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Mr. Eiichi Kawatei Curtains To An Era
On August 3 at the age of 79 years, a
towering personality in the world of
tennis, and especially in Asia, Mr. Eiichi
Kawatei, passed away. Born in AhiyaCity in Japan, he served the AsianTennis Federation for almost 25 years
in various capacities which included the
posts of General Secretary and also the
President.
Mr. Kawatei also served as the VicePresident of The ITF for 9 straight years
and was officially designated an ITF
Honorary Life Vice President.
Dedicated to the Olympic movement,Mr. Eiichi Kawatei adorned the mantle
of Vice President and
Honorary Member of the JapaneseOlympic Committee as also one of the
most active members of the ITF
Olympic Committee. He alone could
achieve the distinction of 6 consecutive
stints as the Technical Delegate for the
Olympics Games beginning from SeoulOlympics in 1998 to Beijing Olympics
in 2008. Mr. Kawatei became the first
personality from Asia to receive the
Hall Of Fames Golden AchievementAward in 2005, a distinction
unmatched up till now.
In addition to his administrative
contributions, Mr. Kawatei was an
active member of the international
tennis media, serving as an
international tennis photographer, as a
tennis commentator on Japanese TV,
and contributing to numerous booksand magazines as a journalist.
Words seem insufficient to express the
personal and professional loss that the
Tennis fraternity would be
experiencing at the moment.
May God embrace the loving soul of
Mr. Eiichi Kawatei and may he rest in
peace. Our hearts are with Nao
Kawatei and his family for the personalloss they have experienced.
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Mr Anil KhannaPresident ATF & ITF Board of Directors
New ITF Board of
Directors elected at ITF CentenaryAGMThe ITF announced the new ITF Board
of Directors for the period 2013-15 at
the 2013 ITF Annual General Meeting
in Paris, France on Friday 12 July.Mr. Anil Khanna, President Asian
Tennis Federation (Tennis Asia)
was elected to the ITF Board Of
Directors for the Fifth time.Over 300 delegates, partners and staff
attended the ITF Centenary AGM, held
at LHotel du Collectionneur Arc de
Triomphe in Paris, and hosted by the
French Tennis Federation (FFT) under
its President Jean Gachassin. The ITFwas founded in Paris on 1 March 1913.13 candidates have been elected to the
ITF Board of Directors out of which
eight are returning members. The
President of the ITF is elected for a
four-year term, with the current term
ending at the 2015 ITF AGM, hence
there were no presidential election thisyear.
The ITF Board of Directors for 2013-2015 has beenelected at the ITF AGM in Paris
ContentITF AGM- Paris 1
Wimbledon 2013 2
14&U ITF/ATF GSDF Team 4
Chang-LTAT-ITF Juniors G4 5
Knokke Zoute Ladies Open 2013 6Beach Tennis 7
Senior Tennis 8
Rankings 9
Q/A of Tennis 10
Grip Guide 11
Basic Nutrition 15
Technical and Training Structure 17
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WimbledonThe Wimbledon was held from the 23rd
June 6th July 2013, London, United
Kingdom. Asian players who qualified
and were Direct Acceptances to the
main draw of the Wimbledon 2013
were:
Men Singles
In the 3rd round competition between
the 12th seed NISHIKORI, Kei (JPN) and
the 23rd seed SEPPI, Andreas (ITA),
who won over ISTOMIN, Denis (UZB)
in the first round, NISHIKORI, Kei wasupset by SEPPI, Andreas after a long
matches 36 62 67 (4/7) 61 64.
NISHIKORI, Kei (JPN)LU, Yen-Hsun was unable to trouble
the 2nd seed MURRAY, Andy (GBR)
much in the 2nd round. LU, Yen-Hsun
lost to MURRAY, Andy in 3 straight
sets 63 63 75.
WANG, Jimmy (TPE)
played against HAAS, Tommy (GER) inthe 2nd round with the hope to defeat
HAAS, Tommy but WANG, Jimmy
couldnt make it through. He lost to
HAAS, Tommy 63 62 75.
SOEDA, Go (JPN) also lost to
GASQUET, Richard (FRA) in the second
round 60 63 67(5) 63.
Women Singles MD Line Up (Asian)
DATE-KRUMM, Kimiko (JPN) who is
42 years old proved herself yet again
by coming back into the competition
and making it to the 3rd round, but
unfortunately lost to the 1st seed
WILLIAMS, Serena (USA) 62 60.
DATE-KRUMM, Kimiko (JPN)The 6th seed LI, Na was Asian hope in
the Wimbledon. She performed well
and was able to move to the last 8
players in the women singles.
No. Name Nation Seed1 SOEDA,Go JPN (Q)
2 NISHIKORI,Kei JPN [12]
3 WANG,Jimmy TPE (Q)
4 LU,Yen-Hsun TPE
5 ISTOMIN,Denis UZB
No. Name Nation Seed
1 ZHENG, Jie CHN
2 DATE-KRUMM, Kimiko JPN
3 MORITA, Ayumi JPN
4 PENG, Shuai CHN [24]
5 LI, Na CHN [6]
6 DOI, Misaki JPN
7 SHVEDOVA, Yaroslava KAZ
8 VOSKOBOEVA, Galina KAZ (Q)
9 PUTINTSEVA, Yulia KAZ
10 HSIEH, Su-Wei TPE
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Unfortunately, she was unable to move
on to the Quarterfinal after she lost toRADWANSKA, Agnieszka (POL) 3
tough setsstraight 76 (5) 46 62.
LI, Na (CHN)Men Doubles
BOPANNA (IND) paired up with
ROGER-VASSELIN (FRA) but lost to the
twins BRYAN brothers (USA) in the
Semi-final with score of 67 (4) 64 63
57 63. PAES (IND) and STEPANEK
(CZE) were defeated by DODIG (CRO)
and MELO (BRA) in the Semi-final with
score of 36 64 61 36 63.
Women DoubleHSIEH Su-wei and PENG Shuai wontheir first Grand Slam title with a 76 (7-
1) 61 victory overthe Australian duo
ASHLEIGH Barty and
CASEY Dellacqua in the womensdoubles final.
Su-wei became the first player from
Taiwan towin a Grand Slam title whilePENG Shuai gave China its first doubles
title at a major in seven years.
Su-wei and PENG Shuai paired up in
2008 and won their first 11 matches in
Bali and Sydney.
We would like to congratulate all the
Asian players who made their way to
the Main Draw as also those who put
up a great show of their talent and
skills, and specially Su-wei and
PENG Shuai who won the ladies
doubles title. (Photography credit KYODO,REUTERS, AP)
No. Name Nation Seed
1 HUEY PHI [16]
2 RAJA IND (Q)
3 BHUPATHI IND [8]
4 BOPANNA IND [14]
5 QURESHI PAK [5]
6 PAES IND [4]
7 RATIWATANA THA
8 SHARAN IND (Q)
9 ISTOMIN UZB
10 LU TPE
11 RATIWATANA THA
No. Name Nation Seed
1 AOYAMA JPN
2 DATE-KRUMM JPN
3 CHAN TPE [15]4 HSIEH TPE [8]
5 MIRZA IND [6]
6 MORITA JPN
7 VOSKOBOEVA KAZ [10]
8 TANASUGARN THA
9 PENG CHN [8]
10 ZHENG CHN [13]
11 ZHENG CHN
12 YAN CHN (W)
13 ZHANG CHN
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14&U ITF/ATF GSDF Team to Europe 2013
The project is financed by the Grand
Slam Development Fund. ITF and ATF
selected 9 junior players, to participate
in a training camp and 5 consecutive 14& Under European tournaments during
the months of July and August.
The main purpose of this tour is to take
the talented junior players from the
region to international competitions,and groom them into becomingprofessional tennis players gradually.
Lets follow their journey
All players and coaches reached Paris
on the 4th of July where they were
greeted with nice sunny weather during
the training camp phase. The firsttournament started on the 8th of July
and the tour will culminate on the 10th
Of Aug
ATF wishes all the players and coaches
a great time during the trip and wishthey meet and make new friends.
Date Events
Thursday 4 Jul Arrive in Paris for training camp
5 - 7 Jul Training camp, Paris, France
8 14 Jul BNP Paribas Cup, Stade Francais, Paris, France
15 - 21 Jul Windmill Cup, Velp, Netherlands
22 - 28 Jul Le 13/14 des Hauts-de-Seine, Rueil-Malmaison, France
29 Jul 4 Aug 34 Int. Deutsche Tennismeisterschaft, Cologne, Germany
5 - 11 Aug Lapperre Young Champions Cup, Hasselt, Belgium
5 - 10 Aug World Junior Tennis Finals, Prostejov, Czech Republic *
* (only the selected players)
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Chang-LTAT-ITF Juniors G4The tournament was conducted from
1st- 7th July 2013 at The Lawn Tennis
Association of Thailand. A little
distraction came from incessant rains
on the initial days, but was managed
very well so the tournament could
followed the scheduled times.
In Boys singles, the 1st seed YANG,
Shao-Chi (TPE) was upset by PURCELL,Max (AUS) 64, 63 in the 2nd round of
the tournament.
PURCELL, Max passed through to the
finals courtesy a walk over by the 3rd
seed SALWAN, Karan (IND) while the
6th seed LO, Chien Hsun defeated 2nd
seed BATRA, Garvit (IND) in 2 straight
sets 63 75.
LO, Chien Hsun (TPE)In the keenly contested finals, LO,
Chien Hsun won over PURCELL, Max
in straight sets 62 61.
In Girls singles, the top seed HUANG,
En-Pei (TPE) was exited by TSUJI
Kanami (JPN) 60 61 in the semifinals
while THAMCHAIWAT, Bunyawi
(THA) played against her opponent
from Japan MIYADA,
Miho. After the struggling in the 1 set,Bunyawi was able to win against her
rival in three tough sets 46 63 63.
In finals, Bunyawi couldnt maintain
her winning spree allowing TSUJI
Kanami to claim girls singles title.
In Boys Doubles LIN, Wei-De
(TPE) paired up with his compatriot
YANG, Shao-Chi to beat LI, Hei YinAndrew (HKG) and LO, Chien Hsun
(TPE) 62 64.
In Girls Doubles finals, the 1st seed
HUANG, En-Pei (TPE) and Yi-Chi MA
(TPE) claimed the title defeatingTACHIBANA,Ayane (JPN) andTANNO, Rikako (JPN) 62 16 [10-5].
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Knokke Zoute Ladies Open 2013The tournament was conducted duringthe week of 15 July in sunny Belgium
on clay courts.
AYUKAWA, Manawho passed throughto the main draw was the only Asianhope in this tournament.In singles semifinal, the 5th seed from
Italy SANESI, Gaia overcame hercompatriot CAREGARO, Martina [3]
with the score of 76(1) 06 63 whileSUGNAUX, Tess (SUI) [6] beat theAsian hopeful AYUKAWA , Mana(JPN) [2] two sets straight with the
score of 75 63 ending Manas pursuit
to play in the finals.In singles final, the 5th seed SANESI,
Gaia (ITA) claimed her title bydefeating the 6th seed SUGNAUX, Tess
(SUI) with a scoreline of63 63.In doubles semifinal, the 3rd seed
AYUKAWA, Mana (JPN) paired upwith ZUUR, Monique (NED) to upset
the 1st seed from NetherlandVAN DEVELDE, Bernice (NED) and VERSTEEG,Kelly (NED) with the score of 6-1 6-3.
Both of AYUKAWA, Mana and ZUUR,
Monique went to the final to playagainst a pair from Belgium LEMMENS,
Elke and OYEN, Sofie who defeatedtheir compatriot DISTELMANS, Steffi
(BEL) and KEMPEN, Magali with the
score of 63 46[10-7].
In double final, AYUKAWA, Mana
(JPN) and ZUUR, Monique (NED)claimed their title after defeating
homegrown LEMMENS, Elke and
OYEN, Sofie with the
score of62 46 [10-8].
Runners up and Winners
AYUKAWA, Mana (JPN) & ZUUR, Monique (NED)
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ITF PRESS RELEASE - 10 July 2013
ITF announces nominations for 2013ITF Beach Tennis World TeamChampionshipThe ITF today announced the
nominations for the 2013 ITF BeachTennis World Team Championship at
Russias National Tennis Centre in
Moscow on 18-21 July. This is only thesecond edition of the event, which is
being held in Moscow for the first three
years as part of an agreement with the
Russian Tennis Federation. Italy will
defend its title, having defeated Brazil
to win the inaugural event in 2012.
The Team Championship is a mixedcompetition in which nations compete
against each other on a knock-out
basis. Each team will be comprised of
two men and two women, with ties
consisting of a mens doubles, womens
doubles and mixed doubles rubber.
TAKAHASHI, TomomiA total of 20 teams will take part in the
2013 championship, an increase of fiveteams on 2012. The nominations
include four former
Davis Cup and Fed Cup players,including Petros Baghdatis and
Christopher Koutrouzas of Cyprus,
Brazilian Joana Cortez and William
Forcellini of San Marino.
The Team Championship has joined
the individual Beach Tennis World
Championships as the flagship events
on the ITF Beach Tennis Tour. Since the
launch of the Tour in 2008, worldwide
participation has continued to groweach year. The 2013 Tour will see
around 150 events held in over 30
countries, while 48 nations are
currently represented in the ITF Beach
Tennis World Rankings.
Japan is one of the team nominationsfrom Asia which will participate in the2013 Beach Tennis World TeamChampionship,Moscow, Russia.
SUSUMU Kawashima & SUSUMU Nakajima
Japan Name
Men: Susumu KawashimaSusumu Nakajima
Women: Tomomi TakahashiKaori Yanase
Captain: Takaaki Sugita
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12. Arosa Senior Open12th Arosa Senior Open was conducted
on 8-11 July 2013 in Switzerland. The
senior tournament separated to age
group from +40 to +75.
At the +50 age group of men singles,
JAIN, Pawan (IND) lost to the 3rd seedDREIFALDT, Hansi (SUI) with the score
of 60 61 in the quarterfinal.In quarterfinal of the +55 of men
singles age group, the 3rd seed from
India BHARDWAJ, Ajeet was defeatedby SCHINDLER, Johannes (SUI) with
the score of 61 60.In men double of +45 age group, the
2nd seed JAIN , Pawan (IND) paired up
with KOHLI, Rakesh (IND) to defeat
1
th
seeds IVAN, Miroslav (CAN) andJANCIAR, Peter (SVK) 6-4 3-6 [10-7]in final.
In men double of +55 age group, a
pair from India BHARDWAJ, Ajeet and
KOHLI, Rakesh (IND) [1] won over
the 2nd seed GRUNDEL, Herbert
(GER) and KURZ, Jurgen (GER) straight
2 sets with the score of 63 76. With
the winning in this
tournament, JAIN, Pawan (IND)became the first Indian Senior player to
be ranked within 50 in veteran tennis
in doubles.
In mix double at +40 age group, BAY,Aniko (SUI) and ANNEN, Thomas(SUI) overcame the 1st seed JAEGER,
Pia (SUI) and JAIN, Pawan (IND)
straight 2 sets with the score of 63 62
in semifinal
Mix double at +55 age group,
OHNHAUSER, Inge
(GER) and BHARDWAJ, Ajeet (IND)
won over Switzerland 60 64.
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Asian Under 14 Rankings as of15 July 2013Boys
Girls
AsianRankings as of 22 July 2013Men
Women
Boys
Girls
Rank Last Name First Name Nation
1 KALEEM Syed Nofil PAK
2 LIM Alberto Jr PHI
3 RAKPUANGCHON Vorachon THA
4 SOMANI Parikshit IND
5 HOSSEN Rubel BAN
6 SENO Jan Godfrey PHI
7 SOU Ming Chun Alan HKG
8 SINHA Nitin Kumar IND9 TASHBULATOV Dostanbek KAZ
10 DAWANI Ali BRN
11 NAGIMETOV Sundet KAZ
12 KIM Jaewoo KOR
13 SAHIBZADA Md Ali PAK
14 ROBERTS Charels THA
15 ADABJOU Amir Mohammad IRI
16 HAMED Aziz YEM
17 ROMUALDEZ Jerome PHI
18 ALI Md. Kawsar BAN
19 CHERUKU Vasisht IND
20 KWON Sion KOR
Rank Last Name First Name Nation
1 NAJAFI DEHAGHI Saba IRI
2 MA Yexin CHN
3 JANG Eun Se KOR
4 MOR Himani IND
5 YADAV Mihika IND
6 BHAT HATANGADI Tanvi IND
7 MANE Snehal IND
7 JONES Meredith PHI
9 JITTAKOAT Yinglak THA
10 LAXME Sha Shafina BAN
11 REN Jiaqi CHN
12 SADEGH VAZIRI Sadaf IRI
13 ISLAM AFRANA Prity BAN
14 DEVI Melati Aurora INA
15 WIJESURIYA Rukshika SRI
16 UMAROVA Kamila UZB
17 ALNAEMI Mubarka QAT
18 SULTANA Rabaka BAN
19 UGARKOVIC Frana CRO
20 LOO Shi Pei MAS
Asian Rank ATP Rank Name Nation
1 11 Nishikori, Kei JPN
2 60 Lu, Yen-Hsun TPE
3 66 Istomin, Denis UZB
4 128 Devvarman, Somdev IND
5 129 Soeda, Go JPN
6 141 Golubev, Andrey KAZ
7 143 Wang, Jimmy TPE
8 153 Sugita, Yuichi JPN
9 170 Ito, Tatsuma JPN
10 171 Zhang, Ze CHN
Asian Rank WTA Rank Name Nation
1 5 Li, Na CHN
2 34 Peng, Shuai CHN
3 51 Morita, Ayumi JPN
4 53 Zheng, Jie CHN
5 65 Date-Krumm, Kimiko JPN
6 66 Shvedova, Yaroslava KAZ
7 89 Voskoboeva, Galina KAZ
8 92 Putintseva, Yulia KAZ
9 105 Doi, Misaki JPN10 109 Zhang, Shuai CHN
Asian Rank ITF Rank Name Nation
1 13 CHUNG, Hyeon KOR
2 23 NISHIOKA, Yoshihito JPN
3 30 HONG, Seong Chan KOR
4 31 KIM, Young Seok KOR
5 33 LEE, Duck Hee KOR
6 38 NAKAGAWA, Naoki JPN
7 49 ONISHI, Ken JPN
8 56 SAITO, Takashi JPN
9 58 ZHENG, Weiqiang CHN10 70 NAGAL, Sumit IND
Asian Rank ITF Rank Name Nation
1 12 HSU, Ching-Wen TPE
2 37 OKUNO, Ayaka JPN
3 43 IP, Katherine HKG
4 47 XU, Shilin CHN
5 54 YAMAMOTO, Hikari JPN
6 58 BUAYAM, Kamonwan THA
7 63 SUN, Ziyue CHN
8 64 DANILINA, Anna KAZ9 65 DAIR, Asiya KAZ
10 69 ADACHI, Mami JPN
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Do you know?
Q: I am having an issue with thepartner of the receiver when I serve tothe deuce court. The receiver is in anormal position near the baseline, buthis partner is standing so close to thecenter line that his right arm and racketare actually in the service court that Iam serving into. Is this allowed?A: So long as the receivers partner isntdoing anything other than standingthere, its legit. Rule 26, Case 5, says
that the receivers partner may take
any position on his side of the net.However, if that player is doing
something intended solely to distract,
such as waving his arms, a hindrance
could be claimed under the terms of
the same rule. Then again, how good is
your aim? If your serve hits the
receivers partner on the fly, its your
point under Rule 24, Case 7.
Q: Can a player reach over the net tohit a ball?
A: Only in certain circumstances. Aplayer loses the point if she hits the ball
before it has passed the net. A player's
racquet may pass over the net after
hitting the ball on her own side of the
net. Also, if the ball in play has hit theground and then spun or been blown
back over the net, the player may
reach over the net and to hit the ball.
In any circumstance, a player loses the
point if she or her racquet or anything
she is wearing or carrying touches the
net while the ball is in play.
Q: If the first serve is a fault but then aball from another court rolls onto your
court interrupting the second serve,
does the server resume the second
serve or start again with a first serve
once the wayward ball has been
removed?
A: Whenever a ball from another courtinterrupts play, the whole point is
started over. In this case the server isentitled to another first serve. (ITF rule
23)
Q: If a ball is soft at the end of a point,should the point be replayed?
A: If the ball is soft, not broken, thepoint shall not be replayed.
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GRIP GUIDEThere are various ways to explain how
to find a certain grip, but the simplest
and most reliable is to use the base
knuckle of your index finger as the
main reference point. The diagrams for
each grip show the bottom view of a
racquet handle (where the butt cap is
attached), which has four main sidesand four narrower bevels between the
sides.
CONTINENTAL GRIPThe Continental is the
one grip that you can use
for every shot, but that
hasnt been standard
practice since the days oflong pants and skirts. The
Continental is used
primarily for serves,
volleys, overheads, slices,
and defensive shots. Find the
Continental by putting the base knuckle
of your index finger on bevel No. 1,which puts the V created by your
thumb and forefinger on top of the
handle. Lefties put the knuckle on bevel
No. 4.
PLUS:Hitting with the Continental grip on
the serve and overhead is standard, as
it allows your forearm and wrist to
naturally pronate through contact. This
results in a more explosive and versatile
shot with the least amount of stress on
the arm. Its also the preferred grip on
volleys since it provides a slightly openracquet face for under spin and control.
Since you need quick
hands at net, having the same grip forforehand and backhand volleys is also
crucial. As mentioned, your grip affects
the angle of the racquet face. The more
closed the face, the higher and farther
in front of your body your strike zone
should be for proper contact. Since the
racquet face is relatively square on a
Continental grip, for ground strokes the
strike zone is low and to the side of the
body. Thats why its helpful for
defensive shots, low balls, and wideballs that youre late on.
MINUS:You can hit flat or with slice using the
Continental, but its tough to put
topspin on the ball. That means hittingwith power and keeping the ball in
play requires you to aim the shot just
above net level, leaving you little
margin for error. And without thatsafety spin, returning a ball out of your
strike zone can be difficult. So lack of
consistency is often a problem.
EASTERN FOREHAND GRIPPlace your hand flat against the strings
and slide it down to the grip; put theracquet flat on a table,
close your eyes, and
pick it up; or shake
hands with the racquet.
These are just a few ofthe tricks you can use to
find an Eastern
forehand grip. The
more technical way is
to hold the racquet in a
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Continental grip and then turn your
hand clockwise (counterclockwise forlefties), so that
the base knuckle of your index finger
slides over one bevel.
PLUS:This is generally considered the easiest
grip for learning the forehand. Its
versatile, allowing the player to brush
up the back of the ball for topspin or
flatten out the shot for more powerand penetration. Its easy to switch
quickly to other grips from the Eastern,
making it a wise choice for players who
like to come to net.
MINUS:The strike zone is higher and farther
out in front than with the Continental
grip, but its still not a great option for
returning high shots. An Easternforehand can be very powerful and
penetrating, but because it tends to be
a flatter stroke it can also be
inconsistent, making it difficult to
sustain in long rallies. Its not the best
choice for players looking to put a lot
of topspin on their shots and outlast
their opponents.
SEMI-WESTERN FOREHAND GRIPMoving your knuckle
one more bevel
clockwise
(counterclockwise for
lefties) from the Eastern
forehand grip puts youin a semi-Western grip.
This has become aprevalent grip for
power baseliners on
the pro tours, and many teaching prosencourage their students to use it.
PLUS:The semi-Western allows a player to
apply more topspin to the ball than the
Eastern forehand grip, giving the shot
greater safety and control, especially
on lobs and short angles. Still, you can
drive through the ball with this grip to
hit a flat drive for a winner or passing
shot. It also affords a player the optionof taking a bigger swing at the ball
since the topspin will help keep it in
the court. With a strike zone higher
and farther out in front of the body
than the Eastern forehand, its good for
controlling and being aggressive withhigh shots.
MINUS:You can run into trouble returning lowballs. Since the grip naturally closes the
racquet face, forcing you to swing upfrom underneath the ball, it can be
difficult to return lower shots. This,
along with having to make a significant
grip change to get to the Continental
for a volley, is why so many power
baseliners are uncomfortable coming to
net.
WESTERN FOREHAND GRIPFrom a semi-Western grip,
shift your knuckle one
more bevel clockwise
(counterclockwise for
lefties), and youve got a
full Western grip. Looking
down at the racquet, yourknuckle should be on the
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very bottom of the grip. This puts your
palm almost completely under theracquet. Clay-court specialists and
players who hit with heavy topspin
favor this grip.
PLUS:This is an extreme grip that puts a lot
of action on the ball. The positioning
of the wrist forces the racquet to whip
up the back of the ball severely,
generating tremendous topspin. You
can hit the ball well above net leveland it will still drop into the court. The
resulting shot will usually have a high
and explosive bounce, pushing your
opponent behind the baseline. The
strike zone is higher and farther out in
front than all other forehand grips. Theability to handle high balls is what
makes this grip so popular with clay-
courters and juniors.
MINUS:Low balls can be murder. Thats whyprofessionals with this grip generally
dont do well on faster surfaces, where
the ball stays low after the bounce.
Also, you need tremendous racquet-
head speed and wrist strength to
generate adequate pace and spin.
Otherwise, your shots will land short
and your opponents can attack them.For some, its also difficult to flatten
shots out, so putting balls away
becomes a problem. And just as with
the semi- Western, transitioning to net
and hitting an effective first volley is a
major challenge.
EASTERN BACKHAND GRIPFrom a Continental grip, shift your
knuckle one bevel counterclockwise(clockwise for lefties) so that its on the
very top of the grip.
If you drilled a nailthrough that knuckle, it
would go right through
the center of the grip
(just dont try that at
home).PLUS:As with the Eastern
forehand, this is a versatile grip that
provides good stability for the wrist.You can roll the ball for some spin or
hit through it for a more penetratingdrive. Some players can slice with an
Eastern grip, but if not, a subtle grip
change over to the Continental is easy
enough to do. This grip also can be
used for a kick serve, and it makes the
transition to net for volleys a relatively
smooth one.
MINUS:While solid for handling low balls, an
Eastern backhand grip is not ideal for
hitting topspin shots from around the
shoulders. It can be difficult to control
these balls, and many times a player isforced to slice them back defensively.
You see this most often when players
return kick serves that jump up high in
the strike zone.
EXTREME EASTERN OR SEMI-WESTERN BACKHAND GRIPThe backhands answer to theWesternforehand (a reason some refer to this as
a semi-Western backhand), the baseknuckle of your index finger movesone bevel counterclockwise from theEastern backhand (clockwise for lefties).
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Its an advanced grip that only stronger
and more accomplished players tend touse.
PLUS:Just as with the
Western forehand
grips, this is a very
popular choice
with clay-court
players. It
naturally closes the
racquet face morethan a regular
Eastern backhand and moves the strike
zone higher and farther out in front of
you, making it more conducive to
handling high balls and returning them
with topspin. Some of the mostpowerful backhands in tennis are held
with this grip.
MINUS:Its limitations are similar to those of the
Western forehand. Its not well-suitedfor low balls, and because its a rather
extreme grip its difficult to make quick
changes for a transition to net. Players
with this grip usually have long,
elaborate swings and prefer the
baseline.
TWO-HANDEDBACKHAND GRIPTheres no doubting
the popularity of this
grip, but there is
some debate about
the ideal way to
position both hands.
One of the mostaccepted ways is to
hold the racquet in
your dominant hand with aContinental grip. Then take your
nondominant hand and put it above
your playing hand in a semi-Western
forehand grip.
PLUS:This is an excellent choice for playerswho arent strong enough to hit a one-
handed backhand. A more compact
stroke than the one-hander, the two-
hander relies on shoulder rotation andan efficient swing to provide power.
Thats why its particularly effective on
the return of serve. Its also good on
low shots, and the extra arm lets you
power through on balls that are at
shoulder level.
MINUS:Because both hands are on the racquet,
the two-hander limits a players reach.So doing anything with wide shots can
be tough, especially since its difficult torotate your upper body when
stretched. Also, two-handers can
become dependent on topspin. Hitting
an effective slice calls for extending
through the shot with a steady front
shoulder. This is unnatural for two-
handers, who are taught to open their
hips and rotate their shoulders. Takingthe nondominant hand off the racquet
to hit the slice or volley is also
troubling for many twohanders; its the
reason why theyre generally not
comfortable at the net.
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Basic Nutrition for Tennis
A healthy diet and body can clearlycontribute to a players quest to reach
peak performance. In short, whatsgood for health is also generally good
for tennis. A players overall dietary
needs on and off the court are typically
pretty straightforward. Unfortunately,
some players will focus on trying the
latest fad in nutritional supplements,
using the rationale thismust be what
Im missing! With all of thisinformation, nutrition for tennis can
become more than a little confusing.
Dietary strategies should be adjusted
for such factors as a players age,
fitness, level of competition, intensity
of play, environment, time of
competition, duration of play, amount
of time between matches, as well asmany others. From a nutritional
standpoint, preparing for a tournament
match is further challenged by theunpredictability of getting on the court;
a match that is supposed to start at 11
a.m. may not actually begin until 1:30.
This raises questions like, Should that
player now have lunch or not? and
What types of foods should the player
consume during the delay to remain
peaked for competition?
A wealth of comprehensive
information on diet and nutrition asthey relate to a healthy lifestyle can be
readily found from
organizations. Because of this readysupply of information, this competency
will not focus on general nutrition
guidelines to eating for good health,
but instead will look at basic nutrition
principles and other current nutritional
issues as they relate to, and impact,
tennis performance. The following
information on match preparation,
play and recovery is also generally
appropriate for on-court training and
practice; players should thereforeincorporate many of the following
suggestions into their training and
practice routines, as well.
Finally, it is important that players,
parents, coaches and trainers realizethat the effectiveness of any sound
nutrition program is greatly enhanced
when integrated with proper training
methods, periodization and adequaterest.
A Balanced DietA balanced and varied diet should
provide all the necessary nutrients
(carbohydrates, fats, protein, minerals,
vitamins, water, etc.) to sufficientlysupport growth and development,
regulate metabolism and bodilyfunctions, maintain normal menstrual
status, and provide adequate energy
during training and competition. Given
the widespread availability of varied
and good nutrient-dense food choices,
it is not difficult to maintain a well-balanced diet. Unfortunately, we all
have our favorite foods, and habitual
selection of these items may limit the
intake of important key nutrients. This
way, an adequate and regular intake of
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all the essential nutrients is not just left
to chance.
All tennis players should limit the
known nutritional risk factors that are
associated with health problems and
emphasize those nutritional guidelines
that have been shown to promote
good health.
Energy Balance and Fuel for the BodyPlayers can readily expend a lot ofcalories on the court, especially during
intense competition. In fact, it is not
unreasonable for players to expend
600-800 calories per hour during
competitive recreational singles
play. It is important for players to
balance this caloric loss during play by
consuming enough calories and
ensuring the meals contain all of the
essential nutrients.
Which nutrients provide the most
support for such an expenditure of
energy? Carbohydrates, fats, proteins,
water, vitamins, and minerals all are
important for the tennis player;
however, carbohydrates and fats arethe primary sources of energy for
tennis. Fats are typically used for fuel
during low to moderate intensityexercise. However, as the intensity of
play increases during a match and
energy expenditure goes up, the bodys
emphasis shifts to utilizing more
carbohydrate and proportionately lessfat for fuel. This is because the body
can break down carbohydrates to
supply energy for muscle contraction at
a much faster rate than fat can be
broken down and converted to usable
energy.
The intermittent
nature of tennis play reduces theoverall intensity in a match. In other
words, there is not a continuous high
demand for energy within any specific
muscle group and some recovery can
occur between points. Consequently,
even during intense singles, fat is used
to supply considerable energy
throughout the course of the match.
During the latter part of a tennis match,
protein could become a contributor in
meeting a players energy demands,especially if the pre-match and during-
play dietary carbohydrate intake is
inadequate. This, of course, is
undesirable since it is typically muscle
that is broken down to meet the
increased energy needs of the body.
Players also need to consider that, as
with any vigorous physical activity,
playing tennis produces a considerableamount of body heat, which can cause
a players core body temperature to
rise. Sweating is typically the most
effective and most utilized on-courtmethod for dissipating heat in either
hot or cool weather. This poses a
significant challenge to many tennis
players since the water lost through
sweat must be replaced to avoid
dehydration and impairedperformance. If the fluid lost via sweat
is no properly balanced by fluid intakeon the court, a tennis player may
become dehydrated and overheated,
and likely will experience premature
fatigue and possibly lose the match.
More severely, heat exhaustion, heat
cramps, or even worse, heat stroke
may ultimately ensue.
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Technical and Training Structureof High Performance Tennis
AcademiesIntroduction: Defining a Tennis
AcademyA Tennis Academy is a center founded
to follow major tennis approaches.
One of the major philosophies
followed by the world known tennisacademies is Competitive Approach.
These academies are basically focused
on working with tournament players of
different age categories. Population
joining the programs of such centers
are basically promising juniors and
under 20 players who are looking for
high quality training in a professional
environment. Players of this handmainly want to develop their playing
standards, improve their ranking or
dare to play at the highest level on
return to their home countries.
Competitive + Social Approach is
another policy followed by a larger
number of tennis academies around the
world. These academies try to offer
programs for competitive as well associal tennis clients. The social sides of
their packages are normally for those
who are looking for high quality
facilities as well as an instructive and
enjoyable tennis experience.
In High Performance Tennis Academies
players are trained mainly on technical,
tactical, physical as well as mental andcompetitive aspects of the game and
join the programs in
short/mid/long term periods. Incountries like Spain that organize a
large number of tennis tournaments for
a variety of levels and age groups,
traveling to regional tournaments is
also a part of the academies services
for players.
A Tennis Academy in Hardware Terms:In hardware terms, a tennis academy isusually a center with tennis courts of
variety surface types for different uses.
Fitness facilities, indoor courts,
swimming pool, classroom, onsite
accommodation, athletic restaurant, etc
are the most common facilities and
spaces in a tennis academy. High
quality teaching-training equipments
like ball machines, training wall, videoanalysis systems, etc. are some of the
other facilities that a quality tennis
academy exploits.
A Tennis Academy in Software Terms:In software terms, a tennis academy is
a center with highly educated and
experienced coaching-technical staff
offering a variety of programs for
different levels and age categories year
round. Short and midterm camps and
clinics with different goals and
definitions as well as organizing or
hosting a few tournaments form the
software basis of tennis academies.
Some years ago, you could find the
structurally defined academies mainlyin tennis leading nations like US, Spain
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Typical Structureof a High
PerformanceTennis Academy
Educated and
Experienced
Coaching StaffInternet
Website
Tournaments
Advertisement
and Marketing
Technical and
Logistical
PersonnelDefined Goals
and Programs
Appropriate
Office
Tennis Courts
Fitness Facilities
and France. Recently, the number of
tennis academies, big or small, isincreasing in South America, North
Africa as well as East and Central Asia.
However top academies are normally
based in tennis legendary nations and
regions because there
are a lot of determining factors existingin such nations or regions of the world
influencing the performance of
academies in that area to be more
professional oriented.
An overview of Programs in HighPerformance Tennis AcademiesIn a High Performance Tennis Academy
with Competitive Approach the
training packages for players are
generally composed of:
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- A daily training session in the morning
(1.30hr - 2.15 hrs)
- A training/competition session in the
afternoon every other day / 2 or 4
days per week (1-2 hrs)
- A daily physical training session
(45mins 1.5 hr)
- Weekly or monthly mental
consultations
- Traveling to tournaments
General Framework of On courtTrainingIn High Performance Tennis Academies
training sessions are generally
concentrated on tactical drills/training
and competitive concepts. Having two
players on one court and the 1/2 or 1/4
coach/player ratio is a guarantee to
provide high quality and well
monitored training.
Common drills practiced in dailytraining sessions of high performancetennis academiesWarm-up and consistency drills:Each training session normally begins
with up to 45 minutes of tennis specific
warm-up (with players having
completed slow jog, half court
exchanges for a few balls, etc.) as well
as some consistency + control drills
focusing on major directions on
backcourt rallies.
Drill 1: Crosscourt FH and BH
Players rally the ball
crosscourt on forehand and thenbackhand sides.
Goal of Drill: As a STABILIZING drill,
players focus on the consistency of
forehand as well as maintaining the
appropriate height and depth on the
backcourt major direction. The
intensity is progressively emphasized. If
any slight technical/movement
refinement is necessary, it's usually been
done in this phase.
Drill Variations: The drill is sometimes
done with players counting the balls
they put in play during the rally (count
to 10/15/20). This variation is mostly
important for junior players to a)
increase their control over the
backcourt play and b) working on therelated skills while playing the game
(GBA).
Drill 2: Down the line FH and BHPlayers rally the ball on one side of the
court. Each one plays one FH and then
one BH in a row and they both try to
keep the ball parallel to the sideline as
much as they can.
Goal of Drill: Again, players focus on
their control over DL direction and try
to adjust the appropriate height and
depth as well as the necessary distance
from BL. The order of playing one FH
followed by one BH guarantees
sufficient movement as well
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for more accuracy on DL, they couldexchange some balls inside the doubles
alley.
Baseline Game drills:Drill 3: Combination of CC and DLforehands and backhandsAfter stabilizing the backcourt strokes
throughsingle
direction ball
exchanges,
one player
plays his FH
and BHs CC
and his
partner tries
to return theballs DL.
Goal of Drill: This combined drill is an
opportunity to work on changing the
direction and exploiting all the court
area as well as working on movement
to different balls and the quality of
recovery in different situations. It puts
the players in different offensive-
neutral (or defensive) situations and
challenges them to make decisions in
accordance.
Drill Variations: 1) As the easiest way to
give players more opportunity to work
on direction change more steadily, one
player can do the drill from one side of
the court and then repeat it from the
other side. 2) Another combination isto ask players to change the direction
after a determined
number of rallies in any direction (e.g.2 or 3) or based on situation (depth,
height or speed of the received ball).
Drill 4: CC backhand + Inside outforehandBoth players rally the ball CC on the
backhand side. Then, on different
situations (receiving a short ball, a high
bouncing ball, a slow ball, etc.) try toput the other player under pressure
through playing a deep forcing or angle
inside out forehand.
Goal of Drill: This drill encourages
players to build up opportunities to
exploit their forehand to win the point
from different court areas.
Drill Variations: As a match simulation
drill, players can also win the point
with an inside in forehand.
Drill 5: Playing the ball to coach at thenet and to partner on the baselineIn this drill player rallies the ball with
coach (on one side of the court at the
net) as well as the other player on
baseline.
Goal of Drill: Player receives the balls
coming from two different distances
which creates variety of speed, height,
bounce, angle and spin. As a result,
player can adapt differentiation and
countering both the net and baseline
player. (To be continued :) (Content Credits:
Amir Borghei ITF Level 3-PTR Professional 5A)