Author: Tim Danton
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Heather Watson delivers a brilliant, nerve-jangling win at Eastbourne’s Aegon International 2017
Match report: Heather Watson vs Lesia Tsurenko, Sunday 25 June, 6-3 4-6 6-4 Oh Heather, you do like to put your fans through the mill. A match that lasted one minute shy of three hours, a match that was full of moments of sublime beauty one minute and crazy mistakes the next – but also a…
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6 reasons to come to Eastbourne Aegon International tennis tournament in 2017
The 2017 Aegon International Eastbourne tournament takes place from Monday 26 June – with qualifiers over the weekend – and this year there are some extra reasons to pop down and watch live if you can. Did someone say Novak? See the big names play Every year Eastbourne seems to attract bigger names, with a promising young…
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Why I love watching tennis (and why all tennis players should watch it too)
As I write this, tennis players are battling it out in Rome. I can think of no better setting than the home of the Colosseum, that epic battleground where gladiators would fight to the death, to symbolise all that’s amazing about tennis. For make no mistake, a true, intense tennis match is a fight. The…
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8 reasons you should join Local Tennis Leagues
Perhaps this sounds familiar: You play social tennis with the rest of the club on a weekday night, the occasional weekend. You do drills once a fortnight. You’re okay at this game, you think. But when it comes to matches, you fall apart. Certainly that describes my tennis life for years. It was fun so far…
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Review: Andre Agassi tennis course on Udemy
RATING: ★★★★☆ £100 (but typically on “sale” from £10 to £15) on https://www.udemy.com/andreagassi/ Heaven knows there are enough video-based tennis courses on the internet. How to play a perfect backhand, how to master the slice serve, how to play like a pro. This course, officially called “Elevate Your Tennis Game: Learn from Champion Andre Agassi”…
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Imperious Johanna Konta wins Apia International Sydney Open in style
Wow. Watching Johanna Konta, a woman who only broke into the top 50 in late 2015, dismantle World No.3 Agnieszka Radwanska 6-4 6-2 in the Sydney Open this morning, “wow” was the only word to capture her performance. Radwanska is famed for her defensive abilities, able to retrieve the most well struck and well placed of…
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Easy singles tactics: How to position yourself after a cross-court shot
Where do you run when you hit a good cross-court shot? For most players, the answer is either a) I stick where I happen to be; b) I head to the middle of the baseline. The answer is actually dependent on your shot. If you play a cross-court shot that pushes the other player into a corner,…
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How to choose a local tennis club
There’s one phrase I’ve never heard anyone utter: “I wish I hadn’t joined the tennis club.” After all, what can you lose? Sure it costs some money, but not only are trials often available – the cost may be far less than you think. For instance, I’m a member of Prestwood Tennis Club. It’s got three…
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The three best videos showing how to play a one-handed backhand
There’s no shortage of YouTube videos demonstrating how to play a one-handed backhand. If you have the time, or patience, then they’re all worth watching, but I’ve picked out three that stand out a little more than the rest. 1. Intosport.com Intosport.com has produced a range of helpful tennis videos, and they’re of a uniformly high standard. This…
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Video: How to play tennis the Djokovic way
As a starter lesson on how to play tennis, there aren’t many people better than Djokovic. Here, courtesy of Time Magazine, he gives a “free lesson” that covers all the basics: serve, forehand, backhand, volley, smash and even his not-always-reliable drop shot. Image: Marianne Bevis on Flickr
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