One of the world's best tennis players is facing up to 4 years on the sidelines after testing positive to a banned drug at the Australian Open. Maria Sharapova recently admitted to taking it but says she wasn't using it to improve her performance.
Wearable technology is hot right now. Taking that a step further for the tennis industry is the new Smart Tennis Sensor by Sony (see the video below). This tiny device actually attaches to the end cap of your racquet and lets you review the data that is collect after (or during) your match.
For kids with a vision-impairment choosing a sport can be pretty difficult. But in SA some kids are trying out a new adapted version of tennis for the first time and they're loving it. Here's Eloise to find out how it works.
Sponsor: Dick Chen - Aerospace cable & wire
Date: Saturday August 8th, 2015, 1-6 pm, dinner in Flushing 7 pm.
Location: North Shore Towers tennis center
Who: key members of CATSNY and team members of various USTA league teams by CATSNY members in last 2 decades are invited.
Rafael Nadal’s coach has been working with new Babolat Play racquet- the frame that sends performance data to a smart device. “In the “Babolab” at the French Open, Babolat offers stringing and racket customization services for all the players participating in the tournament.
Warming up properly before playing and cooling down afterwards can help prevent tennis elbow. You may also need to have your tennis stroke — particularly your backhand, which is especially taxing to tendons — evaluated by an expert.
String your racket as loose as you can to provide more spin, ease on elbow and more pop on your strokes. One of the biggest changes we have seen over the years is players decreasing the string tension in their frames.