She was the most unlikely French Open champion, well, probably ever. And equally unusual is that one-handed topspin backhand. Justine Henin of course gets the media attention as a short, European women's player with a great, extreme grip one-hander. But...
Could there be a bigger contrast in technique than the forehands of Rafael Nadal and Tomas Berdych, as demonstrated in...
In this new series of articles for Tennisplayer, I will be outlining my system for developing world class footwork on...
Human beings evolved to live and work in groups. We are a social species, like wolves or chimpanzees, and as such there is a social hierarchy. It is a pecking order or social ranking, and, like the other species, who...
When the job as general manager of the USTA's player development program came open, I felt I was a good candidate. Tennis was in many ways the glue that kept our family close, although my dad might, with some justification,...
In 1987, I had an unusual job. I studied art at Pepperdine University, but I worked weekends at the Malibu Racquet Club as a "hitter," or "tennis gigolo" as my dad enjoyed putting it. Although I'd done some instructing in...
Cincinnati Ohio: World Tennis Mecca. That sounds not true. Unless you happen to live in Cincinnati. Or you've attended the Masters tournament there. This is how they describe the Cincy Masters on the event website: "The Cincinnati Western & Southern...
No doubt that the two most talked about forehands in the men's game belong to Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal. But they couldn't appear to be more different. It's an amazing aspect of professional tennis: players can succeed at the...
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