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 …

There are many questions that beginners often share when they first set out to play squash. One of the most common of these is can you volley the ball in squash, or do you have to let it bounce first? You can volley every shot in squash, as the ball does not have to hit …

When they first get into squash, many players question whether it is played outside anywhere. It seems like the perfect sport to be played in a park in the summer months when it is dry and the ball will still be bouncing OK, but is squash ever played as an outdoor sport, or is it …

There are some sports that seem quite alike to each other, and squash and badminton definitely share this quality. The movements around the court are similar; the attire and footwear of the players are almost the same; the equipment, although slightly different, is pretty similar looking too. So, then, what are the differences between squash …

Racket sports as a collective are the most played sport in the world. That is if you take the big participation sports of table tennis, badminton and tennis all in one big racket sport umbrella. As well as being incredibly popular, the world of racket sports is also extremely diverse. There are all sorts of …

Squash is often perceived as a classic individual sport. All the top events like the World Open and British Open are individual events, and there is little coverage of the top players outside solo competition. So is squash a team sport as well? Squash is often a team sport in both the amateur and professional …

One of the main questions many people have when they are first thinking about playing squash is what are the benefits? Some of them seem clear, such as squash is a quick sport to play and so fits really well into high-paced modern living. However, some of the benefits are more subtle and may be …