Online Abuse in Women’s Tennis Persists, But Coordinated Efforts Show Signs of Progress
Female tennis players faced more than 12,000 abusive posts and messages on social media throughout 2025, according to the latest annual report from the WTA and World Tennis. The figures, drawn from Signify Group’s Threat Matrix monitoring service, reveal that the overall volume of harassment remained stubbornly similar to theContinue Reading
How Tennis Court Surfaces Shape Your Speed, Spin, and Strategy
Imagine this, a player hits a perfect, deep topspin forehand on a hard court, winning him a point. But when this player hits this exact same shot on grass, it sits up to be crushed. What do you think happened here? The player’s the same, their skill remains unchanged, theContinue Reading
Rei Sakamoto: Japan’s Young Samurai Charging Up the ATP Rankings
Having just turned 20 years old a few weeks ago, Rei Sakamoto is already making history in Japanese tennis. The Nagoya native, standing at 6’4″ (193 cm) with a powerful serve and forehand, captured his first ATP Tour victory at the 2026 Miami Open with a trademark “samurai” celebration thatContinue Reading
Why Recovery Should Be Part of Every Tennis Stroke Analysis
By Joseph G, Founder, NOUS TECHNOLOGY LIMITED A clean contact is only half a successful stroke. The other half is the position the player creates for what happens next. Featured image. SpatialForm concept visual showing how athlete movement can be preserved as a continuous, reviewable sequence. Original visual provided byContinue Reading
ATP Challenger Tour Results – Week of July 6th 2026
Seven big ATP Challenger events last week, including two 125 events. Braunschweig is always one of the highlights of the tour, having won the Challenger event of the year award on multiple occasions. This year it was Jan Choinski taking the title, which makes it nine titles from ten finals.Continue Reading
ITF Results – Week of 6th July 2026
Ekaterine Gorgodze won the biggest ITF title of last week, and in the process, lifted trophy number 20! Gorgodze has never quite managed to crack the top 100 in her career, and currently sits at #217. If the 34-year-old can produce more weeks like this, maybe there’s one more bigContinue Reading
Wimbledon, Legacy and Why Tennis Is Only Ever About Now
There is something about Wimbledon that invites reflection; the grass, the history, the ghosts of champions past lingering around Centre Court. Every summer, we are reminded not just of greatness and yet, if this year’s Championships have reinforced anything, it is this: in tennis, as in life, legacy is almostContinue Reading
A Wildcard, Centre Court and a Dream That Wouldn’t Be Shattered: The Arthur Fery Story
Wimbledon has never merely crowned champions. It has canonised improbable dreams. For nearly one hundred and fifty years, the All England Club has served as far more than tennis’ oldest cathedral. It is where tradition acquires the aura of ritual, where immaculate white attire remains sacred, where strawberries and creamContinue Reading
Ankle Stability on the Court: Stabilizing the Subtalar Joint During Lateral Movements
Tennis is a sport of extreme dynamics. A single point can demand a rapid baseline sprint, a sudden deceleration, an explosive lateral cut, and a vertical leap at the net. While player focus is naturally on racquet position and ball trajectory, the mechanical foundation of every successful shot begins atContinue Reading
How to Hold a Tennis Racquet: A Beginner’s Guide to the Correct Grip
Every tennis player, from a complete beginner to a Grand Slam champion, starts with the same fundamental skill: learning how to hold the racquet correctly. It might seem like a small detail, but your grip influences every shot you hit. The way you hold the racquet affects your control, power,Continue Reading