Richard Gasquet Tries His Hand At French Open

Richard Gasquet was a home favorite this time in the French Open. When Andy Murray reached the semi finals he was up against Richard Gasquet.

The latter definitely had a home ground advantage in this game. Murray was kept down by Richard in the first set. The second round also saw him slip up which saw Richard in a superior position. However, Richard was unable to hold onto the advantage he gained.

Gasquet is facing Andy Murray several times by now. His records are improving against Murray, who is the British number one player right now. Richard as a Frenchman did have an advantage in the French Open though he was not able to hold it to the end. There was a tie break where Richard had obtained an opportunity, though he was unable to hold onto it. For him, having reached the quarterfinals by itself was a feat that was unique to him in the prestigious Roland Garros venue of the French Open. Read more »

David Ferrer’s journey on the professional tour

If you have followed David Ferrer’s journey on the professional tour in the last one and half decades, you can’t help, but, to think that it could and should have been a more illustrious career than it has turned out to be so far.

Of course, Ferrer is unlucky to be playing in the era of some of the legends of the game.

Also, he is not the tallest guy around in the circuit. He is decently tall yes, but, a couple of more inches would not have done him any harm at all.

Ideally, you want yourself to be somewhere around 6 feet if you have to play lawn tennis. All the top quality players in the world today are there and thereabouts.

Height plays a key role in tennis. It helps you so much in terms of your serve and that’s why, it has often been seen that the tall players have that added advantage which makes them flourish especially on quick surfaces.

Ferrer does not have that luxury, but, still, the kind of skills he has, one would have expected him to have at least one Grand Slam to his name by now. Read more »

Amelie Mauresmo

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Amelie Mauresmo enjoying Murray challenge – Wimbledon 2014

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Tennis Video Lesson 13: Amelie Mauresmo Jumping Topspin forehand.

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L’oeil d’Emilie en Australie – Amélie Mauresmo

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