Archive for the ‘Tennis’ category

Australian Open: Davydenko and Djokovic Win

Number 6 ranked Nickolay Davydenko managed a 5 set win over number 9 Fernando Verdasco in his 4th round Australian Open match.

Despite a closely fought match where both players looked shaky at times, the left-handed Spaniard was plagued by 20 double faults. Read more…

How to Prevent and Treat Tennis Elbow

If you play a racquet wielding sport such as tennis, squash, and badminton then you have probably come face to face with tennis elbow at least once in your playing career. Tennis elbow can bring about much pain to the inflected, and can even prohibit a person from playing their sport of choice for up to a month. Read more…

Tennis Drills for Better Racket Control

Although Spring and warmer weather is a weeks away, you can still do some indoor work, to help improve hand-eye coordination with your tennis racket. Many times, I would use these drills on rain days in the gym. Read more…

The Australian Open 2010 Preview

It’s that time again, the Indy 500 of races, the Grand Slam of baseball, the Asia/Pacific’s only…the ‘Australian Open!’
However, regardless of this being a time of excitement for our friends down-under, let’s take a moment to remember our friends in Haiti just like many of the contenders in the Australian Open did with ‘Hit for Haiti’ on Sunday. Read more…

Georgia Peach Becomes Latest Tennis Star

She’s adorable, humble and the GIRL CAN PLAY!  She’s only 17 years old and she’s just getting started! Melanie Oudin is a rising star from Marietta, Georgia who grew up admiring Venus and Serena Williams on the tennis courts. Have you been following Oudin’s play during the 2009 U.S. Open?