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  1. J

    Will the ATP start hitting WTA-style two-handed backhands?

    I definitely see the point you are making. That, just like forehands became more open stance, western, and finishing less over the shoulder, backhands will eventually do the same. The open stance backhands, with the non dominant hand in a bit more of a Western grip, make more sense for baseline...
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    French Open App is awful(the official one)

    I've noticed today, on my android, that sometimes ill boot up the app, go to the 'live' tab, and it'll tell me that there are no live matches on....it shows them if i reboot the app but still...Agree with the ATP WTA app being really functional. Nothing special, could do with a major update, but...
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    Young St. Nick: The Cure For Aussie Tomic Ache

    I do think Kyrgios will go further in the pro game than Tomic. Technically, he's got far less of a fiddly game: its modern, about the power and movement. I probably do prefer watching Tomic in full flight though. Another thing Kyrgios is going is his tremendous attitude. I first took note in...
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    Clay court changes

    More use of the kick serve, particularly into the ad court to pull oppponent out wide A number of clay courters, for a first serve, use a pacey kick serve, to get the most out of the surface.
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    Best and Worst Tennis Announcers

    Yeah what I find most irritating is when commentators, after a player say dumps a ball into the net, say something along the lines of "he needs to brush up on it a bit more" This idea of giving the most obvious correction to a mistake is something a lot of commentators subconsciously use. Andy...
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    Clay over the Slower Hardcourts

    Having watched many clay matches already this year, on the Golden swing and now in Europe, I am beginning to feel that there is more value in watching matches played on clay than on, say, the Melbourne Plexicushion. The slower hardcourts that we see during the early parts of the year, I...
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    Flattening out the CC FH

    Hi, I have a forehand that I like to think is similar to Novak's, in grip, takeback and follow through. When I see an opportunity to go DTL, I can explode into the ball, sorta jumping, and, rather than brushing, really hit through the ball. The result is a flat, powerful shot that really gets...
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    Benoit Paire Backhand

    Ive noticed also that it is a bit odd. Its also a very good, powerful backhand. I would say his right hand is, as normal, in a Continental, but his LEFT hand is slightly closer to Continental than you would expect. Most players are somewhere between eastern and sw on that hand, but his is far...
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    Grips at Split Step

    Hi, When returning serve I generally have my left hand in my 2hbh grip, eastern, and my right in my forehand grip, xtreme SW. I'd imagine many others here do the same. This is also how I hold the racquet in a rally, when I'm ready to react to opponents shot while we rally on the baseline...
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    Advice For My Serve (Video)

    Thanks so much guys, regardless of what advice you give I just appreciate that you bothered to watch the vid and give me something. I'm only a beginner, but even I can see the value in the advice you've given. I understand it'll take time, but I plan on working to incorporate what you've all...
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    Advice For My Serve (Video)

    Hi http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2hBlfTeMRC4 I have been playing tennis for only a few months now. Off this serve, I can get mediocre pace from a first serve. When it goes in, in a good area, my level of opponent often cannot get it back. But it feels like such a high risk shot, I guess...
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    What's my NTRP?

    Just waiting for a mate, mate? Yes, with that level, you are a 5.0 NTRP or whatever those Americans call it :)
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    Why does Novak suck in doubles ?

    Bit unfair to say 3.5 level for his volleys. I think Novak isnt great at the net too. But he's still a professional, who has spent thousands of hours on court and who, if we saw him in person hitting some volleys, would amaze rec players like us. His volleying technique often seems solid. Its a...
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    Novak Djokovic Dubai 2013 General Disscusion

    He played really well. Looked incredibly sharp for someone who had not played a tournament in a few weeks. Was going after the forehand, and served pretty well. Handled the quickness of the surface ok, having only played on what, slowish hc and clay this yr?
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    Is this the "modern" backhand?

    Good point, and his bh is noticeably heavier than most
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    Is this the "modern" backhand?

    As surfaces have slowed and racquet/string tech advances, the pro and recreational game has begun to see more and more extreme forehand grips. Coming up from the ITF juniors are more players with Western forehands, and the current crop of ATP players are almost exclusively Semis or full...
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    Better Server, Milos Raonic or John Isner?

    I think when Federer said that, in Indian Wells last year, he was yet to, or had only once, played Raonic. Is that right? Isner's experience on tour surpasses Milos', so for now I'd say he has the edge. But Milos has more potential than John ever did, both in serving and groundstrokes
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    Making Tennis Look Easy

    When the idea of pro players making our game look easy is considered, a certain Swiss player comes to mind. But while Stan Wawrinka does have an effortless looking western forehand, I think a few other players ought to be mentioned. I for one, as someone who was only just born in the 90s, find...
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    The imbalanced schedule

    Yeah, the history behind Roland Garros and Wimbledon means that both are very proud, the organisers refuse to move the date. So with the two slams so close together, there is obviously no room for a grass masters inbetween. After Wimbledon, I think there is room, but which tourney gets cut, who...
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    Barricade 7 vs CB 4.3

    Am I right in saying that the CBs are also a little lighter? I have a pair of 7s and I do feel a bit 'bogged down' in them at times. As a side question, if I switched to vapors, would i be 'faster' on court? ( just to get rid of some minor demons in my head that they are slowing me down) I love...
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    Wilson Apparel Making a Run?

    Noticing that Wilson are putting a bit more emphasis on their clothing line. They tried to get a big ATP star to sign with them over the off season. I have bought a few of their recent items and thought they were really good. Some nice clean designs, comfortable fabrics and great prices. I...
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    Players who overcame their weakness?

    Roddick's backhand and volleys weren't the greatest at the end of his career, but they were far worse at the beginning. Also the improvements that Federer made to his mentality and emotion on court.
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    Did anyone see Nadal's father's reaction to him winning Sao Paulo?

    Yeah I thought it was great and totally justified. He saw the pain, mental and emotional, that Nadal went through at Wimbledon, then missing the olympics and so on, not knowing if he'd ever be back. It was a nice moment.
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    To rest his knees, Nadal may not play Indian Wells...shocker?

    As far as penalty for skipping one, or two in this case for Rafa, it just means that rather than 19 tournaments counting to your ranking, only 18 can. So if rafa played 19 tournaments this year for say 11500 points in total, then the win last week, as a non mandatory, may be the one that wouldnt...
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    Clay 2013 Apparel

    As we head closer to Monte Carlo, and as I get increasingly bored of the apparel lines currently being worn by the pros, could anyone post pics/details of the clay season apparel set to be released for this year? Not just Nike though. If anyone has anything to offer it'd be much appreciated.
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    An example why Sampras would have been fine today, watch this!

    The courts, racquet tech and style of opponents surely make it just too difficult to make any concrete judgement. "Sorry folks, Nadal would kill him easily" How can you even say that? Sure odds are nadal would win, but who the hell could say it in such matter of fact terms? BTW my fave part...
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    Novak Djokovic-A true human

    Haha that's exactly where I knew the song from, I love that movie too!
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    Djokovic volleys better than Murray

    I can't stand when people bring out the percentage of points won at net, for a player like Novak, and use it as evidence that he is a great, or even good volleyer. I've heard Federer, Sampras and Agassi all say it at different times: the putaway volley, off, for example, a full stretch slice by...
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    Semi vs The Nadal/Djoko Grip: Which for me?

    Hi I for the last few months I decided to use the 3 quarter western/semi western grip in which your index knuckle rests on the edge, I guess, of the bevels 4,5. I modelled my takeback on Novaks. I found that this way of hitting a forehand was great for consistent cross court rally balls. I...
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    ball hopper

    I have one of the sampras Tourna ones. They are great. light plastic structure, like what bike pedals are made of, tough enough and does exactly what it should do.
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