Category: Tennis
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IPTL – Only Time Will Tell
January 2018 Update: The IPTL does not exist anymore. The idea turned out to be bad after all. If you are a serious tennis fan who follows the Grand Slam tournaments religiously and knows all about the Davis Cup, ATP tournaments, and the grand finale at Barclay’s World Tour Finals, you have something new…
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A quick look at the lighter side of squash vs. tennis
If you play either squash or tennis, you know that both games require speed, agility, endurance, power, and strategy. Most squash players have no doubt that their game is the hardest of all racquet sports, particularly when compared to tennis. My friend Bill Guest lets the image on his parking spot speak for itself! You ask tennis…
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Tennis After Forty – For the Love of the Game
Last updated on March 31st, 2022 In professional tennis, players like Ashleigh Barty are a rarity. Her decision to retire at twenty-five, while ranked world number one, puts things in perspective for active professional athletes who are past their prime. Former number-one players Roger Federer, Serena Williams, and Venus Williams are now ranked 26th, 240th, and…
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Fifteen unique tennis venues around the world!
A few months ago I wrote a popular blog post titled “Nine spectacular squash venues around the world!” As a follow-up, I decided to do a round-up of unique tennis venues around the world that I compiled into a Slideshare presentation, shown below. As one would expect, no discussion on tennis venues can be complete…
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Can Serve-and-Volley Tennis Make a Comeback?
Last month I wrote a blog post titled Serve-and-volley: Shifting from tennis to squash? One of the comments that I received was from Patrice Boies, a former colleague. Patrice played tennis for the University of Nevada, Las Vegas from 1989-1993, winning the MVP award three times. Patrice continues to remain actively involved in tennis, and…
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Serve and Volley of the Squash Kind!
So when was the last time you watched a professional tennis match where the players served and volleyed? No, I am not talking about doubles tennis. It is true that serve and volley as a technique has all but disappeared along with the sliced return of serve. A recent article, written by Kevin Darling for…
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Squash vs Tennis – The interesting debate continues
Earlier this year, I wrote a piece titled “Overheard at Club Meadowvale,” which captured the essence of some passionate discussions among members regarding the superiority of squash vs tennis. As a follow-up, I have added a few more one-liners to the original list. Give it a read. Squash is played with tins, boxes, and lines.…
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Dr. Deji gets it right!
This is an impromptu blog post. Over the past two weeks, there have been many speculations on who will win Wimbledon. While tennis pundits debated between Djokovic and Nadal, Deji, a squash player friend, predicted that Murray would start off well, choke, and lose in four to Federer in the finals. I hate to admit…
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I was wrong to bet against Roger Federer!
In a blog that I wrote the day before the start of Wimbledon, I suggested that Federer appeared to have lost his mojo while Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal were clearly emerging as the two dominant players. After all, they had split nine of the last ten grand slam titles between them. After Nadal made…
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Mixed doubles tennis – Chivalry will not win you matches
Lost in the glamour of the singles matches at the recently ended French Open were some notable winners in the doubles and mixed doubles tennis events. Canada’s own Daniel Nestor and partner Max Mirnyi claimed the men’s doubles title and the number one ranking, beating the Bryan twins Bob and Mike. The seventh-seeded pair of…