What is padel tennis?
This is the fastest growing sport in the world and if you aren't sure what it's all about have a look at the short video link HERE.
Here are the key reasons why padel tennis has become so successful:
Click HERE for more info on our special hosted week in Trapani - 21st to 28th September.
Would you prefer to play clay court tennis in one of Italy's most beautiful clubs?
If the answer is yes then why not join us at what is considered to be one of the nicest tennis clubs in the whole of Italy!
This is an exclusive tennis club set in beautiful Tuscan countryside but only a short distance to the centre of Florence. While most of our clients will take part in our guided tour of this wonderful city we find that many tend to spend most of their time at the tennis club due it's wonderful facilities in an idyllic Tuscan setting.
We still have spaces on our hosted week in Florence from 31st August to 7th September - click HERE for full details.
Would you like to "Train Like A Pro" at our Florence tennis club from 12-19 October this year?
This trip is aimed at 12-16 year olds who like to play competitive tennis at all levels from club to county level. We have been doing these trips for keen, young players for more than 20 years which have proven to be extremely motivational and a great life experience at the same time.
If interested click HERE for details of the week.
The clay court season begins
at Monte Carlo!
So far looks like the status quo with Sinner destroying everything in his path but it's early days and it will be interesting to see how Novak progresses and where he is at. His match with Alex de Minaur today will give us an indication of his level at the moment.
This tournament is only a warm up event (even though it's a pretty famous one) but it's too early to make any real predictions for Rome or the French open where it really matters.
My main hope is that Nadal is able to feature and play at a decent level before leaving the tennis stage for good. (and hopefully not too soon)
The mental side of tennis
Tsitsipas looks like he has found his clay court mojo while Medvedev continues to be the Jekyll and Hyde of the tennis world with his excessive outbursts. I like him but he really needs therapy. In a similar vein, it's interesting that Rublev seems to have lost his mojo since his default in Dubai. Maybe he needs to continue being slightly unhinged like he was before?
Tennis is such a complex individual game where players need to find their own way of competing and it's not always pretty (as Andy Murray said recently). The difference between winning and losing at anything like a similar level is usually between the ears and the methods used to find their IPS (ideal performance state) can be quite subtle and not always visible to the spectator.
Anyone who competes at tennis at any level will have experienced the difficulties that this wonderful game presents and largely down to the ingenious scoring system. I have always believed that this method of scoring could have been invented by Edgar Allan Poe or someone with a similar understanding of madness.
"I do not suffer from insanity, I enjoy every minute of it" is one of Poe's quotes perhaps appropriate for many tennis players like Medvedev, Rublev, Kyrgios and even Andy Murray or Novak. I sympathise with these players (to an extent), but I'm also very happy that the new top dogs Sinner & Alcaraz manage to find their IPS with a smile and an incredible level of sanity and humility.
This is the fastest growing sport in the world and if you aren't sure what it's all about have a look at the short video link HERE.
Here are the key reasons why padel tennis has become so successful:
- Padel tennis is much easier to play than tennis allowing the vast majority of people to participate and enjoy the game immediately
- As the playing area is much smaller than a tennis court and generally doubles, there is a strong social aspect to the game with more communication creating a fun atmosphere.
- While you still get a good aerobic workout, it's much less stressful on the body than tennis or squash, so less chance of injuries.
Click HERE for more info on our special hosted week in Trapani - 21st to 28th September.
Would you prefer to play clay court tennis in one of Italy's most beautiful clubs?
If the answer is yes then why not join us at what is considered to be one of the nicest tennis clubs in the whole of Italy!
This is an exclusive tennis club set in beautiful Tuscan countryside but only a short distance to the centre of Florence. While most of our clients will take part in our guided tour of this wonderful city we find that many tend to spend most of their time at the tennis club due it's wonderful facilities in an idyllic Tuscan setting.
We still have spaces on our hosted week in Florence from 31st August to 7th September - click HERE for full details.
Would you like to "Train Like A Pro" at our Florence tennis club from 12-19 October this year?
This trip is aimed at 12-16 year olds who like to play competitive tennis at all levels from club to county level. We have been doing these trips for keen, young players for more than 20 years which have proven to be extremely motivational and a great life experience at the same time.
If interested click HERE for details of the week.
The clay court season begins
at Monte Carlo!
So far looks like the status quo with Sinner destroying everything in his path but it's early days and it will be interesting to see how Novak progresses and where he is at. His match with Alex de Minaur today will give us an indication of his level at the moment.
This tournament is only a warm up event (even though it's a pretty famous one) but it's too early to make any real predictions for Rome or the French open where it really matters.
My main hope is that Nadal is able to feature and play at a decent level before leaving the tennis stage for good. (and hopefully not too soon)
The mental side of tennis
Tsitsipas looks like he has found his clay court mojo while Medvedev continues to be the Jekyll and Hyde of the tennis world with his excessive outbursts. I like him but he really needs therapy. In a similar vein, it's interesting that Rublev seems to have lost his mojo since his default in Dubai. Maybe he needs to continue being slightly unhinged like he was before?
Tennis is such a complex individual game where players need to find their own way of competing and it's not always pretty (as Andy Murray said recently). The difference between winning and losing at anything like a similar level is usually between the ears and the methods used to find their IPS (ideal performance state) can be quite subtle and not always visible to the spectator.
Anyone who competes at tennis at any level will have experienced the difficulties that this wonderful game presents and largely down to the ingenious scoring system. I have always believed that this method of scoring could have been invented by Edgar Allan Poe or someone with a similar understanding of madness.
"I do not suffer from insanity, I enjoy every minute of it" is one of Poe's quotes perhaps appropriate for many tennis players like Medvedev, Rublev, Kyrgios and even Andy Murray or Novak. I sympathise with these players (to an extent), but I'm also very happy that the new top dogs Sinner & Alcaraz manage to find their IPS with a smile and an incredible level of sanity and humility.
