With the Australian Open approaching, this has been a particulalrly plush week for tennis features in the media. From the mainstream news giants to the obscure blogs of the hardcore fans, here are some of the highlights from the last week:
1. A fascinating look behind the science of string technology in tennis and the failure of the ITF to effectively legislate on the matter,
The Atlantic: The New Physics of Tennis – Unlocking the mysteries of Nadal’s spin
2. What can I say, Davydenko just cracks me up. Here is introducing CNN viewers to his family.
CNN.Com: At home with the Davydenkos
3. SI.com picks out a few memorable Australian Open moments. Not much more to it than that really.
SI:com: Memorable Australian Open moments
4. For those interested in the mental aspect of playing the game, former pro Dr Allen Fox has written a book on the subject. This interview gives a good overview.
Tennis Connected: Dr Allen Fox on his new book “Tennis: Winning the Mental Match”
5. Some interesting comments from Jim Courier about Ryan Harrison and particularly Donald Young. His criticism of Young’s fitness ties in with a piece I wrote about the player recently.
Zoo tennis: Jim Courier on Donald Young and Ryan Harrison
6. A brief but brutally honest assessment of Lleyton Hewitt’s game from Josh Eagles, a member of his coaching staff.
smh.com: Hewitt has to reinvent himself says coach
7. Nils Sigurdsson reports from courtside at the qualies in Melbourne. A good chance to learn a bit about some new players.
GWH Von Helvete Mens Tennis Blog: Match reports from the qualies in Melbourne
8. An interwiew Till Salme, the coach of future star David Goffin, talking about the player’s strengths and weaknesses.
just read the allen fox piece
i remember this guy from the 90′s… has produced some epic stuff… just read off his website, the guy has some street cred
‘…ennis Player: As a graduate student at UCLA, he won the Pacific Southwest in 1966. The victory was storied not only because Fox rode his motorcycle each day from UCLA to the Los Angeles Tennis C lub, but also because, on his way to the title, he scored a personal Grand Slam defeating the winners that year of all four major Slam tournaments – Wimbledon champion Manuel Santana, Roland Garros titlist Tony Roche, U.S. National winner Fred Stolle, and Australian title holder Roy Emerson, on his way to the title…’
haha, that’s one fucking immense stat.