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How to Play a Tiebreaker in Tennis

Friday, 14 September 2018

Landon Meier

Tennis Instructions Tennis

Tiebreakers can be both confusing and intimidating. This guide is designed to provide you with answers and help increase your tie-break success rate. Q: When is a tiebreaker played? A: A 7 point tie-break game is played when the set score is 6-6. During a tie-break game, points are scored "Zero", "1", "2", "3", etc. ...

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The Unwritten Rules of Tennis

Tuesday, 11 September 2018

Landon Meier

Tennis Instructions Tennis

Don't let bad calls or scoring disputes ruin your fun on the tennis court. This article presents USTA guidelines and the unwritten rules of tennis that are designed to help you enjoy the game and encourage cooperation and courtesy during match play. THE CODE The Player's Guide to Fair Play and the Unwritten Rules of Tennis...

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Dear John, Show Me a Little Respect

Wednesday, 09 May 2018

Landon Meier

Tennis News Professional Players

Last year John McEnroe got himself in a heap of trouble by making what many perceived to be a very controversial statement about Serena Williams in an interview with NPR. Here is an excerpt from that interview with Lulu Garcia-Navarro: Garcia-Navarro: We're talking about male players but there is of course wonderful female players. Let's talk ...

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Roger Federer Triumphant at Australian Open

Tuesday, 30 January 2018

Landon Meier

Professional Players Tennis Tournaments Tennis News

Global Tennis Network would like to congratulate Roger Federer on winning the 2018 Australian Open Men's title. No. 2 in the world, Roger Federer defeated No. 6 Marin Cilic 6-2, 6-7(5), 6-3, 3-6, 6-1, to secure his sixth Melbourne title and an astounding 20th Grand Slam of his illustrious career. After going four years witho...

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Sun Safety

Tuesday, 02 January 2018

Landon Meier

Tennis Tennis Tips & Drills

As a tennis player, you compete and practice in mostly sunny locations, experiencing an extraordinary amount of ultraviolet rays. Some of the benefits of spending time in the sun's rays include: Strengthening bones by activating Vitamin D Providing therapeutic benefits for some skin conditions Offering psychological benefits by providing a sense of...

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Federer vs. Nadal: The Rivalry & Battle for G.O.A.T. Title

Wednesday, 06 December 2017

Landon Meier

Professional Players

Spanning an ongoing 14 year rivalry Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal have battled one another a delightful 38 times. The objective of this article is to ask the question, 'Who is better than who?' Who has more victories over the other guy? Is it Advantage Federer or Advantage Nadal? The numbers may surprise you. To begin the debate l...

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How to Recycle Tennis Balls

Monday, 13 November 2017

Landon Meier

Tennis Gear

Are you interested in recycling your old tennis balls? It's easy and two eco-conscious companies are willing to help. They are Tennis Ball Recycling and Project Green Ball. Here is what you need to do: Collect 200 balls in one box Fill out a request form at https://www.tennisballrecycling.com/free-tennis-ball-recycling Attach...

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The Art of the Drop Shot

Friday, 22 September 2017

Landon Meier

Tennis Tips & Drills Tennis Instructions

"Thedrop shot is really effective tactically, because most players move really welllaterally but many struggle moving forward." Marc Lucero To be a truly great tennis player requires variety and a complete game. A powerful serve. Penetrating groundstrokes. Accurate volleys. Punishing overheads. Once your game is strong in these areas it can ...

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What is the Fastest Serve in Tennis Ever Recorded?

Wednesday, 13 September 2017

Landon Meier

Professional Players Tennis News

Who: Samuel Groth What: 263 kilometers per hour (163.4 mph) When: 09 May 2012 Where: South Korea (Busan) On 9 May 2012, Samuel Groth (Australia) served an ace recorded at 263 km/h (163.4 mph) during an ATP Challenger event in Busan, South Korea. The serve came during Groth's second-round match against Uladzimir Ignatik (Bela...

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Fast4 Tennis: The Fun & Fast Way to Play Tennis

Monday, 11 September 2017

Landon Meier

Tennis Instructions Tennis Tournaments Tennis Ladders

Nowadays tennis is becoming increasingly more difficult to fit into our busy schedules. Matches, and especially multi-day tournaments, simply take too long to complete. But, don't despair because there is a solution to this problem and it's called Fast4 Tennis. Fast4 Tennis is a shortened format of tennis that was launched ...

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How does Hawk-Eye Electric Line Calling Work?

Friday, 08 September 2017

Landon Meier

Tennis Gear

Now used in over 80 tournaments around the world, Hawk-Eye's ITF approved Electronic Line Calling service takes the doubt out of close line calls by using the most sophisticated millimeter accurate ball tracking cameras to identify whether a ball has bounced in our out. In addition Hawk-Eye's SMART Replay technology can deliver instant vi...

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How is a Tennis Ball Made?

Friday, 08 September 2017

Landon Meier

Tennis Gear

Have you ever wondered how a tennis ball is made? Watch this very well done video by Linn Tall to find out. There are approximately 70,000 tennis balls used each year at the U.S. Open. The reason so many balls are used at top tournaments is to ensure the fuzz quotient remains constant, because worn balls tend to travel and ...

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Why Are Tennis Balls Yellow?

Friday, 08 September 2017

Landon Meier

Tennis Gear

Prior to 1972, tennis balls were white believe it or not, and audiences watching from home tuned into the sport on black and white television sets. This meant that a white tennis ball stood out in greater contrast to the eye against the darker backdrop of a green grass court, a red clay or blue hard court surface. But, as a growing number of color ...

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The Awe-Inspiring Jimmy Connors

Wednesday, 06 September 2017

Landon Meier

Tennis Tournaments Professional Players

As the 2017 U.S. Open draws closer to championship weekend, the time feels ripe to dig up a story from the archives of one of tennis's legendary performances. The year is 1991 and Boris Becker is the #1 ranked player in the world. He is joined by Stefan Edberg, Jim Courier, Ivan Lendl, Pete Sampras and Andre Agassi in the top 1...

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What is Indian Wells?

Friday, 01 September 2017

Landon Meier

Tennis Tournaments Professional Players

Indian Wells is a magical desert oasis vacation destination located just outside of Palm Springs, California. Home to 350 days of sunshine, world-class, luxurious accommodations, full-service spa facilities, elegant dining, award wining golf course, and the Coachella Music and Arts Festival. It is a fun and revitalizing getaway. These are all ...

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Trevor Meier

29 January 2010

Synthetic Gut vs Natural Gut Tennis Strings

Tennis Gear

As a tennis racquet stringer, I get asked all the time what is the difference between Natural Gut tennis strings, and Synthetic Gut tennis strings.Natural Gut strings is generally made from a cows gut...

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Rob Leahy

12 November 2017

Tennis Elbow and Strings

Tennis Gear

Just so we're clear, if you have tennis elbow, changing your strings won't get rid of it. It will help to reduce the vibration that you experience which can in turn reduce the pain. At this point if y...

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Trevor Meier

15 September 2017

Have Your Tennis Balls Lost Their Bounce?

Tennis Gear

Have you ever gotten to the court, only to find the perfectly good looking tennis balls you were going to use, have completely lost their bounce? Many players use a new can of balls each time the...

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pat markey

17 September 2010

3 Winning Hybrid Tennis Racket String Combinations

Tennis Tips & Drills

This is an entry from my regular blog about racket stringing and I posted it here: After reading this article you will have 3 winning hybrid combinations to improve your game. Some time back I publis...

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Landon Meier

11 September 2018

The Unwritten Rules of Tennis

Tennis Instructions

Tennis

Don't let bad calls or scoring disputes ruin your fun on the tennis court. This article presents USTA guidelines and the unwritten rules of tennis that are designed to help you enjoy th...

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17 February 2012

Think about the frequency of which you restring your tennis racket

Tennis Tips & Drills

THINK ABOUT IT: A quick note regarding racket stringing and the frequency of which you should be restringing. While searching through various websites and blogs today I ran across a Prin...

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06 September 2007

How to play a tie-breaker in Tennis

Tennis Instructions

A Tie Breaker is played when the score of a set is 6 games all. Without a Tie Breaker, a set may last much longer than desired.A Tie Breaker is played when the score of a set is 6 games all. Without a...

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13 February 2012

Understand your racket stringing patterns

Tennis Tips & Drills

With experience you will start to understand racket patterns and know which holes to skip when stringing rackets. Sometimes it is still helpful to know which holes to skip,share and if the mains...

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