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Even if you’ve played tennis before or have a background in the sport, you may have questions about the techniques and … Continued more Standard The 10 Best Cities for Tennis Players By Avery Shackelford • On February 6, 2019 • In Play Local , Why Tennis? • 6 min read Is your hometown obsessed with tennis? Find out if your city makes the cut in our list of the 10 best cities for tennis players. 10. Boston This college town is chock full of academics who also happen to have … Continued more Standard The Unquenchable Thirst of a GOAT: A Cautionary Tale By John • On February 16, 2018 • In News • 2 min read Rotterdam is the scene of the crime. It’s an innocuous enough city, once known for having Europe’s largest port and mayo on french fries (a crime for another time), will now be known as the city where heinous ambition was … Continued more Standard 5 Reasons After-School Tennis Lessons make Sense for your Child By John • On August 22, 2017 • In Instructional • 2 min read It’s that time of year again. Whether your child is a cool kid and is reluctantly trudging back to school or a nerd and is skipping with joy back down the school halls, after-school activities can be just as important … Continued more Standard What Young Players can Learn from Tiafoe’s win over Zverev By John • On August 17, 2017 • In Instructional • 3 min read Francis Tiafoe, one of the best young American talents, defeated #7 ranked Alex Zverev 4-6, 6-3, 6-4, yesterday at the Western and Southern Open in Cincinnati. This win against a top 10 player, who was on 10-match, 2 tournament win streak … Continued more Standard The First American Man to reach a Grand Slam Semi-Final Since 2009 is Sam Querrey By John • On July 12, 2017 • In News • 1 min read How many players on tour can boast that they have beaten a number 1 player twice in their career? How many players can say they have beaten the number 1 player in the world two years in a row at … Continued more Standard With Serena Absent, The American Women Are Stepping Up At The French Open By John • On May 31, 2017 • In News • 3 min read With this weeks French Open underway there is a Serena sized hole in the field. With Williams taking time off from tennis while pregnant, this is the chance for not only the rest of the field to shine, but also … Continued more Standard Unique Skills Anyone Can Learn from the ATP Top 5 By John • On April 24, 2017 • In Instructional • 3 min read Often when watching the top players in the game you find yourself saying, How did he just do that?”. Despite the gulf in skill between the worlds best players and us mere mortals there are still many nuanced aspects of their … Continued more Standard Loud Sex Noises Interrupt Match in Sarasota By John • On April 19, 2017 • In News • 1 min read During a match in Sarasota loud sex noises were heard from across the water in neighboring apartments. Initially the announcer thought they were from someones phone but nope, they were very real. The players and fans chuckled their way … Continued more Standard My Child Only Plays Team Sports. Why Should I Give Tennis A Chance? By Avery Shackelford • On April 10, 2017 • In Why Tennis? • 3 min read Maybe your kid loved basketball camp this summer. Maybe you consider yourself a proud soccer mom. Maybe you were the star quarterback of your college football team and by golly, one day your kid better be, too. Team sports are … Continued more ← Older...