February 8th, 2010
Great Britain narrowly missed out on a 5th place finish in their Europe/ African Zone Fed Cup group as they lost 2-1 to Netherlands in Lisbon.
Anne Keothang recently back from a knee injury recovered from a 3-0 first set deficit to beat World No 397 Chayenne Ewijik 7-6 (5), 6-3 and secure a 1-0 lead for GB.
In the 2nd singles rubber Katie O’Brien went down to Dutch No 1 Arantxa Rus.
In the deciding doubles Sarah Borwell and O’Brien were comfortably beaten 6-4, 6-2 by Nicole Thysson and Richel Hogenkamp. GB Captain Nigel Sears said “they had come here to win the group and gain promotion and finishing 2nd was frustrating but they had lost to a good team”.
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January 27th, 2010
SEMIFINAL PLACE BOOKED -
Andy Murray - British No 1 reaches Australian Open Semi-Finals for the first time after Rafael Nadal retires at 6-3, 7-6 3-0 down. Murray was playing outstanding tennis up to this point. Afterwards Murray said he was gutted for Nadal as a repeat of his knee trouble caused him to retire. Murray will now meet Cilic in the semi-finals who defeated Andy Roddick in the previous round. Murray goes into the Semi-Finals as favourite as he is fresh and in the form of his life and Cilic has had to play three 5 set matches to reach this point.
SEMI FINAL - MENS
Roger Federer (SUI 1) Marin Cilic (CRO 14)
Vs Vs
N.Djokovic or J.Tsonga Andy Murray (GBR 5)
LADIES SEMI-FINAL LINE UP
Serene Williams (USA 1) Justine Henin (BEL)
Vs Vs
Na Li (CHN) Jie Zhenq (CHN)
GIRLS SINGLES
Congratulations to Laura Robson who has made the Quarter Finals and will play Ester Goldfield (USA) in the next round.
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November 18th, 2009
Here at Loveall Sport its time to reflect on a year of highs and lows for the Brits from the lows of Davis Cup relegation to the highs of Anne Keothavong and Ross Hutchins breaking into the top 50s, and Elena Baltacha, Katie O’Brien, Colin Fleming and Ken Skupski breaking into the top 100. Heather Watson winning the junior US Open and of course Andy Murray reaching World No 2. Wimbledon was one to forget with only two singles players getting past the first round, but Jamie Murrayreached the Mixed Doubles Semi-Final and a few months later battled his way back into the top 100 doubles rankings. Well done to Heather Watson who won the Junior Title in New York. Almost at the end of 2009 Great Britain have 9 singles and doubles players in the top 100s, that is something to be proud of and of course build on in 2010.
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September 30th, 2009
ATP RANKINGS
1. Roger Federer, 2.Rafael Nadal, 3.Andy Murray, 4.Novak Djokovic, 5. Juan Martin Del Potro, 6.Andy Roddick, 7. Jo
Wilfrid Tsongo, 8.Nikolay Davydenko, 9.Fernando Verdasco, 10. Gilles Simon.
W.T.A
1.Dinara Safin, 2.Serena Williams, 3.Venus Williams, 4.Elena Dementieva, 5.Caroline Wozniacki, 6.Svetlana Kuznetsova, 7.Vera Zvonareva, 8.Jelena Jankovic, 9.Victoria Azarenka, 10. Flavia Pennetta.
HENIN BACK IN TENNIS
Henin has announced that she will be returning to competition very quickly hardly weeks after her country woman Kim Clijsters stamped her comeback with a US Open title. She will be officially back in the ring starting 2010.
FEDERER VS NADAL
Switzerland have been drawn to visit Spain in the !st round of next years Davis Cup. Federer said after leading Switzerland to victory over Italy”I truly enjoy playing for my Country but i will have to see where my priorities lie for next season” In their 6 year rivalry Switzerland have never faced Spain in Davis Cup competition.
NADAL TO MISS DAVIS CUP FINAL
Nadal will miss the Davis cup final on November 21st due to right knee tendinitis. The Spanish team doctor said Nadal would need 3-6 weeks to fully recover.
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July 14th, 2009
It is very easy to neglect the serve during a practise or hitting session, especially if you have endured a hefty session hitting of the ground. Players often only hit a few token serves at the end of a practise session without too much focus. Make time to practise the serve, start off some sessions hitting serves or devote a full session to serving. Practise hitting a full basket with a goal for each serve. Do not make it too complicated or you may lose your rythm. Work on 1 point at a time :-
1. Improving the height of contact - Try to make contact at the top of the ball toss, often players let the ball drop too low and therefore hit it too late. Try and hit the ball at the top of the ball toss just as it is about to stop. This should also help you avoid an excessively high ball toss and should encourage you to generate good racquet head speed.
When the above becomes natural you could try point 2
2. Try working on more of a knee bend, bending your knees as you get ready to strike the ball, then push up with your legs as you go up to swing thus directing all your bodys energy upwards and explode up towards the ball.
Good luck
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