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There is no question that another big 1st Round upset at Rio 2016 came on the doubles side. Yes, I'm talking about Herbert/Mahut getting ousted by Cabal/Farah of Columbia. It is very hard to argue that Herbert/Mahut came in to Rio with the most momentum coming off that Wimby title. I've got to...

I trained with Ryan many moons ago at the John Newcome Academy when he was 14-15. His Dad, Pat, Coached me. Ryan was always a hard worker, he hated to loose at anything. Ping Pong, Soccer, Video Games, whatever. The only "dirt" we all had on em was him hooking up with several of the girls at the...

MY fault... Let it be known to all that I mean ITF rules and not ATP. Also, Id like to broaden the topic to all heat related "injuries" and not just cramping. For the poster asking if I've cramped... I have, many of times, even a near full body cramp! I played College Tennis, It is very...

While this topic has probably been beaten to death on these boards I have a strong feeling we will be seeing these "Injury" Timeouts spike in this year's Aussie Open. My stance on this is that the ITF rules need to change. Calling the Trainers for Cramping is ridiculous at the professional...

No way... Spadea was probably the best American Clay Court player we had in the early 2000s... yet he didnt play... Fish got the call and got spanked

Are there any pro players out there mens or womens playing Full Syn Gut or Nylon?

I've read Spadea's book and feel there is much more to the story I dont know. Why didnt Spadea ever get a shot to play DCup? He was ranked in the top 20... politics im sure, but does anyone have more insight on this?

Yes my fault, Byron is from Zimbabwe. I havent counted but, I bet the number of bagle sets federer has given far eclipses his 7 total ITF bagle losses.

Wow Thats right!!! I wonder how many times Nadal has been bagled in a set... probably not many!

2008 French Open Finals - LOSS - Rafael Nadal (ESP) 6-1, 6-3, 6-0 1999 - Queens R1 - LOSS - Byron Black (GER) - 6-3, 6-0 1999 - French Open R1 - LOSS - Patrick Rafter (AUS) - 5-7, 6-3, 6-0, 6-2 1999 - Monte Carlo R1 - LOSS - Vince Spadea (USA) - 7-6, 6-0 1997 - Switzerland 1...

Do you know the 7 players who have Bageled Federer in a Set during Fed's Professional Career?

Worst Nadal Result I found on his Professional Resume came when he was 16 years old. It was at a Satellite event in Cala Ratjada, Spain on 28 Jan - 03 Feb 2002. He lost 6-1, 6-2 on Clay to NAVARRO-GUTIERREZ, Salvador (ESP). Nadal would avenge the loss later that year at the Barcelona...

Like the title states, Who do you think has the WORST Groundstrokes on the ATP Tour?? Perhaps Dr. Ivo??

My research has found that Djokovic was indeed double breadsticked: 24 Oct - 25 Oct 2004 Basel, Switzerland - Carpet Qualifying Draw R32 v Wesley Moodie (South Africa) L. 6-1, 6-1 Wowwww... I went into the archives for that nugget... Next up Nadal!

Like the title reads, what do you think? Im sure early in each of their careers they all experienced some tough opponents and matches but have they been double bageled or breadsticked on the ATP Tour?

Coin flip to determine Ws and Ls...

Imagine if Tomic Sr Coached Crazy Dani... LOL Now THAT would be a Crazy As F Family!!!!

Sounds like she doesnt need to change! The pros dont change their racquets unless money is an influence. David Nalbandian has been using a Yonex from the 90s nearly his whole career. The list could go on and on of players doing the same thing. Let me ask this question... What racquet is she...

As a former Collegiate Golf and Tennis player on scholarship and playing some mini tour golf events, I can say the situation is very very similar to Tennis. The major differences are that in golf the tournament entry fees can be upwards of $1,200 (Adams Golf Pro Tour Series)... and there is...

Is my only option to find a coach who would be willing to take a chance and give me a redshit for next year and let me try to play myself onto the team? What you need to do is find a program with spots. Who knows if you are good enough at the start you might not have to redshirt. How...

I agree with OP... tennisrecruiting.net has really gone downhill. Whats more important than all of these stars and rankings is how they perform once they get to their college/uni. I played D2 ball and all the awesome players we recruited in that were very strong decided to transfer to play...

Not sure if this idea has been thrown around (Probably has) but imagine a Faster ball... Something that would be the same size BUT fly faster through the air & spin more... It could bring back the serve and volley, more winners and more excitement to the game! Thoughts?

people argue the same topic about golf... the technology and equipment has forced famous golf courses to become "modernized" in order to keep up with the equipment. It would be interesting if the ATP/ITF forced players into using certain types of equipment i.e. string but that will never...

I am a former College Tennis Player, have always hit the weights hard (Leg Press, Jump Rope, etc), and have always had trouble adding effective legs to my serve. Can anyone recommend some drills? Plyo Drills? Thank you in advance.

I couldnt imagine a year without him at the WTF. What does everyone think?

Paes is a beast! I could see him winning another major in doubles!

Even if he were to break a racquet... its not like a stigma he would have to live with the rest of his life... lol I've got a buddy whos never drank alcohol in his entire life. If I saw him crack open a cold one I wouldnt be shocked!! Surprized SURE but nothing else really. If Nadal Breaks...

Djokovic didnt choke... the biggest choke in the history of tennis was Coria vs Gaudio in the 2004 FO... I quote from Wikipedia... "... Coria had won the first two sets convincingly and was in control of the third set at 4–4 and 40–0 up on serve, before Gaudio broke Coria's serve and went on...

Just out of pure curiosity, what in your opinion is the worst of all worst strings?

Its interesting because guys like Ferrer were getting through matches despite their negative ratios... Only Rounds 1 & 2 for Ferrer were positive! Federer even in his loss was a +2 differential to Robo's +5! Wawrinka had two matches (R32 -Baghdatis and SF - Joker where he hit 50+...