Category Archives: Tennis World News

Rafael Nadal, The Long Road Back!

A lot of people are saying Rafael Nadal is no longer a competitive giant. That may or may not be true. The real question is "WHY"? Many say it's his confidence, others say well he's 29 now and got old due to his method of play. A major issue that seem's to be overlooked or ignored is the possibility of the long term effects of his appendectomy. In rare cases there is a higher risk for diseases including Crohn's disease. Any avid tennis fan that watches the tennis channel has heard about the effects Crohn's disease can have on a professional tennis player. In a recent medical study the  appendix has shown to be an organ needed to bring back the balance of good bacteria for digesting food and other issues the body has. I wonder has the Nadal family considered this if Rafael is not feeling like he should. Whatever the reason I hope Rafa has another huge comeback!

 

Rafael Nadal on the Come Back ???

The year has been a lean one for Rafael Nadal. Losing in the quarter final at Roland Garros and then an early exit at Wimbledon during the grass court season. Trying to get back on track before he begins the hard court season he took a wild card to enter the Bet at Home German Open Championship at Hamburg. Today he defeated Pablo Cuevas of Uruguay currently number 31 in the world 6-3, 6-2. To look at the score you would think Nadal rolled over Cuevas, however that was not the case. Rafa was broken a couple of times and seemed to be playing to far back in the court on serves. As usual Rafa came up with some nice moves like when he slipped and fell to the clay surface getting up to do a pirouette returning the ball and then after a few more returns won the point. Nadal needs a confidence booster and this tournament with 500 ATP points for the champion might just do the trick. Vamos Rafa!!!

Babolat Aeropro Drive Play Tennis Racquet Review

The Babolat Aeropro Drive Play Tennis Racquet is currently my racquet of choice. I used the standard Aeropro Drive for a long time then switched to several others for a couple of years. In the end however I came back to this racquet with the additional play feature.  This tennis racquet gives me the power and spin I need, especially for the clay courts that I mostly play on. Babolat Aeropro Drive Play The play feature is amazing, showing a great amount of data for my swings, hit locations, spin, energy, number of hits. It also has a world community feature so you can see how you're doing compared to other play users, both total in the community and also in you current category. Knowing that data allows you to know strengths and weaknesses, allowing you to ask your coach for help in the specific areas needed. Using that information has helped improve my game faster and in the right areas.

And the winner is!!!

Serena Williams does it again at the French Open on June 06, 2015,  defeating the scrappy Lucie Safarova in three sets. Serena had suffered from some sort of virus only two days earlier and spent most of her time since the semi final resting and trying to recuperate. Serena clearly took the first set however...

Winning the Family Circle Cup

Trying to win the Family Circle Cup Championship was not an easy task. Madison Keys and Angelique Kerber battled it out for three sets. Both players were going for their first championship of 2015, first clay court title, and first American title. The first set went to Kerber 6-2 with Keys producing lots of unforced errors. After a coaching visit in the second set Keys came back from a 4-1 deficit to a 4-6 second set win. The third set went back and forth with Keys seeming close to victory but the in the end Kerber forcing errors and making some nice winners taking it 7-5 in the third set. Kerber is ranked 14 on the WTA and should move up at least one or two spots after the victory. Madison Keys was ranked 17 on the WTA.

The new rankings are out and Angelique Kerber stayed at 14 with 2865, while Lucie Safarova holds 13  with 2870 and Karolina Pliskova 12 with 2875. Those are some very narrow margins!