ATP Challenger Tour Results – Week of 13th July 2026
Bernard Tomic has won his first Challenger Tour title for 8 years, taking out the Lincoln 75 title in a very close final. He falls just short of moving back inside the top 200, but it’s great to see him back on the winners list. All five Challenger events lastContinue Reading
ITF Tour Results – Week of 13th July 2026
Another week, and another interesting set of winners on the ITF Tour. Three W75 events last week, and for all three winners, it was their biggest title of their career. Kayla Cross took out the Granby 75 event, pushing her back to the top 200. She defeated Sara Saito, whoContinue Reading
The Forehand Grip: Which Grip Should You Use?
One of the first questions every new tennis player asks is: “Which forehand grip should I use?” It’s a great question because your grip has a huge influence on the way you hit the ball. A small adjustment in your hand position can completely change the angle of the racquetContinue Reading
Tennis Grips Explained: A Complete Guide to Every Tennis Grip
If you’ve started learning tennis, you’ve probably heard coaches or commentators mention grips such as the Continental, Eastern, Semi-Western or Western grip. At first, these names can seem confusing. After all, they all involve holding the same racquet, so why does it matter where you place your hand? The answerContinue Reading
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