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Tactical Tennis #46 – Packing For Match Readiness
Fortune favors the brave, but victory goes to the prepared!
It’s one thing to know how to hit a tennis ball, it’s another thing entirely to show up to your match completely prepared to play. Missing a critical piece of equipment? Problem. Today we talk about what kinds of things you should pack in your bag and bring to matches. Fortune favors the brave, but victory goes to the prepared.
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Technology And Tennis: How And When Equipment Has Changed The Game
We see it in news articles about tennis. We hear it from the mouths of commentators on the TV. Tennis stars of years gone by lament about it. What am I talking about? The effect of technology changes on the game of tennis. Graphite frames? Mono-filament strings? We’ve come a long way from wooden rackets strung with natural gut. Which brings us to the question of today’s article on Tactical Tennis:
What technology has really changed in the last forty years, and what effect has it really had on the game?
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Part 1: Where Did All The Serve and Volleyers Go?
This is the first in a three-part series on serve and volley tennis in the modern game.On September 21st, 2007 Tim Henman defeated Roko Karanusic in straight sets to give Great Britain a 2-0 lead in their Davis Cup tie against Croatia. Although he would team with Jamie Murray to seal the victory in doubles the next day, his victory marked Tim Henman’s last official singles match on the men’s tour. It also marked the last true serve and volleyer at the top of the game. In the 5 years since, we have seen some aggressive players (Tsonga immediately leaps to mind), they are more all-court players, roaming forward occasionally when they see a tactical advantage in doing so. However, they more likely to stay back than not. Even the great Roger Federer – the last man to win Wimbledon serve and volleying nearly every point – uses it sparingly.So where did all the serve and volleyers go?
