Washington, DC (Tennisfiles) – American Ryan Harrison and Japanese phenom Yoshihito Nishioka were among the six players on the ATP tour who qualified for the main draw of the 2015 Citi Open on Sunday. Harrison was pushed in the second set but settled down in the tiebreak to defeat Mischa Zverev of Germany 6-3 7-6(3). The second set […]
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The 2015 Citi Open kicked off today with first round qualifying action. The stadium court featured UVA standout and 11th seed Somdev Devvarman falling 6-2, 5-7, 6-2 to Barbadian Darian King. Devvarman had a lackluster and error-filled start to the match, losing the first set 6-2. Visibly frustrated, he spiked a ball on the ground […]
Continue readingThe most effective and underutilized serve in doubles is the serve to the body. Serving to the body is optimal because returners have more trouble directing this serve where they wants it to go (i.e. away from the net player). If a serve is hit to the body, the player must quickly move out of the way and […]
Continue readingJohn, one of my subscribers, asked me a great question yesterday about how he could hit deeper groundstrokes. In my latest Newsletter, I discussed why doing so is critical to your success in tennis. John emailed me back and said that he has trouble hitting the ball deep. He can hit deep groundstrokes when he plays […]
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