New Grand Stand Arena at the Rome Masters!
There will be a new stadium court built for the Rome Masters which will be in a great position near the Olympic swimming pool. This will replace the older arena (of the same name) and is a great addition for our special Rome trips in May.
Stadium tickets which are part of our special 4 day trips to Rome also allow access to the wonderful outside courts which have lots of seating and great viewing, and also access to the practice courts.
We are now full for the 7-11 May but still have some spaces on the 11-15 May trip. Full details at this link HERE
11th to 15th May 2026 (Adults Only)
What's included (in addition to Ian and Laura's expertise 24/7)
£1,595 per person (based on two sharing a classic room) or £1895 per person (based on 2 sharing a junior suite)
£1,795 per person (single room use) - limited single rooms available
(Excluding flights/airport transfers/local council tax at hotel - 7.50€ per person per night)
£200 deposit per person to secure place
Player to look out for at the Slams
(and in Rome too!)
Jakub Mensik
20 year old Mensik looks like the real deal in the way he disposed of Jannik Sinner in Qatar. His ball striking and mental stability is quite impressive and in addition he has one of the best serves on the tour.
If I were a gambler, I'd put money on him winning a slam at some point. Anyone who can outhit Sinner has to be a force to be reckoned with.
Is it better to rally or play points in order to improve your tennis?
Instagram and the internet always provide "interesting" points of view. I've seen a few recently where the coach is advocating for people to play points rather than rallying to make real progression in the game. His argument is that rallying is nothing like the game where you are trying to receive the ball well and send it to difficult places for your opponent etc. Obviously this is the case in matchplay but I would argue that feeding balls for someone to get a feel of a better or more effective technique also has its place.
When a player feels more in control of a shot , they can progress to doing it with movement with conditioned drills and finally to open play. The development of stress should be progressive or it would be like learning to swim by being thrown in at the deep end. You may learn to survive but maybe not have a great technique.
There are so many factors in learning to play tennis and as much as I would love the easy option of a simple approach of just playing points it just ain't that easy in my view! I am all for playing points in many shapes and forms but it is only one element of a multi faceted approach to improve your game. If you look at the training on court of many of the famous pros they will do similar drills including hand feeds, basket feeds, rally feeds and many other feeds depending upon what outcome they are trying to achieve.
Be careful what you watch online and always question why they are doing it. Tennis is a tricky game to learn with no easy answers unfortunately.
As always all comments welcome, Ian
[email protected]
There will be a new stadium court built for the Rome Masters which will be in a great position near the Olympic swimming pool. This will replace the older arena (of the same name) and is a great addition for our special Rome trips in May.
Stadium tickets which are part of our special 4 day trips to Rome also allow access to the wonderful outside courts which have lots of seating and great viewing, and also access to the practice courts.
We are now full for the 7-11 May but still have some spaces on the 11-15 May trip. Full details at this link HERE
11th to 15th May 2026 (Adults Only)
What's included (in addition to Ian and Laura's expertise 24/7)
- 4 nights at the 4 star River Chateau Hotel including breakfast
- Welcome drink at hotel on evening of 11th May - 6-7pm
- 2 hours group coaching each morning 9 - 11am on 12th, 13th & 14th May at a local club
- Grand Stand Arena tickets (stadium court) 12th May, with Centre Court tickets (Campo Centrale) for the afternoon sessions on 13th & 14th May. Tickets also include access to the grounds from start to end of play each day, including all practice and outside courts.
£1,595 per person (based on two sharing a classic room) or £1895 per person (based on 2 sharing a junior suite)
£1,795 per person (single room use) - limited single rooms available
(Excluding flights/airport transfers/local council tax at hotel - 7.50€ per person per night)
£200 deposit per person to secure place
Player to look out for at the Slams
(and in Rome too!)
Jakub Mensik
20 year old Mensik looks like the real deal in the way he disposed of Jannik Sinner in Qatar. His ball striking and mental stability is quite impressive and in addition he has one of the best serves on the tour.
If I were a gambler, I'd put money on him winning a slam at some point. Anyone who can outhit Sinner has to be a force to be reckoned with.
Is it better to rally or play points in order to improve your tennis?
Instagram and the internet always provide "interesting" points of view. I've seen a few recently where the coach is advocating for people to play points rather than rallying to make real progression in the game. His argument is that rallying is nothing like the game where you are trying to receive the ball well and send it to difficult places for your opponent etc. Obviously this is the case in matchplay but I would argue that feeding balls for someone to get a feel of a better or more effective technique also has its place.
When a player feels more in control of a shot , they can progress to doing it with movement with conditioned drills and finally to open play. The development of stress should be progressive or it would be like learning to swim by being thrown in at the deep end. You may learn to survive but maybe not have a great technique.
There are so many factors in learning to play tennis and as much as I would love the easy option of a simple approach of just playing points it just ain't that easy in my view! I am all for playing points in many shapes and forms but it is only one element of a multi faceted approach to improve your game. If you look at the training on court of many of the famous pros they will do similar drills including hand feeds, basket feeds, rally feeds and many other feeds depending upon what outcome they are trying to achieve.
Be careful what you watch online and always question why they are doing it. Tennis is a tricky game to learn with no easy answers unfortunately.
As always all comments welcome, Ian
[email protected]
