Tennis Blog

Wimbledon 2016 is the most famous tennis championship around, but many of us never have a chance to play tennis on a grass surface. Although it is the original tennis surface (remember its really called “lawn tennis”) less than 1% of courts in the United States are grass. If you ever are scheduled to play on a grass tennis court there are some tennis training tips for your tennis practice sessions. These tennis drills for grass court play courtesy of Micah Groom, Co-director of Player Development for the North County Tennis Academy in San Diego County in California and a USPTR certified professional.

The sun is shining, the emerald green center and show courts at the Wimbledon 2016 tennis championships are so far nearly untouched. If the infamous English rains can hold off it what’s the forecast for the world’s top tennis professionals at the All England Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club?

The world’s top tennis professionals have unpacked their whites and are headed to the grass courts for the 2016 Wimbledon tennis tournament. The storied All England Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club has been the site of championship matches for 138 years and has crowned many legendary Wimbledon tennis champions of the past.

Over the past several years, Har-Tru the longtime leader in clay tennis court surfaces has been integrating both the Har-Tru and Courtmaster brands of tennis nets and paddle/pickleball nets to offer a complete solution for soft-court tennis players.

Nobody needs any more goofy ties or bar glasses. If the father, grandfather or favorite uncle in your life spends their happiest hours on the tennis court, choose gifts for tennis players that will be used all year.

As the oldest company in the world specializing in racquet sports, Babolat is well known for their strings, racquets and tennis court gear. Serious tennis players should know the French company also offers a full range of functional and stylish tennis clothes and tennis apparel accessories developed from a foundation of technological advantages and on court performance.

Famed designer Yohji Yamamoto unveiled his latest Roland Garros Collection by Y-3 collaboration with the Adidas tennis team at the 2016 French Open. For many tennis loving fashionistas Yamamoto has served up an ace. But some tennis traditionalists argue the stark patterns went too far. The bold black and white patterns were worn by two of the world's leading tennis players, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and Ana Ivanovic. Even the ball boys and ball girls sported the dramatic tennis apparel on the red clay courts in Paris.

You can stay light on your feet even during a third set tiebreaker with the new Asics Gel Solution Speed 3 tennis shoe. This line of Asics tennis shoes updates their previous models with new materials in the upper and midsole region. This lightweight tennis shoe line offers an excellent combination of the company’s hallmark running shoe technology combined with the lateral support needed for competitive tennis. Several just released new colorways offer a variety of contemporary choices.