Tennis Tips for Seniors and Every Tennis Lovers
Is tennis swearing a problem? Those who run both professional tennis tours are equally anxious to make sure that the game presents a family-friendly image, with players showing competitiveness but not straying beyond the bounds of what the tours consider appropriate professional behaviour. They hope this will mean that more parents are likely to encourage …
The vast majority of tennis tournaments around the world are played on courts which could be described as ‘hard’ or ‘clay’. There are several different versions of each, but both categories of court have some unique characteristics. In this article we will compare clay vs hard courts to illustrate the impact different surfaces have on …
If you have paid to watch a tennis match you will hope, at the very least, to see both players trying to win. If one of them appears to be making no effort you will feel that you have wasted your money, and this feeling will be further amplified if you have bet on the …
In tennis, there are specific amounts of time allowed for the warm-up, changes of ends, between points, and for an injury time-out. These limits are intended to make sure that there are no undue delays, whether inadvertent or tactical, and matches are completed within a reasonable amount of time. Of course, in practice, players do …
“Women’s Final changeover view” by JC is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0. Periodically during a tennis match, the players change ends. This is intended to ensure that, where a match takes place outdoors, one player is not particularly favoured by conditions such as the angle of the Sun or the direction of the wind. In …
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At all levels of the game, tennis players are expected to follow a code of conduct. This code requires them to behave in a certain way, and if they do not do so, a range of penalties applies, extending from a warning to an immediate default. So, what are the tennis disqualification rules, and what …
Did you know about the Tennis Unwritten Rules? We have considered the rules of tennis, as set down by the International Tennis Federation (ITF), elsewhere on this site. The regulations are designed to be specific, in order to remove all doubt about what needs to be done in any given situation, and they include helpful …
One of the easiest surfaces to play tennis at, being the longest in terms of rallies is the clay and we’ll shortlist the best tennis players on clay all time. The best tennis players on clay usually are the ones with a variety of skills, speed, power, and resistance which makes them able to go …
What is the tennis hindrance rule? Why does it matter? The tennis hindrance rule was introduced to prevent any tactics designed to affect a player’s concentration or psychological state during a match, and is designed to make sure that opponents cannot put us off our shot, either deliberately or accidentally. This rule is in stark …
Solinco Confidential vs Babolat RPM Blast is not the most common comparison among tennis fans, however due to both being great strings, it makes sense for us to compare their characteristics side by side. We’ll be comparing them across the most important aspects of the game: Power, Spin Potential, Comfort and Feel, Control and Durability. …