Monthly Archives: July 2010

Roger is hiring

WANTED Tennis Coach to work with down and out Pro at lowest ebb. keen to rediscover the glory days and get a few grandslam titles before retirement. Can you improve on perfection?If so contact Mirka! Well, well, well, this weeks announcement about Roger recruiting … Continue reading

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Andy and Miles SPLIT!

Andy Murray has split with his coach and fellow Scot Miles MacLagan. The move wont be much of  a shock to Murray fans as the hot headed Scot can be as firey on court as he is off the court. … Continue reading

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Tournament Blues

The stage was set, I knew who I had in the draw and had a few weeks to prepare for it. I even scaled back by practice that week and pulled out of a softball game with the guys just … Continue reading

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All Strung out

The art if we may call it that of restringing a tennis racquet has always been the final frontier for many tennis players. Most of us know all there is to know about balls, grips racquets and shoes but why … Continue reading

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Celebrity lookalikes

Lying up watching Walk the Line last night, I couldn’t put my finger on who Joaquin Phoenix reminded me of. Was it someone I knew from home, or through work, or just another celeb from the small screen? Was it … Continue reading

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The man who WAS the best

I have had this one brewing in my tennis head for the past fortnight. It angered me at first and still has been ragging away waiting to get out!  It was a discussion on Men’s semi final day at Wimbledon … Continue reading

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Broken records

Tennis keeps making history this summer.  First in June there was the infamous Isner-Mahut match that went on for a staggering 11 hours and 5 minutes at Wimbledon defying all previous historic matches. Shame now they have the roof on Centre Court, … Continue reading

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Adidas Barricade 6 Review

I have been a lover of the Adidas Barricade for sometime now. My first pair of barricades were the Jo Wilf Tsonga black and green pair from the 2008 Aussie Open, since then I have absolutley loved everything about them! I … Continue reading

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What makes a winner?

Having just finished reading Agassi’s book, I’ve started to view tennis in a completely different light. If Agassi’s words are to be believed then it’s fair to say that he was never really outplayed by an opponent, with the exception … Continue reading

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Wimble-done & Dusted

If you awoke today with a sad feeling in the pit your stomach, that’s because it’s not just Monday morning, oh no folks, even worse, its Monday morning post-Wimbledon 2010. Sue Barker will not be on your screens today, you … Continue reading

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