“10s Whenever” Newsletter, Vol. 76 – Madrid Open!!!

Written by: Staff on 8th May 2012

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“10s Whenever”

Newsletter, Vol. 76 – Madrid Open!!!

8 May 2012

Now both the men and women are playing on the blue clay of the Mutua Madrid Open! The excitement is nearly unbearable as we begin the month of May with such a wonderful masters tournament. Some of the top men’s players are already being stretched to their limits while others hit the cruise control and sail on through. Djokovic is the first of the big three to play so far and is on the title defense war path. Women’s No.1 Victoria Azarenka had a touch match against Andrea Hlavackova and soon faces Ana Ivanovic, who leads against Azarenka in their head-to-head, 2-1. We hope you enjoy the 76th issue of our newsletter and feel inspired to share it with your best tennis loving friends and practice partners. Hopefully you faithful can help us get a few more readers!

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Perspectives from Craig Cignarelli – The Ten & Under Mandate Debate

A few months back, I was asked to write PRO and CON articles for the Quickstart/TAUT tennis program. Two months ago, 10sballs.com printed the CON article (https://archive.10sballs.com/?p=43025). This is the PRO argument.

As it continues to rebrand itself in search of the stickiness factor, Play and Stay, 36-60, Progressive tennis, Quickstart, and now Ten and Under Tennis (TAUT) struggles to take hold in the United States. While several respected names in the coaching field have endorsed the mini-tennis – Bollettieri, Macci, and Patrick McEnroe – a large group of player development coaches is becoming more vocal in their opposition to the new format. [Read More]

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Happy Birthday, Pancho

The son of a milkman, actor/director Robert Redford grew up in the 1950’s in Santa Monica in the shadow of the dream factories where movies were made. Rebellious, he had two sports heroes, Ted Williams, whom some consider the best baseball hitter of all-time and Richard (Pancho) Gonzalez, whom some consider the best tennis player of all-time.

Neither was exactly a “people pleaser” but in an era of oppressive conformity it was inspiring to see an athlete go their own way and still excel. As a result, fans and peers who loved each, did so with a remarkable passion. [Read More]

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Ronnie Schneider Blog – After the Easter Bowl and Orange Park

Hello Everyone!

I’m glad 10sballs.com contacted me to ask if I would blog some more after my (apparently stellar) writing performance at the Easter Bowl. I always enjoy writing about a topic that never gets old…myself!

Anyways, after my quarterfinal debacle at the Easter Bowl, I returned home to Bloomington, IN. No wallowing in my sorrows though, I got right back on the court with a determined mindset to keep improving. I knew I didn’t have a tournament coming up for a few weeks, and it was a good time to improve myself both on and off the court. [Read More]

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Allie Kiick Blog – Indian Harbour Tennis Tournament and Updates

Well hello there everyone!!!

The Nutella queen is back again! I’ve missed blogging and writing down all of my interesting things I do every day. So, Im excited to be back…. Now where should i start!?? Well right now i am playing in a 50,000 in Indian Harbour beach and let me tell you, this place is beautiful. We are in a hotel room right on the beach!!! Its so perfect!! The second night I was here, my friend Grace Min and I went for a swim on the beach at 9 p.m. Crazy right? Its always been on my bucket list to go swimming late so now I can cross that off. [Read More]

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