Articles about Tennis
Tennis - Anticipation - Early Warning Systems, what is it?
The radar early warning systems in computer games, calls your attention to an incoming missile or enemy attack...and you take evasive, defensive or aggressive action. Boy, would this be useful in tennis! Some players seem to have that ki [more]
Tennis And "The Ugly Parent Syndrome"
There's a syndrome in tennis circles that has come to be widely known as "The Ugly Parent Syndrome." It is one in which teenaged players, or even those in their pre-teens, are placed under enormous pressure by over-zealous parents determ [more]
Tennis Champions: Are They Born? Or Made?
John Newcombe, former world tennis No 1 and former Australian Davis Cup captain, once said that the top Australian players of his era believed that it was their destiny to become tennis champions. Boris Becker told me that two weeks befo [more]
Sorry Pete, But That's No Sacrifice
Responding to criticism of being unemotional and boring, Pete Sampras was once quoted as saying: "People have this perception of when I win majors that I don't look very ecstatic." "By the same token, if you just look at what I ha [more]
Tennis Ethics
Watching a tennis match between two promising juniors, one an Australian and the other a New Zealander, earlier this year, I observed a very interesting incident. At matchpoint down in the second set, the Australian player clearly failed [more]
Wimbledon Center Court
"How does it feel to walk out onto center court at Wimbledon?" is a question I've been asked many times. It' s a question iIhad asked myself ever since I was a nine year old playing mock Wimbledon finals against my brother, Mark, in the [more]
Does faster mean better in Tennis? (Part I)
The impression I have from many TV commentators and almost every tennis expert that I have read or listened to, is that they all seem to be in awe on how fast the game of tennis today is. Everyone seems convinced that players of the past played slowe [more]
Does faster mean better in Tennis? (Part II)
In part one I explained how the backhand slice can be a great neutralizer of power and an opener for point winning opportunities. Now I am going to show you the ever so important relationship, among time, speed and spin of the ball. For [more]
Is Federer all Alone in his Style of Play? (Part I)
Everyone is marvelled at Federer's fantastic record but it is no surprise if you think not too far back at Pete Sampras dominance and John McEnroe's, who also played great all round games. One of the characteristics that separates these player [more]
Is Federer all Alone in his Style of Play? (Part II)
The apparent similarities of Roger Federer style of play to the older generations, which he himself admitts by calling his tennis "modern-retro tennis", implicates the possibility that many players of the past e.g. Rod Laver, Lew Hoad, Ken Rosewall, [more]
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