Tennis 2017

[Lecter]

I'm still injured also. Every time I get to playing well I get injured

Sounds encouraging with your daughter, I guess the key is that she keeps enjoying it whilst improving.

My son is 7 and gets so frustrated with learning it, they are trying serving and because he can't do it instantly he gets incredibly frustrated. trying to teach him the improvement comes with dedication and practice - not easy..!

I have no aspirations for either of my daughters to have a career out of tennis. The time for that has well passd anyway.

If they can both play club level and enjoy it when they are older then it will be job done

My youngest daughter is 9 and has been having serving difficulties. She's doing well now, the coaches have all recommended buying a "nerf ball or nerf dart" and throwing it. Get into the nike tick position or javelin position and throw and keep going until you build muscle memory. Then include the finishing position into the throw. Once he's mastered that buy something called the servemaster which is basically a rubberball connected to a rubber grip and you can simulate the path of the racket back and through the swing with it

You will notice massive changes in his serve at this point as the last thing you then need to teach is ball toss as all the other components have been programmed in to the muscle memory

[Lecter]

Played tennis yesterday for first time in over 6 months

No reaction from the ankle so thats a positive, although arms and leg muscles were aching like mad last night, in fact I couldnt get to sleep my arms were hurting so much

Had a hit with my eldest daughter, still found I could push her around early doors in our hit but the longer the practice went the more she was hitting consistently and making my life difficult

Still think I would win in a match mind

[Buzzo]

Well done on getting back on court.

Sounds like you need to get a last win in against her before you decide to stop playing her with a winning record.

I'm heading back on court next week - calf injury seems to be ok, but I never know for sure until I start playing.

[Hollowman]

Anyone watching the Fed Cup game? Absolute mayhem with Nastase. Play was suspended and security had to remove him after he was verbally abusing Konta and Keothavong, calling them ****ing bitches (having publicly asked Keothavong for her room number in a press event). Konta was visibly upset, but the officials insisted the match continued. She didn't lose a subsequent game, but it was outrageous stuff from the Romanians really. Nastase abused a PA reporter in the presser too, the one who reported his comments on Serena yesterday. What a ****ing prince.

[Shaggy]

Hahaha I'd love to have seen that.

[Buzzo]

He's lost it. Early onset dementia?

As you say he was caught yesterday saying about Serenas baby:

""Let's see what colour it has. Chocolate with milk?"

[Shaggy]

He's lost it. Early onset dementia?

As you say he was caught yesterday saying about Serenas baby:

""Let's see what colour it has. Chocolate with milk?"

Seriously? Haha ****ing hell, that's wild.

[Reece]

He seems like a lovely chap.

[Lecter]

My eldest daughters first league match of the season was on Saturday

She won 4-0 4-0 in her singles match (only play first to 4 games and 2 sets) and 6-0 in her doubles set

Job done

[Buzzo]

Double bagel

Just don't let her tour Romania..!

I was on court for a warm up today, I didn't feel anything wrong with my calf at all, so going to hit a few balls on thursday.

[RichC]

Nadal with a superb performance vs Djokovic so far. Been a good match and Nadal looks a bit like the Nadal of old

[Buzzo]

Federer pulls out of the French Open, he's definitely focusing on a last Wimbledon title?

Pretty inauspicious Clay Court season for Andy thus far, who incidentally turned 30 today.

[Buzzo]

Andy through to round three. Del Porto up next, given that he's been struggling a bit this could be a big game for Murray.

[Buzzo]

Rafa looking to triple bagel his opponent in the third round. 6-0, 5-0 so far.

[RichC]

Djokovic 2-1 down at the moment.