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The Race For #1 In Pro Tennis

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Another new season of tennis is upon us as the Aussie Open is underway.  The women's side of tennis is certainly interesting with Justine Henin back, but this article will focus on the men's tour.
Things will certainly be interesting in men's tennis this year.  It's one of the first years in recent memory where fans legitimately believe that more than just two players have a chance at finishing on top.
Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal have had a profound impact on the sport and remain the top two in the game, but their leads aren't as comfortable as they once used to be.  As a result, it's time to list a few more players who may finish at the top.  Let's look at the contenders.
No article like this would be proper without calling Federer the most likely person to rank atop the world.  After all, he's held a pretty firm grasp on the position for over eight years now.  On the other hand, he's getting older and others are catching up.
Last year, Federer's dominance was threatened by Rafael Nadal, who legitimately owned the Swiss legend in their head to head matchups.  Having beaten him in the finals at the Australian Open and Wimbledon the prior year, Nadal looked to be the likely heir to the throne.  Still, he has injury issues that tend to get in the way.
Out of nowhere last year came Juan Martin Del Potro, a young sensation from Argentina who seemingly came out of nowhere to stun the world when he defeated Roger Federer in the finals of the US Open last year.  Many believe that he could very likely finish the year at number one.
Then, there are two final players who will both have a go at the throne.
From Serbia comes Novak Djokovic, a player whose potential has long been known.  Unfortunately, the talent of Federer and Nadal has been too great for him to surpass.  This could change though, and 2010 could be his breakout year.
One final player worth mentioning is Andy Murray.  Since he reached the world's number two rank last year, his consistent showing at major events could put him in a position to surprise many fans should he capture a slam or two.

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Roger Federer In Shanghai at Mercedes Tomorrows Stars Tennis Clinic 2010 [2010-10-09]

On Oct. 9, 2010, Roger Federer went to Shanghai International Tennis Center for a sponsor event by Mercedes Benz - Stars Tennis Clinic where he interacted and briefly coached 30+ young tennis players and was interviewed by 50+ Chinese reporters.



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Uncovered ATP - Tennis in China

In Season 2, Episode 42, v. ATP World Tour covered the phenomenal popularity of tennis in China.



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Tennis - The Serve-How Important is It?

The serve is the most important foundation block of anyones tennis game, unless you are Dementieva! (smile. Just kidding.)

Statistically, about 60 to 65% of the whole game of tennis is serve and return, if you understand the importance of these figures, you will easily understand why professionals try to excel particularly in these areas.

When watching professional players it may give you the impression that all hit their serves flat and at a "zillion" miles per hour....consequently many of us, when in trouble with the serve, follow that rule with disastrous results.

Factors that lead to losing control of your serve, yourself and your game:

- Panic. Your hard first serve is not working, you start hitting harder and harder and less and less of your serves are going in.

What to do - Start your matches by gradually increasing the speed of your serve, by serving the first serve with more spin the usual (kick, twist, slice, your choice) in the first couple of games. As you gain condidence and get deeper into the match according to the score and situation start using your first serve with lesser spin and as a weapon.

- Fear. Your opponents get cocky and start jumping all over your second serves and pounding them for winners or attacking you and putting enormous pressure at the net. This kibd of outright intimidadtion leads you to barely push the serve over the net.

What to do - Once you get control of your first serve the occasional need to hit second serves will be a lot easier to manage. One thing you have to keep in mind is; second serves are all about courage. No matter how much pressure your opponent is trying to exert on you, stand tall, show him you are confident, be courageous hit your second serve just as if it was a first serve but with a lot more spin on it!

- Distress. Your heart starts pounding like the steam train to Manchuria, your thoughts start getting blurred and you start serving faults and double faults in a rapid fire sequence.

What to do - Take your time, bounce the ball several times on the ground, take a few deep breaths, compose yourself, focus on the target area where you want to place your serve and go for it!

Very important: No matter how hard Professional players hit their first or second serves they always apply one kind of spin or another, you should do the same. For a visual slow motion of the serve feel free to go to my "Best Shots" section on my website at [http://www.tenniscruz.com/login.asp] (it is for free).

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Most Popular Brands of Tennis Shoes in Trend

Tennis is now one of the most popular sports in the world. With its growing popularity, many tennis equipment manufacturers have merged in the shoe market with innovative styles of tennis shoes and well equipped features to boost the player's performance. But all brands are not good except some.

You should keep knowledge of the most popular brands of this footwear available in the market that are having a good craze. While shopping for a nice and best pair of this footwear, you should well know the art of weeding out the odd and bad ones and select a quality pair. Well, this article will give a clear idea of the popular brands of this footwear in trend. Below described are a few most famous brands of this footwear.

Adidas Tennis Shoes

Adidas tennis shoes were first manufactured in the year 1931 especially targeting the needs of the professional players. Adidas is one of the leading manufacturers of this footwear and within a short span of time they gained much popularity. These shoes are designed to provide excellent traction, much durability, good cushioning and most importantly great performance with much comfort. Below mentioned are some of its great features that gain the wearer extreme comfort and performance.

Canvas, synthetic and mesh are the much used materials by Adidas for designing this footwear to enable lightweight comfort, durability and breathebility.
They use 'Climacool' technology to ensure moisture free comfort to the wearer's foot.
Adidas uses 'Adi Wear', the non-marking high density rubber outsoles that assure excellent traction and durability.
Adi prene technology is mostly used in these brand footwear to provide good cushioning comfort to your feet.

New Balance Tennis Shoes

New Balance designs a wide array of tennis shoes for men as well women with the most well equipped features catered to the needs of the players. They are having a good craze in the market as they well satisfy the wearer in terms of comfort and performance. Here are some of the efficient features of New Balance that makes it stand apart from other brands of tennis shoes.

The ABZORB technology engineered in most of the tennis shoes in heel and forefoot area yields greater comfort by ensuring good shock absorption.
Most of the Men's New Balance tennis Shoes feature N-durance outsoles that last longer.
The Thermo Plastic Urethane medial pest in the shoe enables increased stability and brings utmost comfort by controlling pronation.

Reebok Tennis Shoes

Reebok Tennis shoes are a great deal for the serious players as it gains them outstanding performance in the field. If you aim at performance with comfort then these brand shoes are the right bet you to excel in your game. Reebok has excellent features that impress many players to have them. Below are some such features;

Reebok has introduced the DMX technology in many models of its tennis shoes that enable great support and good cushioning comfort to the wearer's feet.
Supportive CMEVA midsole assures adjustable base to enable free and easy movement in the court.

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Great Britain's Great Tennis Problem

In my last piece I referred to the pressure to win a major tournament that faces Andy Murray. He is the lone realistic hope for British success and the prospects of him winning a grand slam are currently slim due to the presence of star players Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal.

Murray's current ATP ranking of 12 is a full 228 places ahead of the next Brit, Jamie Baker, who is one of only three other players to be ranked under 300. Britain's poor showing in the world rankings is put in to context by the success of other nations. The men's top 50 features eight Spaniards, seven Frenchmen, five Argentinians and four apiece from Russia and United States. Six other nations have at least two players in the top 50.

Britain's Davis Cup ranking of 21 owes much to the efforts of retired top 50 players Tim Henman and Greg Rusedski and there is little chance of the team progressing to the elite, especially as Murray understandably places more importance on individual events.

The situation in the women's game is apparently worse, although there is a greater pool of talent. Britain has a Fed Cup ranking of 42 and has no players in the ATP top 50 (a list dominated by Russians and players from eastern Europe) but hope does exist through the development of Anne Keothavong (ranking 96th), Katie O'Brien (112th), Elena Baltacha (144th) and Melanie South (153rd).

There are 25 different countries represented in the women's top 50, suggesting Britain must wait for new talent before providing another top player. Unfortunately there does not appear to be another Murray (US Open junior champion in 2004) on the horizon.

Britain's Lawn Tennis Association is taking steps to reverse this decline, putting £10m into a scheme to cultivate young talent, although the products of that policy will clearly not appear for some time.

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Wilson Tennis- What's neXt in 2010 from Wilson Tennis with Juan Martin Del Potro and abounding more

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The Tennis Masters' Plans for the 2008 Clay Season

As we enter the European clay-court portion of the ATP Masters season many big names in the sport have already began their training to get set for the coming challenges the red courts will bring. Amongst them there is Australian Open champion Novak Djokovic; who is strongly pursuing the number one spot. Djokovic whose last appearances were at Indian Wells where he obtained the title and at the Sony Ericsson Open in Miami where he was ousted in the first round; has officially announced he will participate in the three majors clay events in Monaco, Hamburg and Rome.

During the 2007 season and so far into the 2008 ATP season the Serb has become the strongest opponent to take on both masters; Nadal and Federer and claim either ranking positions. Nevertheless, Djokovic admits he learns something new every day and he can only hope to keep developing his skills as he has done for the past years.

Great Britain's number one player Andy Murray who had a relatively good come back after his absence due to a wrist injury; has recently slipped out from the top 20; fact which has become a major concern for the Scott. Murray has contacted Spaniard clay court expert French Open runner-up Alex Corretja to become part of his team of experts. Corretja whose background speak for himself achieved 17 titles before retiring in 2004. The Spaniard stated he has seem Murray's potential to play in different surfaces and will gladly be part of his group. Murray's campaign will kick off in Valencia, Spain next April 14th.

Then there is the Swiss superstar Roger Federer who arrives title less to the end of the first quarter of the year. Federer's 2008 ATP season began with many bumps on the road as he had to withdraw from his usual practice event in Australia due to an illness. He then moved in to the first Grand Slam of the year in Australia; but at this point we all saw something was just not right. Nevertheless, Federer played all matches and arrived to the finals where he lost to Novak Djokovic. His second stop at the Dubai Open was overshadowed by a quick first round exit and finally his other two appearances at the Masters Series events in California and Miami where he made to the semi finals and quarterfinals respectively.

Federer admitted he has been looking for answers to his drought but his trainers and doctors insist he is still recovering from his illness and he is not yet at a 100 percent. The Swiss master's career has been almost superhuman as he claimed in only four years most of his 12 Grand Slam titles.

Nevertheless; Federer will participate for the first time at the 2008 Estoril Open in Portugal in order to gain more practice and better his game on this type of surface. Furthermore; he will continue his tune up in Monte Carlo, Rome and Hamburg on his way to Paris to participate at the not yet conquered French Open; where he has reached the final the last two years losing to Rafael Nadal.

World number two Rafa Nadal who is also without a title has managed to shorten the point distance to just 670 points. But he will soon be facing as well the pressure of the red surface that has given him his three Grand Slams titles. Besides holding his titles in Barcelona, Rome and Paris the raging bull will still need to win in Hamburg to surpass the Swiss Fed and this is not an easy task.

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Stop War, Start Tennis

This article looks at the achievements of Rohan Bopanna and Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi as they reached the final of the men's doubles event of U.S. Open 2010. They have brought in a revolution in promoting peace between India and Pakistan. Known as "Indo-Pak Express".

With this message in the thick of things, Rohan-Aisam have been hitting brilliant backhands, powerful forehands and body line serves as they make a statement, one to reckon with.

This is a start of an epic saga for two men; one at the baseline, the other at the net; waiting to pounce on any loose returns with sheer ruthlessness, the breath of determination fill their nostrils as the sweat of perseverance burn the passion for the sport in their hearts, and well, they wear their hearts out on the rackets, serving aces and smashing returns.

Two men, who form a great partnership and equally unusual, both on and off court. Hailing from Bengaluru, Southern India, Rohan Bopanna, a not so famous name in the international tennis circuit, even if a little in his home country, teamed up with Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi in 2007 to form tennis world's Indo-Pak Express. Little was known of them at that point of time. They consumed a healthy chunk of time to realize their potential as a unit as they started off as on and off partners. But right from the time they started playing together, Rohan and Aisam always hogged the limelight, sometimes for their great game co-ordination and mostly for the nations they represented.

Rohan and Qureshi, together, have won around 10 challenger trophies, but are yet to win a Grand Slam. Well, they came very close to achieving that feat in the just concluded U.S. Open as they faltered at the final hurdle by losing out to the Bryan Brothers in the championship match. The Bryan bros are the best in the doubles circuit, and they have been there for quite some time now, with 9 majors under their belt. But they were pushed to the brink by the 46th seeds in their effort to add the 9th. The final scoreline read as Bob Bryan/ Mike Bryan beat Rohan Bopanna / Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi in straight sets; 7-6(5) 7-6(4). "The Indo-Pak Express was running pretty well until we met these guys", said Qureshi.

The focal point of the emerging combo's game is their big serve and powerful ground strokes, which proved quite tough for the No.1 seeds too. Both Rohan and Qureshi have healthy experience in the singles version of the game, and for a long time now. Both of them have been around in the ATP scenario for around a decade, more or less. This is the prime reason why the Indo-Pak duo prefer to play from the backcourt placed at the baseline, but do not miss out on opportunities at the net.

Interestingly, Bopanna and Qureshi are using the I-formation, which is quite new to the doubles game. Here, they stand in a perpendicular way to the net, both the server and the one at the net. The advantage of this formation is that the opponent cannot decide on which way the guy at the net will go after the serve. Consequently, the server moves to the other side, as per their pre-decided plans. This is very effective in closing out on opponents' returns, which are usually volleys straight down the middle.       

The Indo-Pak Express is as active outside court as they are inside it. They have used the example of their partnership to start a new, fresh and rejuvenated effort to bring the two brother nations to a common peace and status of harmony with their campaign of "Stop War, Start Tennis" in the global forum reaching out to the millions of Indians and Pakistanis living outside their motherlands too, apart from the ones living in their own country.

Rohan has expressed that it is a great feeling when he sees Pakistani supporters rooting for him when he plays along with their son, Qureshi. During their entire U.S. Open campaign, the Indian and Pakistani ambassadors to the United Nations rooted for them and supported them all the way as they went down in a blaze of glory.

Everyone aware of their feat will be acknowledged of their noble deed towards brotherhood and mankind. And the liking the duo has developed in people's minds was evident from the noise level in the Arthur Ashe arena last Friday and the support base for them.

Even winner Bob Bryan said, "What they are doing is a lot more important than winning the U.S. Open". The Bryan bros also decided to donate a part of the cash award to the Pakistan flood relief fund.

Their achievements on court, no matter how big or small, shall always remain inferior to the impact this partnership can and is having on the relations between the two neighboring countries, and the dialogue process. Alas, they haven't been able to yet showcase that it is action, and not dialogue alone, that can lead to a more peaceful and better tomorrow.

All of us in both the countries are extremely proud of the performance of the inspirational duo and all praise for them. But, will things remain the same when they start losing a few matches, not win a few trophies when they might be expected to? May be not. Here, success is short-lived.

The journey has just started for the duo in real sense, now. It is now that they shall feel the burden of sub-continental expectations, the wrath of fans who worship you during your good days and pelt stones at times when you experience a rough ride, a bump in the way.

Looking at the two of them, we can call ourselves brothers in arms, separated by the LOC. If you look back at our history, we are sons of the same mother, brought up by different and contradicting fathers. A step back may lead to a whole leap forward, but the courage lacks, from within. It is a billion dollar question: Can we replace racquets with torches igniting brotherhood?          

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A Few New Year Tennis Resolutions for 2008

The Dos and the Don'ts in competitive tennis

Winning tennis matches at ATP, WTA, professional or at amateur level is the consequence of proper careful preparation.

Preparation the week previous to tournament play Training;

Do - Taper the work load if you were training a combined tennis/conditioning/mental/regeneration of 5/6 hours a day reduce it to 2.5 to 3 hours a day.

Don't - Raise the workload or keep the same training load as the previous week.

Do - Focus on creativity, point play, game play, tie-breakers and match play.

Don't - Get into long grueling training drills or mechanical practices

Eating and Diet

Don't - eat burgers, excessive red meat, high fat meals and too many sugar based food and drinks.

Do - Eat jams and fibre rich breakfasts. Eat balanced meals from all food groups, plenty of fruits and vegetables, you can carbon load in the last 3 days by eating more pasta based meals. And drink plenty of good clean fresh water.

Nearing competition day - The Draw

Don't - Look at the draw and start making plans for your next round or even the final!

Do - Look at the draw as a whole and focus on the first round opponent.

Don't - Ever think this tournament is in the bag.

Do - Always remember no matter how good you are, tennis matches are won, one point at a time, match by match.

Don't - Ever assume you already know your opponent and ignore scouting him.

Do - Scout your opponent even in practice if you can or let your coach to do it for you. Opponents improve on a weekly basis, someone you beat a week ago may very well beat you this week.

Don't - Ever let the thought enter your mind, that you as a better ranked player will win the match.

Do - Be humble, respect all opponents and be ready for a real battle at all times.

About yourself

Do - Be consistent at all times.

Enjoy the game!

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Donkey is Going to Win the Tennis Australian Open 2008 Title!

No! No! Just kidding. Of course a donkey could not ever win the Australian Open in tennis, or the Kentucky Derby! I am just trying to get your attention ! (smile).

This is about the eternal question "Are Champions born or made"? And the answer is "Champions are born not made"! A champion will be a champion because of his/her genetical make up and not because someone made them.

Sure, some of you are saying, ney, ney, you do not know what you are talking about! Ok, I respect your opinion but, please give me a chance and continue reading.

To make it easier to understand. Just consider the brain and ask yourself can everyone that has been born man or woman be a Nuclear Scientist or Einstein? Most of you will agree that the answer is, no. The same applies to tennis and everything else. Another example is this rehtorical question, did anyone ever see a donkey winning the Kentucky Derby?

This leads to your question, what about you bragging that you Coached Jim Courier and gave on court instruction to players like: Pete Sampras, Cedric Pioline, Tim Mayotte, David Wheaton, Brad Gilbert, Mark Knowles, Doug Flach, Bonnie Gaduzek, David Nankin, Julie Halard, Mary Pierce and many others? Yes, you are right it is just an ego trip! In all humbleness we coaches need the knowledge and the implementation know how, but without Champions with a special set of genetic qualities, Coaches are just nothing!

Are you trying to say that all those entourages of experts, psycologists, masseurs, coaches, guru coaches, strengh and speed coaches, papa coaches, mama coaches, physiotherapists, could all stay at home and the players would still, play the same? Yep! Go ask Roger Federer, or Ken Rosewall or Rod Laver and a horde of other great players! Why do you think Paul Anacone read the newspaper while Pete Sampras was playing? (This is no joke look at TV match tapes). Do you think Pete cared? Of course not, the job was done outside the court, during the match it was up to Pete to perform and win.

Do you also mean that all those "Big Name Tennis Academies" in Florida and around the world can not make Champions? You got it, they cannot! They have a good function and that is to get very rich kids who can afford a tennis and school tuition in the tens of thousands of dollars a year, a chance to prepare for a college team and if they are good enough, to get a college coach to recruit some of them.

The true champions that go to those academies and later on become professional players, are already champions when they get there. If those academies could really make champions, there would be hundreds of thousands of tennis champions, if you consider that some of those academies are visited by over 400 youngsters per week throughout the summer months and hundreds if not thousands sprinkled in the year, not to mention that in a low estimate there are about 60 million tennis players world wide and from such a great pool of tennis players there are just about 30 something real top class men and women in the ATP/WTA professional circuits while the rest are just mere participants.

Here are the Men and Women 2007 Tournament winners. (Mind you that the amount of winners would be reduced to a handful on either tour if the top five ranked players played low tier tournaments):

ATP Men

- Djokovic, Novak 5 - Ljubicic, Ivan 2 - Malisse, Xavier 2 - Ferrer, David 3 - Blake, James 2 - Federer, Roger 7 + Masters - Luis Horna 1 - Baghdatis, Marcos 1 - Andy Murray 2 - Simon, Gilles 2 - Canas, Guillermo 1 - Haas, Tommy 1 - Youzhny, Mikhail 1 - Monaco, Juan 3 - Chela, Juan Ignacio 1 - Hewitt, Lleyton 1 - Nadal, Rafael 5 - Almagro, Nicolas 1 - Karlovic, Ivo 2 - Mathieu, Paul-Henri 2 - Kohlschreiber, Philipp 1 - Roddick, Andy 2 - Berdych, Tomas 1 - Santoro, Fabrice 2 - Darcis, Steve 1 - Stepanek, Radek 1 - Tursunov, Dmitry 2 - Moya, Carlos 1 - Robredo, Tommy 2 - Gonzalez, Fernando 1 - Gasquet, Richard 1 - Davydenko, Nikolay 1 - Nalbandian, David 2 - Grosjean, Sebastien 1

WTA Women

Dinara Safina 1 - Jelena Jankovic 4 - Kim Clijsters 1 - Anna Chakvetadze 4 - Serena Williams 2 - Martina Hingis 1 - Nadia Petrova 1 - Sybille Bammer 1 - Amelie Mauresmo 1 - Yaroslava Shvedova 1 - Justine Henin 10 - Venus Williams 3 - Roberta Vinci 1 - Emilie Loit 1 - Daniela Hantuchova 1 - Tatiana Golovin 2 - Gisela Dulko 2 - Greta Arn 1 - Ana Ivanovic 3 - Akiko Morigami 1 - Milagros Sequera 1 - Anabel Medina Garrigues 1 - Elena Dementieva 2 - Meghann Shaughnessy 1 - Agnes Szavay 2 - Francesca Schiavone 1 - Maria Sharapova 1 - Agnieszka Radwanska 1 - Svetlana Kuznetsova 1 - Lindsay Davenport 2 - Maria Kirilenko 1 - Virginie Razzano 2 - Pauline Parmentier 1 - Flavia Pennetta 1 - Daniela Hantuchova 1 -

Why are then Champions indeed born? I will answer this question in depth in my next article.

In the meantime remember speed and strength are very important in tennis and how fast you are is genetically predetermined at birth by the fast twitching muscle fibbers your forefathers gave you and the balanced strength of your overall body. So to reap the benefits of "your" maximum natural inborn speed you need to develop the following good habits:

- Go to a track and field and watch carefully all the routines of track and field 100 meter runners, they do all the right things. Copy their exercises even the stretches and cool down exercises.

- If you are lucky enough to be attending a college or in an area were sprinters abound and you are good enough, ask the Coach if you could participate in their speed training program. Its an enlightening experience, I can vouch for that!

- Then develop excellent starting technique (similar to the 50 meter dash sprinters)

- Explosivity (Age appropriate exercises include use of weights, elastics, force-resistence etc..)

- Learn to release the tennis racket from supporting hand and pump like any sprinter in large distances (up to 10 meters a cross the court - to drop shots, angle shots)

- Parallel acceleration by leading your baseline starts always with big powerful FIRST step towards the incoming wide ball, right foot forehand, left foot backhand - lefties, right foot backhand, left foot forehand, while strongly pushing off with the opposite foot on the same direction (the ball).

- Use these techniques on the practice court first, then on point play and finally on match play.

You must feel comfortable with what is your maximum 100 meter speed, be it 11'', 10,30'', 10 seconds, (or the 50, 20, 10 meter or start reaction time) whatever it is, once you achieved it in power and technique it will be "your" maximum speed for the rest of your life with very little fluctuations from day to day. The important thing is that you fought and worked hard to achieve that goal and you should be immensely proud of yourself and your tennis will greatly benefit from it. Never compare yourself to others or feel bad about not being as good as so and so, measure yourself against yourself and the clock and you will always be happy with your achievements.

Finally, keep in mind that maintaining a high level of excellence requires rigorous discipline and unabated work ethic for a life time.

All the best improving your tennis.

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Something Has To Change In The Rules Of Tennis!

The grip of the dinosaurian in the professional field is more visible at the four major grand slams, Australian Open, French Open, Wimbledon and US Open as well as Davis and Fed Cups. The ATP and WTA constantly try to bring innovation and adapt to present times while the old drudges stubbornly drag their feet.

At Wimbledon 2007, in the last few days two blatant examples have come to light and it's hard to determine who is to blame, if not all, ATP, WTA, ITF and the Wimbledon officials and rule makers.The injury time out rule:As much as I love grit, I also love fairness, in sports they go hand in hand.

What good does a rule do for a sport where favouritism abounds towards seeded or famous players? Not much, I shall say.

There were times when fitness counted in tennis and cramps were a sign of being unfit to play or the lack thereof sufficient grounds for elimination.

Yesterday, Serena Williams in her match against Daniela Hantuchova, was unfit to play and should have been disqualified."The umpire, the trainer, Hantuchova and several other official as gathered round as the injury break became longer, and a tearful Williams shrieked in agony when ice was applied to her calf." Of course I understand Serena's pain and suffering, but who is being treated unfairly? Daniela Huntuchova, who is fit and ready to play.

What happened thereafter is irrelevant, all the heroics from Serena for me amount to nothing, because the rule was stretched out unfairly in her favour, when she should have been eliminated on the spot.A three-minute time out is a three-minute time out, period. Any time past the three minutes is allotted a point penalty until final and irrevocable elimination. That was not done and a visibly upset Daniela Hantuchova who dearly paid for it with a bunch of unforced errors, poor play and lost a match she had won on fitness and by the rules!

As players are often punished and fined for on court bad behaviour, in a case like this shouldn't Hantuchova have the right to sue the Wimbledon organization and it's officials for breach of the rules and ask for damage compensation? Yes, she should.

The next blatant and alarming case of poor rules is the situation where obviously injured players continue playing and go on to win matches to disgracefully default in the next round;

There was a time when tennis players respected the game, the tournament, sponsors and what makes them stars, the public. Correct me if I am wrong, but I can remember that in more then one occasion "bad boy" Jimmy Connors at match point in his favour graciously came to the net and shook hands with his opponent, because he knew the nature of his injury would deter him from giving his best in the next round (a semi or a final). Bravo Jimmy! You were a fierce competitor and at times obnoxious to say the least, but you had your priorities right, the game, the tournament, sponsors and your public, first!

This makes me go forwards to Tommy Haas who was obviously injured beyond repair for the next round against Roger Federer, but that rather chose to beat Alexander Tursunov and a few hours later declared forfeit, because of the injury sustained against the Russian player. Do you think Tommy at match point against Tursunov did not know he would not be able to play the next day? Of course he knew, tennis players like all fine tuned athletes know their bodies well especially under injury, but Tommy chose to be selfish, cash in the quarter final prize money, did not give a hoot about the tournament, his fellow players, the sponsors or the public and bailed out!

Some may call it the luck of the draw, but put yourself in the skin of Juan Carlos Ferrero or Janko Tipsarevic that will have to battle it out on court and through yet another mentally gruelling rainy day, while a highly favoured Roger Federer is watching the events from the comfort of his bedroom suite. To add insult to injury the winner of the confrontation in all likelihood will have to play two five set matches in consecutive days, while Roger Federer is fresh as a morning lettuce having played his last match on Friday 29.06.2007.

Well let us call it the luck of the draw.

Sunday 08.07.200, well I thought I was over with the default and injury time outs goings on at Wimbledon, but I was totally wrong. Young Novak Djokovic even though he had had enough treatments for an army during his match against Marcos Baghdatis he decided to go ahead win the match on the fifth set and then forfeit during the Wimbledon semi-final match against Rafael Nadal. Some may say at least he tried, I say not good enough, he should have walked over at match point against Marcos Baghdatis and let him play the semi.

Then we have the final between Venus Williams and Marion Bartolli, where Bartoli asks for a medical time out and after 4 or 5 minutes play interruption, Williams asks in turn for a medical time out for herself! Shouldn't there be a rule, when a player asks for a medical time out, if necessary, the other player will have to ask for a medical time out at the same time allotted to the opponent?

As a side comment I must just say, some talented players are just not putting enough physical work outside the court to allow then the fitness necessary to perform at the level they want and need to. All these excuses that the tennis schedule is to tough are just nonsense. Coaches and trainers have to stop treating such players like prima donnas and set up conditioning programs that level up and surpass the competition needs in question.

What amendments should be made to the rules?

I suggest the following:

- If a player wins a round under injured conditions and the Tournament Doctor later on declares him unfit to play the next round match, he should forfeit his prize money for the round and allow the losing player to play in his place.

- In these conditions all prize money and WTA or ATP points should be the ones from the previous round.

- To avoid situations like Novak Djokovic combativity rule should be also enforced

Any other suggestions are welcome.

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US Tennis Fans Expecting Roddick to Rescue the US Tennis

After the Andre Agassi and Pete Sampras eras in the ATP circuit the US tennis fans have high expectations in Andy Roddick who is pretty much the youngest American star and who has by far achieved the most success. Despite the fact Roddick has not been completely remarkable in the latest tournaments he has won ATP titles and a Grand Slam. This week's tournament the Countrywide Classic, Andy has been seeded as the number six.

Many believe Roddick still has lots to give to the tennis world and especially to the United States but he does not seem to be on the right track as after reaching the number one spot in 2003 he has not able to be in the number one spot once again. That same year Roddick achieved his maiden Grand Slam in New York City. Right after this period Roger Federer became the world number one and the Spaniard Rafael Nadal the world number two in the ATP circuit.

One of the reasons Roddick quickly descended from the top position was the fact that he lost in three Grand Slam finals during Wimbledon in 2004 and 2005 and the U.S. Open in 2006 to the Swiss master Roger Federer. Nevertheless, Roddick has incredible potential but he has not been able to find the right coach to achieve more titles.

For the moment, Andy Roddick is the highest ranked American tennis player currently placed in the 6th position. On the other hand, there is James Blake another American who is very close to Roddick, he is in the eighth position followed by Mardy Fish who is number 40.

Despite the fact Roddick is a young player with potential the tennis professional career is not very long. Roddick's age of 25 years is considered middle term for a professional tennis player; he is estimated to have a couple more years at the top seats. Certainly, a victory in the Countrywide Classic and a good performance in the upcoming 2008 U.S Open Series could boost his ranking in the ATP circuit.

Moreover this year Countrywide Classic will not be played by the top-five players of the world, leaving Andy Roddick as the favourite to win the competition. This tournament is very important and winning it would help Roddick to gain confidence and will mean good news for the American tennis fans.

The current tennis campaign has not been very successful for Roddick but he was able to include additional achievements to his curriculum as the Dubai Championship defeating Nadal, a victory over Federer in the Sony Ericsson Open and improving his record against Federer 2-15.

Following the Dubai Championship, Roddick decided to take separate roads from his 2-year-term coach in a very unexpectedly manner. Also, after Dubai he faced injuries and other negative aspects. During the Rome Masters Roddick had to withdraw due to a back pain. And during the French Open he had a shoulder injury and more recently in the Cincinnati Masters, Andy pulled out of the tournament as well due to the same injury which had not fully healed.

For Roddick the coming tournaments could mean his rise or fall in the rankings from the top ten list therefore it is very certain we will see a lot more of Andy Roddick on the American hard surfaces in the coming days while the players get set for the final Grand Slam of the ATP race.

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Brian Battistone Warms up with The Natural Two Handled Tennis Racket at the ATP Challenger in Champaign

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Roof-Top Tennis High Above The Meditarranean At W Barcelona

ATP Tennis World Tour phenomenons Robin Soderling (8) & Fernando Verdasco (9) exhibit their skills 21 stories above the Mediterranean on top of hotel W Barcelona suite terraces ahead of their participation at Trofeo Conde de Godo in Barcelona. Los astros de la ATP Tennis World Tour Robin Soderling (8) y Fernando Verdasco (9) practican 21 plantas sobre el Mediterráneo en las terrazas de las Spectacular Suites del hotel W Barcelona momentos antes de su participación en el Trofeo Conde de Godó en la Ciudad Condal.



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ATP Barclays Dubai Tennis Championships - Dubai

Murray, who was forced to quit his quarter-final match with Richard Gasquet last year in Dubai, made the most stunning of debuts at the Championships in 2008 with straight set wins over four-time Dubai champion Roger Federer. He will be hoping for a repeat performance this year.

The Barclays Dubai Tennis Championships 2010 offers an all-star field. The Championships actually begin with the Women's Open on 14th February and is set to have 10 out of the top 10 women's players in the world at the Dubai Tennis Stadium.

At least seven of the top 10 men's players will be in action for the ATP tournament at the same venue the following week, including Murray and Federer.

The Championships, which comprises the only ATP 500 and WTA Premier 5 tournaments in the United Arab Emirates, will parade a sensational line up. This includes both men's and women's defending champions Novak Djokovic and Venus Williams, as well as four-time Champion Roger Federer.

Grandstand tickets for the event went on sale on Sunday 10th January at Time Out Tickets. Check out more at http://www.timeouttickets.com or by calling 8004669. Fans can also purchase their tickets from the Dubai Tennis Stadium Box Office in Garhoud. Tickets range in prices from as little as AED 30 for Day One of both tournaments to 200 AED for Finals Days.

The Championship comprises the only ATP 500 and WTA Premier 5 sanctioned tournaments in the Middle East. The elite status makes Dubai not only the most highly-regarded tennis tournament in the region, but one of the most prestigious events on both the ATP and WTA Tour calendars, with a total estimated prize money of US $4 million to the winners this year.

The Barclays Dubai Tennis Championships, held under the patronage of H.H. Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, commences on Sunday 14th February 2010 with the WTA Tour tournament and go with the men's ATP tournament on Monday, February 22 to 27.

Most hotels are fully booked, so book early to avoid your villa or apartment in Dubai, every disappointment.

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Tennis Footwork - If You Really Want To Improve Your Game Leave Your Racket In Your Bag

This may seem like the most bizarre piece of information you've ever heard, but let's just back things up a little bit.

Let's think about what happens when you playing a game.

You get yourself into the point with a great return off a good wide serve by your opponent. You are moving (each other) all over the court building the point nicely when all of a sudden your opponent attacks by deciding to come to the net. You attempt a pass which they volley into the opposite corner and you head off to play a stunning running single-handed backhand pass down the line that a certain Mr Federer would be proud of.

Let's think about what just happened there.

You may have hit the ball maybe 6 or 7 times but what did you do for the majority of the point?

MOVE!

You moved to all of your tennis shots and you moved to recover.

The fact remains that the time spent hitting shots, never mind the actual time the ball spends on the strings is only a tiny fraction of the time spent moving to and away from your shots.

If this is the case, why do people spend so little time working on their tennis footwork and movement if it is the one thing you spend the most time doing?

FACT! The ATP tour stats on unforced errors are that over 70% of them are down to poor footwork.

Which means......?

If you really want to improve your game, it's very simple - you need to improve your movement and therefore your footwork.

And here is what you need to do!

When we look at footwork in tennis, the first thing you need to do is stop running so much on the court.

You should only run if you are a long way from the ball and it is the only way to get there quickly. Apart from that most of your movements around the court should be made using side shuffles and cross over steps (basically short step movements).

By having good footwork you get the flexibility of choice. You get to choose open or closed stance, cross court or down the line, backhand or inside out forehand, deep or short, passing shot or lob to name but a few. Without it you will have fewer choices available and the choices you do have may well suffer from poor execution.

You improve your agility, balance and co-ordination which are all vital components for high level play.

The type of footwork drills you should be using include cone drills like zig zags and drills that use ladders as a training aid.

My recommendation is that you start incorporating footwork drills into every one of your lesson/practice times. If your coach is not up to speed with all of this then do it on your own or find another coach!

You know that saying - what came first the chicken or the egg?

Well in the case of tennis it is without doubt the movement before the shot ' so try leaving your racket in the bag, work on your footwork and movement and discover how well you hit the ball when you finally do pull your racket out.

I have put together a special report on tennis footwork which goes into a bit more detail and includes 10 pages of drills to be used.

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