You Can't "Keep Your Eye On the Ball"

There are two problems with the old cliche' of keeping your eye on the ball: You can't, and if you could your brain couldn't keep up. Other than that, it makes sense. 

Even Tour Pros Can't Explain What They Do

The only way you can see what top, tour pros do on strokes such as their serves and forehands is to look at slow motion video and still photography. Even those pros frequently can't explain what they're doing, although they can repeat the stroke reliably. 

Here's an interesting example (and I am not trying to criticize this player; I could have picked others such as misstatements by Novak Djokovic): 

Tipsarevic, Murray Criticize Court Homogeneity

Janko Tipsarevic and Andy Murray joins the chours of ATP Tour players saying that courts play so similarly, there is little need to change tactics from surface-to-surface -- it's all tedious, grinder-ball tennis everywhere every match. 

Wither Jo-Wilfried Tsonga?

The flashy Frenchman (and is that redundant?) Jo-Wilfried Tsonga is 27 years old and after years without a coach, has paired up with the respected Roger Rasheed.

Why Miami's Sony-Ericsson Tournament is So Bad For Tennis

Tennis fans have been decrying the progressive slowing of courts on the ATP World Tour and at the four majors for years. But, contrary to some reports, that trend continues until, at this years Miami Sony-Ericsson Open, a Masters 1000 event, it reached absurdy.

Andy Murray Wins Miami, Back to Number Two

Andy Murray won the Miami Masters 1000 this afternoon over David Ferrer, so with the new rankings out Monday he'll be back to number two in the world. Question is whether he'll suffer his normal summer swoon or will realize his potential on the clay court swing and thus challenge Novak Djokovic for number one going into WImbledon. 

Almost Shot of the Year in Tennis

How good does a shot have to be to make highlight reels -- when you miss? 

Check out this reverse shot by Alexandr Dolgopolov against Tommy Haas at the Miami Open.

Tennis Top Five Quizzed on Own Trivia

Tennis top five quizzed on non-tennis trivia about each other from who owns a poodle to who has kept every book they're ever read. 

Is Juan Martin Del Potro Set to Make a Major Run in 2013?

World number seven Juan Martin Del Potro is quietly building the momentum to challenge the Big Four for the top.

Appreciating Tomas Berdych's Power Game

In an era dominated by top spin, Tomas Berdych's flat power game is unconventional.