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You Can't "Keep Your Eye On the Ball"
There are two problems with the old cliche' of keeping your eye on the ball: You can't, and if you could your brain couldn't keep up. Other than that, it makes sense. First, as Vic Braden demonstrated with laser tracking... Continue reading
Posted May 9, 2013 at Jim's blog
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Even Tour Pros Can't Explain What They Do
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The only way you can see what top, tour pros do on strokes such as their serves and forehands is to look at slow motion video and still photography. Even those pros frequently can't explain what they're doing, although they... Continue reading
Posted Apr 15, 2013 at Jim's blog
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Tipsarevic, Murray Criticize Court Homogeneity
Janko Tipsarevic and Andy Murray joins the chours of ATP Tour players saying that courts play so similarly, there is little need to change tactics from surface-to-surface -- it's all tedious, grinder-ball tennis everywhere every match. Video by TecnifibreTennis via... Continue reading
Posted Apr 13, 2013 at Jim's blog
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Wither Jo-Wilfried Tsonga?
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The flashy Frenchman (and is that redundant?) Jo-Wilfried Tsonga is 27 years old and after years without a coach, has paired up with the respected Roger Rasheed. Can Tsonga challenge to win a major when he could be at the... Continue reading
Posted Apr 4, 2013 at Jim's blog
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Why Miami's Sony-Ericsson Tournament is So Bad For Tennis
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Tennis fans have been decrying the progressive slowing of courts on the ATP World Tour and at the four majors for years. But, contrary to some reports, that trend continues until, at this years Miami Sony-Ericsson Open, a Masters 1000... Continue reading
Posted Apr 2, 2013 at Jim's blog
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Andy Murray Wins Miami, Back to Number Two
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Andy Murray won the Miami Masters 1000 this afternoon over David Ferrer, so with the new rankings out Monday he'll be back to number two in the world. Question is whether he'll suffer his normal summer swoon or will realize... Continue reading
Posted Mar 31, 2013 at Jim's blog
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Almost Shot of the Year in Tennis
How good does a shot have to be to make highlight reels -- when you miss? Check out this reverse shot by Alexandr Dolgopolov against Tommy Haas at the Miami Open. #tennis Continue reading
Posted Mar 26, 2013 at Jim's blog
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Tennis Top Five Quizzed on Own Trivia
Tennis top five quizzed on non-tennis trivia about each other from who owns a poodle to who has kept every book they're ever read. Continue reading
Posted Mar 24, 2013 at Jim's blog
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Is Juan Martin Del Potro Set to Make a Major Run in 2013?
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World number seven Juan Martin Del Potro is quietly building the momentum to challenge the Big Four for the top. Del Potro's 2012 campaign was a stealth success. I wrote "stealth" because Delpo seems overlooked because he didn't challenge at... Continue reading
Posted Mar 22, 2013 at Jim's blog
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Appreciating Tomas Berdych's Power Game
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In an era dominated by top spin, Tomas Berdych's flat power game is unconventional. Berdych is at a career-high ranking of six on the ATP Tour, residing in that group that must wonder what he'd have achieved if it wasn't... Continue reading
Posted Mar 22, 2013 at Jim's blog
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Novak Djokovic's Winning Streak Comes to An End
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Novak Djokovic looked unbeatable as he ran off a 22-match winning streak, until Juan Martin Del Potro proved the Serbian world number-one was mortal, taking a three-set semifinal at BNP Indian Wells. It wasn't that Djokovic was off his game;... Continue reading
Posted Mar 22, 2013 at Jim's blog
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Del Potro's Great Run at Indian Wells Falls Short in Final
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Juan Martin Del Potro played the best tennis I've ever seen from him, better in my opinion even than when he won the U.S. Open, during last week's BNP Indian Wells tournament. Delpo came from behind -- twice in a... Continue reading
Posted Mar 21, 2013 at Jim's blog
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Rafael Nadal Wins BNP Indian Wells 2013
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Rafael Nadal notched two firsts in his latest injury comeback, his first hard court victory and his first Masters 1000, in impressive form. Nadal moved well, hit his inside-out forehand as aggressively as ever, even moving into his backhand doubles... Continue reading
Posted Mar 20, 2013 at Jim's blog
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Federer's Backwards Winner Off Net Cord
Roger Federer improvises after a ball bounces over his head off the net cord. An irony is that, despite the announcers' claim, Roger Federer probably does practice this shot <g>. 40 sec video from Monday, BNP Indian Wells, Fed vs.... Continue reading
Posted Mar 13, 2013 at Jim's blog
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Great Tennis Servers Use the Same Toss Every Time... Except
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A recent meme, driven largely by TV commentator Justin Gimelstob, is that as he puts it, "Great servers use the same, identical toss on every serve." GImbelstob seems to say this repeatedly during every match he announces. There are problems... Continue reading
Posted Feb 27, 2013 at Jim's blog
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It's the Forearm, Stupid!
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We're innundated with advice on how to best exercsie to play tennis. Serena Williams ©jfawcette TV commentators, web sites, dedicated shows on the Tennis Channel all tell us it is about developing our: Core, shoulders, back, no wait, power comes... Continue reading
Posted Feb 26, 2013 at Jim's blog
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John Isner and Milos Raonic's Serves Up Close
Milos Raonic and John Isner are both big and big servers but their techniques and tactics differ substantially. Lets take a close look at both through a variety of slow-motion video techniques and photographs taken at several tournaments over the... Continue reading
Posted Feb 22, 2013 at Jim's blog
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Is the USTA Failing American Tennis?
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The so-called "US Open Series" of tennis tournaments that culminates in the U.S. Open, a Grand Slam event, includes more men's tournaments in Canada than in all of the Western two-thirds of the United States that has a population of... Continue reading
Posted Feb 22, 2013 at Jim's blog
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How Good is Milos Raonic?
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Some people believe 22-year-old Milos Raonic is the best threat to the hegemony the "big four" have held on Grand Slam touranments for a decade. Milos certainly has weapons: Arguably the best serve in tennis today, averaging 133 mph and... Continue reading
Posted Feb 22, 2013 at Jim's blog
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Can John Isner Get Unstuck?
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John Isner is the highest-ranked player in America and by all accounts one of the best, if not the best, server in tennis. He has an enormous forehand, and ranks second only to Roger Federer in the history of the... Continue reading
Posted Feb 22, 2013 at Jim's blog
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Old Dudz Rulz - Tommy Haas
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How many players can you think of, in any sport, that have won the Comback Player of the Year award -- twice. That's what Tommy Haas, at 34 years old, the oldest player in the ATP top 100 rankings has... Continue reading
Posted Feb 22, 2013 at Jim's blog
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Sabine Lisicki Hits WTA's First 130+ MPH Serve (210 kph)
Germany's Sabine Lisicki recently had a 210 km/h serve the PTA event in Europe. This is the fastest service ever recorded by a woman professional in a tour match. That is half-a-smidge over 130 mph (130.488 mph), beating the previous... Continue reading
Posted Feb 22, 2013 at Jim's blog
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Is Jerzy Janowicz the Real Thing?
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After unheralded 21-year-old Jerzy Janowicz upset Andy Murray today in the Paris Open, it's time to ask how good is this guy? Update: Janowicz's fairy tale story came to an end, for now, when he lost in the final of... Continue reading
Posted Nov 1, 2012 at Jim's blog
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Improve Shots Beat Technique Hands Down
Technique? What technique? I don't need no stinkin' technique! -- to rework the old line from The Treasure of Sierra Madre'. Admit it, the most enjoyable shots in tennis are the ones nobody practices (or shouldn't) and you can't plan... Continue reading
Posted Nov 1, 2012 at Jim's blog
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Is Juan Martin Del Potro Set to Make a Major Run in 2013?
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In our what-have-you-done-for-me-lately world, tennis commentators seem to have written off Juan Martin Del Potro. Have people forgotten that wayyyy back in 2009 (sarcasm intended), Delpo pulled off the rare double of beating Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer back-to-back to... Continue reading
Posted Oct 31, 2012 at Jim's blog
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