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    The gut/poly thread

    Thanks. Any recommendations for a "soft poly" that has decent spin?
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    The gut/poly thread

    Question about hybrids... I'm currently using all gut because I used to have elbow problems. If I did gut mains and poly crosses, am I tempting fate or, with the right tension, can that be a fairly arm friendly setup? I use a Wilson n6.1 90.
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    Match Fixing At Wimbledon

    How are these 16 names not being leaked?
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    Is a western grip ok for a junior?

    I'm not hell bent. I have a semi but it's not hard for me to rally with full western. But he has 'skimmed' the ball more than when he had a semi. I think I just need to focus on shot outcomes and he will be fine. If he's thinking about his grip, he will be miserable.
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    Is a western grip ok for a junior?

    That's great advice. He'd probably be fine in between semi and full western. I think he will naturally adjust if he has to drive a ball.
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    Is a western grip ok for a junior?

    Thanks for the feedback. He's going to be tall and big. So it would ultimately be better to have a semi western. But when I have him move to semi, he swings unnaturally as if I made him do an eastern.
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    Is a western grip ok for a junior?

    I played junior tennis before this was even a thing. Son is at a decent program. He somehow switched his grip from semi western to western. The instructors aren't crazy about it. Though he acts like he can't hold the racquet any other way. Not sure if this is something that has to be...
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    Starting to question Madison Keys

    I know she's only 20, but these have been pretty disappointing results after the AO. Seems like her team is so obsessed with not having a timetable and not pressuring her that nothing is happening. Ever time she loses, she pops up on Twitter and is like 'Woooo. Had a great time.' I don't want...
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    Is tennis in decline as a major sport?

    Do you have evidence? I could believe it but I would need to see TV ratings and attendance figures. It seems that the Majors still thrive. I do think the sport needs more depth and interest outside Majors.
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    Is this a WTA style forehand?

    It's an ATP FH. You would beat most Div I women players.
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    I'm Cuckoo For Coco!

    Why is nobody interested in her around here? Massive BH. Strong and tall. Big serve. I enjoy her game now that her head is together.
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    Nick Kyrgios faces record £160,000 fine after appearing to 'give up'

    It's against the rules of the tournament. It doesn't matter if you think it's a good strategy. You can go for broke to hurry a game along. You can't intentionally lose points ala Agassi catching the ball served to him.
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    Very annoyed: Will Hamilton from FYB

    As said above, you shouldn't be allowed to posting his content.
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    Please look at her serve

    Ha. Same old. Don't know why we bother.
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    Gender Differences In The Spatial Distributions Of The Tennis Serve

    Most top women hold serve. It's so bizarre to suggest it's less important. And it's not like the men's game is Becker-Edberg anymore. Yes, Serena is 1 out of a 1000. And she wins everything and has the best shot in women's tennis history - her serve.
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    Please look at her serve

    That palm opening opening up at trophy is the problem. Go to a pro?
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    Gender Differences In The Spatial Distributions Of The Tennis Serve

    Madison Keys will be crushed to hear this. If there were no advantage, then McHale would be fine with her awful serve.
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    My 1HBH needs more critique

    It's 'slappy'. Look at Henin. Her wrist is laid back and contact is firm with the motion going from low left to high right. Plus you are segmenting the stroke into two parts. OHBH is hard. It takes years to get down the timing.
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    Very annoyed: Will Hamilton from FYB

    I ended up on his list. He had some decent free pointers. But since I didn't buy his program, I got this passive aggressive email that basically said "I'm really surprised. I thought you cared about tennis. But I guess not. Otherwise you'd buy my stuff."
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    2015 WTA Family Circle Cup

    That's basically how the match had played out. It's either an MK winner or UE. It doesn't mean Kerber is worse. She just won't dictate points. And she hasn't.
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    2015 WTA Family Circle Cup

    Oh, I was just joking about the constant threads touting the modern forehand. I think Keys has more shape to her FH than Sharapova. Keys has the match on her racket every time she plays (except when she's against Serena). Match against Kerber is up to Keys. Kerber has little say in...
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    2015 WTA Family Circle Cup

    Somebody needs to send Madison Keys info on the forehand stretch shortening cycle. She may be limited in the future by her "WTA forehand". Hard to be great only hitting your FH 95 MPH.
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    2015 Miami Open (QF) - Kei Nishikori [4] vs John Isner [22]

    I was was at the Djokovic/Isner match. Very tight. Djokovic was not off. They both played well. It's kinda hard for anyone to be 'ready' for Isner. I favor Novak to win but wouldnt be shocked if Isner won.
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    Does anybody at TalkTennis "NOT" serve 120MPH?

    Most people here are also 5.0s who would easily beat the top female college players. Mostly because of their 120mph serve.
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    Poor Sharapova, got destroyed once more, LOL!

    Yeah, not engaging. Just weird to see such infantile comments with zero insight.
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    Poor Sharapova, got destroyed once more, LOL!

    too bad the most active tennis message board has garbage threads like this.
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    2015 ATP Miami Open -- MS1000 (Official) Thread

    So he throws away tens of milliions of dollars in future earnings for what? $20k? $50k? Plus the risk of his career ending in his teens?
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    WTA Miami.

    Unreal that nobody involved in McHale's development took her aside to force her to have a palm-down serve. She's athletic and fit and pretty solid on both sides but it doesn't matter because her serve is so weak. She has a waiter's tray serve combined with this extreme shoulder-turn and...
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    Official 2015 BNP Paribas / Indian Wells Thread - Who's Going?

    3rd day here. Observations: -crowd is OLD. can't believe the heat hasn't claimed the lives of more people. -shuttle service from hotel is awesome. Parking looks daunting. -food is meh. Expected a higher standard. -amazing amount of people just shopping for tennis clothing. -spidercam is...
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