Millions across the world tune in to watch the best tennis players battle it out at the Grand Slam tournaments. It is easy to see how the skill and athleticism on display make for compulsive viewing. Many of us will watch and have the urge to grab a racket and head out to a court …
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I’ve heard a few people saying that tennis seems boring these days, as well as having seen a couple of articles about this on quite prominent websites. I’d thought I’d research the facts about this issue and find out is there evidence that people find tennis boring. All the evidence suggests that people around the …
Are you thinking of picking up a new sport or hobby? Consider tennis! This article gives you 9 reasons why tennis is fun! As a college tennis player, I can vouch for this list, and I can assure you it did not take long at all for me to compile it. Read the list below …
What sounds more appealing to you? Running for a long time, blankly staring forward as you pound the pavement, or sprinting in all different directions, running, jumping, tucking to whack a ball over the net to your opponent? Well, if you ask me, the latter sounds better. Tennis is better than running in that it …
Former World Number One, Andy Roddick was born in the wrong place at the wrong time. Never has there been a more devastating case of a sports dream deferred. When Roddick turned professional at the turn of the century, it seemed that the script had been perfectly written for him. But How Much Is Andy …
Nearly three decades after retiring from tennis, John McEnroe remains one of the most recognisable faces in the sport. While McEnroe appears on many tennis top ten lists, he is normally at the bottom of those lists. There is no disputing that John McEnroe had an outstanding and even glorious tennis career but there is …
Former World Number One, Steffi Graf has been credited with a considerable amount over the years. Chief among those things is the popularising of tennis in Germany. Graf’s influence in the sport extends well beyond that though, with the popular opinion being that she pioneered the modern brand of women’s baseline tennis – that she …
Pistol Pete, as Pete Sampras was more affectionately known, owned the most accurate and one of the fastest serves in tennis when he was at the peak of his powers. The best player of a generation and one of the best in the history of the game, Sampras would go on to generate enormous wealth …