Category: Doubles
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If you don’t play matches, are you really a tennis player?
Too controversial? Perhaps. After all, I know a handful of fine tennis players who don’t enjoy playing matches. But I would argue that tennis is really about the battle of a match with stakes attached, even if that’s placing third or fourth in the local league. Certainly you will never get the adrenalin rush, the…
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Want to get better at tennis? Then be prepared to lose
I play a lot of tennis. In the past two weeks, five competitive matches across three different formats – mixed doubles, singles and men’s doubles. And how many sets have I won, you ask? A big fat zero. Now, that’s clearly not my aim as a tennis player. I always play to win, to be…
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Tip of the day: Dynamic warm up
It may not be the most exciting part of playing tennis, or any sport for that matter, but warming up is absolutely key if you want to avoid those niggling aches and pains – or a more serious injury. “Well, duh, everyone knows that”, I hear you moan. However, many of us still fall into…
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Tip of the day: Doubles positioning
If you’re new to the world of doubles, it can be difficult learning to coordinate with your partner. It is, consequently, important to approach every point with a clear tactic and position in mind. In this tutorial, we’ll run through the three basic positions you should adopt after the serve: “two up”, “two back” and…
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Highlights: Unbeaten Murray and Soares clinch ATP World Tour Finals semi-final place
Jamie Murray and his partner Bruno Soares moved further towards finishing the year as World No.1 with a 6-3, 3-6, 10-6 win over Ivan Dodig and Marcelo Melo last night. It’s the duo’s third win on the trot, an impressive feat that puts pressure on the current best of the best, Pierre-Hugues Herbert and Nicolas Mahut.…
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