Anyone who even remotely considers themselves a tennis fan knows that all eyes are on Carlos Alcaraz, both now and in the future. The Spanish superstar is only nineteen years old, but already finds himself...
When discussing tennis or specific tennis players, the "world number one" is often mentioned. In recent years, this often included world-class players like Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, and Novak Djokovic, and at the time of...
Doubles tennis: you don't see it much on television, but it's definitely a common occurrence. During every televised tournament, doubles matches are played—perhaps without you even realizing it—and chances are good that you regularly play...
Those who play tennis themselves and/or watch a lot of tennis on television know that the sport is played on various types of courts. This is because there are different surfaces on which the sport...
It's likely no one's mistake that sports are seeing ever-increasing amounts of money. Football transfers are becoming increasingly expensive, darts player Michael van Gerwen earned a whopping €275,000 for his 2023 Premier League win, and...
A tennis coach: they're usually not very visible, and you don't hear much about them, but they are indeed important. A tennis coach—or tennis coach, depending on your preference—not only guides tennis players technically and...
Very recently, Kiki Bertens became the highest-ranked Dutch woman ever in the WTA rankings. Bertens, who won ten WTA titles and has since put her tennis racket away, was at one point ranked number four...
From Martina Navratilova to Serena Williams and from Steffi Graf to Ashleigh Barty: they're all giants of the female tennis world, and if we were to count the total number of Grand Slams these women...
Dutch men's tennis is on the rise again. Tim van Rijthoven (Rosmalen '22) and Tallon Griekspoor (Pune '23 and Rosmalen '23 ) recently won three impressive ATP singles titles, and Botic van de Zandschulp also...
Anyone discussing the world's best male tennis players in recent years would have invariably started with Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer, and Novak Djokovic—in whatever order. However, the Swiss has since retired from professional tennis, and...
As you probably know, tennis has different disciplines. When you're ready to hit a ball, you can choose between singles or doubles. Essentially, you do the same thing in both formats – you hit the...
Miami Open 2023 While the BNP Paribas Open —or the Indian Wells tournament—had only just concluded, a new ATP 1000 tournament, the 2023 Miami Open, was about to begin. Newly crowned world number one and...