Tennis

The reaction to last Monday’s victory by Andy Murray over Richard Gasquet was truly that of Murray mania To come back from 2 sets and a break down in the third set was in some peoples eyes bordering on Superman like proportions and when at the end of the match Murray rolled up his sleeve to display his biceps in an incredible Hulk like bodybuilder pose we all wondered whether the British number 1 really had a shot at the Wimbledon title

All the recent stories around the World in the press and other forms of media about contaminated vitamin and mineral supplements leading to positive drugs tests have led a number of players and indeed other athletes to abstain from using them, in particular, our tennis playing elite You might assume that this should not be a problem as we are constantly being told again and again: a varied diet eaten in the right amounts that meet the energy requirements of an athlete or player should provide him or her with all the necessary nutrients required by the body

So just over one month ago all the so-called tennis experts (including you – probably

As the French Open Tennis Championships draws to a close all eyes now turn to Wimbledon and to the greatest and most long standing Grand Slam tournament of all Rafael Nadal the reigning Wimbledon Champion, who was so ruthlessly knocked off his perch at his beloved Roland Gaross by Swede, Robin Soderling, will be aiming to regain his status as world number one and to defend his Wimbledon crown

Just when critics were beginning to write him off, the mercurial Roger Federer bounced back to win the French Open Tennis Championships for the first time and in the process equalled the record of 14 Grand Slam victories, held by Pete Sampras It is an astonishing record and places Federer arguably as the greatest player the game has ever seen with only one man currently playing that could overhaul him, that of course is Rafael Nadal, who is the only man ever to beat Federer in a Grand Slam final

Florida is the land of great tennis and is the home or training headquarters of many professional tennis players If you are planning a vacation in Florida you will certainly find good facilities for playing tennis

As the Pro Tour moves from the American hard courts onto European clay, the players will need to make small adjustments to their game because of the different surface For some, these changes will be fairly natural, for others the change will be fairly un-natural, but changes will have to be made

The mens clay court tennis season got underway last week at the Monte Carlo Masters and not unsurprisingly, the World's clay court king, Rafael Nadal, won the tournament for the fifth successive season For Nadal, it was his 138th win in 142 matches on the surface and proof, if any was ever needed, that he is the greatest clay court player the world has ever seen

Tennis shoes are the widely used term to describe a pair of athletic shoes Although these shoes are named as tennis shoes, they are used by people who play various sports

The men’s tennis circuit now heads for the clay courts of Europe with the next Masters event taking place in Monte Carlo The players who have been battling out on the hard courts since last August will certainly relish the change but how many of them believe that they have better chances to win on clay as opposed to hard courts