Monaco were 6-3, 6-2 winners over the second seeded team of Frantisek Cermak & Lukas Dlouhy in the first round of the VTR Open. Nadal, who has been sidelined for seven months…