Tennis is engulfed in a ‘tsunami’ of corruption… Ouch, how do you sort this one out? It is pretty devastating to hear that about the sport I have dedicated my life to, but I’m not surprised. A match where the players stand to lose money, even if they win, cannot be bet on. It is […]
Read more "Corruption in Tennis"Love them or hate them they are part of the reason we play. There is nothing quite like the nervous moments before a big match, not knowing what is about to happen, with every possible scenario running through your mind… this is why nerves make the win that much sweeter and the loss that much […]
Read more "Dealing With Nerves In Tennis"In 2008 the WTA finally gave in to the increasing difficulty to police the words that come from the players box, and introduced on court coaching. The trouble was mainly because of the of the many languages used, with some English speaking players claiming it was unfair that a Russian player is free to have […]
Read more "On Court Coaching"Unbelievably, Doha in the desert had hourly battles with rain and the tournament spent much of the week underwater. It was the sort of light drizzle that us Brits get blamed for everywhere we go, and the players were frustratingly pulled off the court up to 4 times in a match. The main problem is […]
Read more "Rain Delays"Older players… what does this mean?
Read more "AO 2017… Extraordinary or Concerning?"The Australian Open starts tonight and it is set to be a scorcher in more ways than one. I have put down my semi final predictions by section below but WOW was it hard with such an open field. My favourites to win are Williams, Konta, Kerber, Pliskova, Cibulkova… (how many am I allowed?!) but […]
Read more "Australian Open"I am now in a different position at Wimbledon as a commentator
Read more "Wimbledon"Thanks to @KrisSoutar for suggesting this topic, I really think it is an interesting one and I would love to hear what you think. Do girls play with less variety because they aren’t capable or because coaches make the assumption they aren’t? As a kid I never really got the opportunity to find out if […]
Read more "Girls play differently to boys you know…"I had an absolute blast watching Jo march her way through to the semi final over the past two weeks, and I know you all did too! Consistent quality of strike, aggressive movement, amazing strength out wide and a cool calm focus on getting the job done, it seems like Jo has got pretty much […]
Read more "A Lesson From Johanna Konta"The tennis world has been rocked this week after the allegations of not only match fixing going on in the sport, but also the governing bodies covering it up. If this were to be true it would mean tennis is corrupt from the top of the sport all the way down, and like Cycling, Football […]
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Naomi Cavaday - Straight Down The Line 