From the monthly archives:

July 2009

Understanding the Women’s Pro Tour #1

July 20, 2009

photo credit:mptsk The women’s professional tennis tour is commonly referred to as the WTA Tour. Part of the WTA’s responsibilities is to sell sponsorship naming rights in order to increase financial backing for women’s professional tennis. As a result of sponsorship rights, the official name of the women’s professional tennis tour is the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour.  Firstly, WTA stands for Women’s Tennis [...]

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Understanding the Men’s Pro Tour #1

July 19, 2009

photo credit:GavinZ The men’s professional tennis tour was renamed in January 2009, to the ATP World Tour. Despite this re-branding, the men’s tour is more commonly referred to by its former name, The ATP Tour. Constant name changing and repackaging by the ATP only serves to leave tennis followers even more confused about the men’s professional tour and how the [...]

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Have the 20′s Replaced the Teens?

July 18, 2009

photo credit:envisionpublicidad Who are the leading teenagers on the WTA tour? What are the chances that a Teen Queen will win the women’s singles title at the US Open? It is NOT very likely. OnCourt Advantage is throwing down the challenge to be proven wrong. The power game of women’s tennis has made it increasingly more difficult for teenagers to [...]

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How Will Rafael Nadal’s Knee Tendinitis Survive the Hard Courts?

July 17, 2009

photo credit:nicogenin One thing you should have learned about Rafael Nadal by now is that you can never count him out. Rafa, as the circumstances have turned out, now has his best chance of winning the US Open, more than at any time in his career to date. Lack of match play, time off the tour, [...]

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Pete Sampras Book (autobiography)

July 16, 2009

photo credit: silva shutterbug The Great Pete Sampras has written a book about his struggles and triumphs throughout his tennis career. This book is essential reading for anyone who watches, reads or plays tennis. To make it easier for you to find, the book’s ISBN number is 978-0-307-38329-7. The lengthy title of the book is, [...]

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So WHY didn’t Andy Roddick Win? #2

July 15, 2009

photo credit:Not enough megapixels If Roddick had played more like the traditional Wimbledon champions by using a serve and volley every now and then, he too could have been a Wimbledon champion. This is how Andy Roddick could have used On Court Advantage’s basic formula for winning: If Roddick would have used the 4-step process at least for the 2 [...]

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So WHY didn’t Andy Roddick Win? #1

July 14, 2009

photo credit:Draig Andy Roddick’s level of performance in the Wimbledon final was better than Roger Federer’s yet he did not win. WHY? The way Roddick played the game (as opposed to how well he performed), was the reason he lost the match. Roddick did not give himself the best chance to win. For this, Roddick’s coach is to blame. [...]

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US Open 2009 The Women – The Best of the Rest

July 13, 2009

photo credit:Gubatron Can the best of the rest beat the favourites? Definitely. The stage is set for a grand finale. As history has shown all dominating winning streaks come to an end. Which players from the next bunch are ready to topple the proven champions? The front runners in the next bunch racing to a 1st Grand Slam [...]

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US Open 2009 The Women – The Favourites

July 12, 2009

photo credit:sufw Which woman will win the next and final Grand Slam for 2009? The top 3 favourites are Serena Williams, Dinara Safina and Venus Williams. Serena Williams will be chasing her 4th US Open crown. The defending champion won her 3 US Open singles titles to date in 1999, 2002 and 2008. A victory at the US [...]

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US Open 2009 The Men

July 11, 2009

photo credit:Lucky B Which man will win the next and final Grand Slam for 2009? The US Open starts on August 31 and runs through to September 13. That means it starts next month! We can’t wait. Will Nadal play? Will Nadal benefit from having a mid-year break and be fresh to make a run [...]

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