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posted by Brandon Schenz @ 2:59 PM,
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Tennis Tip: Own The Court With The Mid-Court Volley Tuesday, May 22, 2007
How many of you have become frustrated during a match because you’re running your opponent relentlessly from side-to-side thinking you’re ready to end the point only to find your opponent lobbing the next ball high into the air to get herself back into the point! Sounds familiar?
Instead of backing up and starting the point all over again, come in and take the ball in the air! By hitting the ball before it bounces, you’ll take away your opponent’s recovery time and possibly be able to end the point. Technically you should use a continental or Australian grip for the execution of the shot. It is also crucial to line up your shoulders properly to the ball in order to maximize the punch/control desired.
Tactically, be careful not to do too much on this shot. Use the Mid-court volley as an approach shot and follow it in to the net, hoping your next shot will either be a put-away/angle volley or an easy overhead smash.
This shot is also great in doubles, since doubles tends to be a game of emergencies. The Mid-court volley can really help enhance your team effectiveness in opportunities/time management!
Give it a try in your next match, but remember since this shot will normally be hit in "No Man’s Land" it will take some practice before you can master this advanced shot!
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posted by Brandon Schenz @ 1:30 PM,
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Q & A from MidwestTennis.net Monday, May 21, 2007
Question: I'm trying to find an answer to a particular rule regarding foot faults. Can points be taken away from a player if the player's opponent calls a foot fault consecutive times?
Answer: Friend at Court states: "In a non-officiated match, the receiver or the receiver’s partner may call foot faults after all efforts (warning the server and attempting to locate an official) have failed and the foot faulting is so flagrant as to be clearly perceptible from the receiver’s side."
Even though it is legal according to the Rules of Tennis to call foot faults under the above noted conditions, frequently this will cause an adverse reaction. Players do not always know the rules and will not think you have the right to call a foot fault. They may even think that you cannot really see if they are touching the line.
In the specific instance noted here (four consecutive foot faults), two points would be lost by the server. I am sure the server would argue about losing two points. He would be better off by moving back a step.
Question: In a recent match, my partner called a ball out that I though was good. I was embarrassed. I did not want to contradict my partner but I did not want my opponent to suffer either. What should I have done?
Answer: The best thing to do in that case is to talk privately with your partner immediately after the call and have your partner reverse the call. Even if the ball was out, you and your partner did not agree.
Here is what The Code says about disagreement between partners on line calls.
"If doubles partners disagree about whether their opponents’ ball was out, they shall call it good. It is more important to give your opponents the benefit of the doubt than to avoid possibly hurting your partner’s feelings by not overruling. The tactful way to achieve the desired result is to tell your partner quietly of the mistake and then let your partner concede the point. If a call is changed from out to good, the point is replayed only if the out ball was put back in play."
If partners make two different calls, regardless of which partner is right, you shall call the ball "good." If the ball is returned in play, you shall replay the point. If the ball is not returned at all or returned long or into the net, the player who hit the ball wins the point.
posted by Brandon Schenz @ 1:04 PM,
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Twenty Top Players "Get On The US Open Series Tour Bus" in New USTA Ad Campaign Thursday, May 03, 2007
Game’s Biggest Names -- Including Roddick, Sharapova, Venus and Serena Williams, Blake, and others -- to Take Part in "The Greatest Road Trip in Sports"
Filming Takes Place on Customized US Open Series Tour Bus in Indian Wells and Miami
The USTA has announced that filming of "The Greatest Road Trip in Sports," the new advertising campaign supporting this summer’s US Open Series, is underway at the Pacific Life Open in Indian Wells and will continue at the Sony Ericsson Open in Miami.
The campaign features the game’s top players -- including Andy Roddick, Maria Sharapova, James Blake and Venus and Serena Williams -- being filmed on a specially-designed US Open Series Tour Bus.
Click here to view behind-the-scenes photos from the Indian Wells commercial shoot.
The USTA campaign will highlight the players’ unique personalities as they "live" on the tour bus.
Players are shown getting ready for the summer road trip that will carry them across the country from tournament to tournament before arriving at their final destination - - the US Open in New York.
The campaign’s tagline - - "The Greatest Road Trip in Sports... 6 Weeks, 10 Tournaments, $30 Million On The Line." - - communicates the essence of the US Open Series, the six-week regular season for tennis that links the 10 ATP and Sony-Ericsson WTA Tour summer tournaments in North America to the US Open.
The multi-million dollar campaign is scheduled to break nationally during NBC Sports broadcast of the Wimbledon Finals. Spots will then air nationally in and outside of tennis programming on CBS, ESPN2, NBC, and The Tennis Channel. The USTA will also purchase spots in major market television markets during the top-rated morning and late night entertainment programs.
Print executions will appear throughout the summer in USA Today, Sports Illustrated, The New York Times, and SportsBusiness Journal. All national ads will direct consumers to USOpenSeries.com, which provides the latest information on the US Open Series, including full television listings.
"This marks the first time more than 20 players have been filmed for a tennis campaign," said Michelle Wilson, Managing Director, Marketing, USTA.
"The US Open Series tour bus captures the season-long nature of the Series and provides a unique platform to showcase the unique personalities of the game’s top players."
Television ads will be tailored specifically for local tournaments with the majority of tournaments expected to use the Road Trip platform. Select TV ads will incorporate the Lever 2000 sponsorship of the US Open Series. An accompanying radio campaign will air in markets around the country including more than 30,000 spots through Westwood One to drive television tune-in.
Visit USOpenSeries.com for more information.
posted by Brandon Schenz @ 1:32 PM,
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Turning up good tennis shoes information Wednesday, May 02, 2007
When you are seeking first class information on the web about tennis shoes, it could be difficult disecting the best information from the unqualified tennis shoes advice and suggestions, so it'll be clever to know how to qualify the information presented with.
We'll provide a few tips that you may use when you are seeking information about tennis shoes. However be aware the advice we give will only apply to internet information about tennis shoes. We will not provide any tips or suggestions for information you obtained offline.
A good tip when you have uncovered suggestions and information on a tennis shoes internet website is research who owns the site. This could uncover the operators tennis shoes credentials to offer advice on the subject. The smartest way to determine who owns the tennis shoes website is perform a whois search.
Any website providing information about tennis shoes, can be sourced via the domain address, you can uncover the owner of the domains details at several whois search sites, such as the following site networksolutions.com. Please note a whois search cannot guarantee the info returned, will display the details of who is giving the information or reviews about tennis shoes.
You can find more tips and reviews regarding tennis shoes, along with many more topics, at our website. You will find we are compiling a very large archive of information and data about tennis shoes. Please pay a visit to us at http://MidwestTennis.net.
posted by Brandon Schenz @ 1:24 PM,
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May Tennis Specials from MidwestTennis.net
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