I’m a tennis nobody, but I’ve LOVED this game since I was a kid. Catching the tennis “bug” convinced me to give up baseball. Nothing compares to the thrill of hitting that perfect shot. Nothing compares to watching amazing athletes play the greatest points of all time under unbelievable pressure. I recently came across Federer/Nadal…

Nick Kyrgios agreed with Yevgeny Kafelnikov after the former two-time Grand Slam champion stated that players nowadays are setting “a bad example to younger generations” amid the Iga Swiatek news.  After it was announced that the WTA world No. 2 tested positive for trimetazidine (TMZ) and accepted a one-month ban, the Russian tennis legend sent…

With the latest Iga Swiatek doping scandal, I’ve decided to repost my comments on Jannik Sinner from a few months ago and just change the name from Jannik Sinner to Iga Swiatek. Does it still work? Check it out. —Begin Previous Post – Look for my (sub in ….) I’m sorry Jannik Sinner (sub in…

Welcome to First Ball Forehand featured posts! These hand-picked posts are your shortcut to keeping tennis-informed and tennis-inspired. Enjoy! In today’s edition, Nick Kyrgios weighs in on the latest tennis doping scandals, offering his unfiltered perspective. Nick Kyrgios had a field day on X after the news of Iga Swiatek failing a doping test as…

Welcome to First Ball Forehand featured posts! These hand-picked posts are your shortcut to keeping tennis-informed and tennis-inspired. Enjoy! Former four-time Grand Slam champion Jim Courier says there is “so much to admire” about Rafael Nadal and therefore he would absolutely love to see the Spanish tennis icon publish a book one day. Last week, the…

Serena Williams’ childhood coach Rick Macci has an advice for Coco Gauff, telling the 20-year-old to “experiment” with her serve during the offseason because doing different things could help her get a better understanding of what’s the best for her in that regard. As you probably know very well, the world No. 3 struggled mightily…

Andy Roddick made a huge revelation about the Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray partnership as the 2003 US Open champion shares he was told that the newly retired Briton rejected multiple offers from “top male and female” players before accepting the Serb’s invitation to work with him. After missing the Paris Masters and ATP Finals, the…