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HOT NEWS! - The 2007 U.S. Open Preview  MORE

FREE TENNIS VIDEOS - Tennis Mates has now started to offer free tennis videos of all types. Come check out the latest and also let us know if you would like to see a certain type of tennis video.

BUD FUN! - The Basel Dazzle, the Lithuanian Lion, Captain Hook, the Siberian Siren - Heard of any of these sporting good tennis names?  MORE

HOT LINKS - Tennis Mates climbs to an all time high of #82 in the Top 100 Tennis Sites, beating out some very popular tennis websites.

NEWS - On Pete Sampras, "He Deserved Better". MORE

07/21/07 - Time is now for Rafa. How could this young hotshot with the embarrassing outfits, who seemingly takes five minutes between each serve, be placed in the same breath of the incomparable Roger Federer, the greatest tennis player in the history of the game?

06/12/07 - Nadal Needs His Due Anyone associated with tennis at any level desperately wanted Roger Federer to knock off Rafael Nadal in the French Open men's finals and close in on the historic grand slam.

08/29/06 - U.S. Open Predictions. Who will win? This year’s U.S. Open is being disguised as Andre Agassi’s retirement party, but unfortunately it should just be another party for Roger Federer. And how about the ladies?

08/29/06 - How to attend the U.S. Open - What to bring? There are a few different ways to attend the U.S. Open. You can either attend the U.S. Open the right way or the wrong way.

08/29/06 - Day 1 at the U.S. Open with Show Schedule The first day of the U.S. Open kicks off with Andre Agassi and Andy Roddick both in action. Justine Henin-Hardenne is the first match at Arthur Ashe, taking on Maria Elen Camerin.

08/27/06- Roddick written off Written off by everyone that followed the sport – the print media, the television media, everyone wrote him off at age 23. Even Bud Collins probably started looking for the next great American. read more >>

05/21/06 - The Davis Cup should not be held every year The Davis Cup (and the Fed Cup) should not be held every year.  I know, I know, it’s been held annually (with just a few cancellations) for over a century. read more >>

03/11/06- World No. 2 had her chances to become #1 World No. 2 Amelie Mauresmo had her chances to take the top spot from Kim Clijsters for the past two weeks, but had failed to do so. read more >>

03/10/06 - Musings from the world of Tennis 03/10/2006 Cupertino, California - To the casual fan, the five months between the Australian and French Open may seem like a time of inactivity for professional tennis (that’s just one of several solid arguments for pushing back the start of the Australian at least a few weeks, but that’s a debate for another day). read more >>

02/22/06- Training for Tennis Marathons As a competitive tennis player, I often get involved in long matches. In one recent tournament, my match lasted four and a half hours, which is why I frequently describe tennis as a “marathon comprised of mini-sprints. read more >>

01/13/06 - Hingis is Back!! Hingis is back…..and Seles may be as well. Two of the legends of the modern era could be dusting off their racquets in 2006, and women’s professional tennis is better for it. read more >>

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12/15/05
How many of you have watched a professional tennis match and witnessed what I like to call “the Popeye arm” on some of the players?  This is where the player has one HUGE racquet arm, and a normal-sized non-racquet appendage.  What causes this?  The repetitive hitting of the tennis ball, and the amount of force required to play tennis causes the muscles in the racquet arm to “hypertrophy.”  Hypertrophy means to increase in size. read more >>

08/15/05
With two more weeks to go, this year US Open Series has brought out the glories, injuries, and comebacks for some players.  So what other surprises, beside from players withdrawals, are in store for the players and fans for the next two weeks? read more >>

08/05/05
Injuries take over Women's Tennis as Acura Classic gets the boots August 5, 2005 - Not even $189,000 and a new Acura can heal the injuries dominating the WTA tour’s marquee stars. When the draw for the 2005 Acura classic came out at the beginning of the year, it resembled that of a grand slam’s draw with six top ten and former grand slam champions entered.  but with two more days to go before the tournament begins; only one is left in the field. read more >>

07/25/05
Tennis Mates at 3PM Players Press Conference - Look for press write up this evening 07/25/05. Images of the press conference and first match are in, to visit the images please click here >>.

07/25/05
07/25/05 Stanford California - While practice makes perfect and with no pain there is no gain, Lindsay Davenport recovers from a low back injury, but her game... read more >>

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