Craig Cignarelli’s Court News
Yea, Though I….
There was a time when I could enjoy your ghost-like float across the soft lawns. I’d be with you every step, relishing in your elegant glide as you sped atop the grassy blades on your way to an explosion of power and feel.Perspectives from Craig Cignarelli
“Coach, I have a favor to ask.” “ Yes?” Dawn caresses the Pacific horizon. An orange light ascends into a cerulean sky. Above the sands, faint sounds of waking seagulls repeat. I am standing mid-tennis court, 350-count ball basket situated off my left hip, its rusted metal legs suffering beneath the morning mist, its wobbly wheels fighting for supremacy.
Life on the Pro Circuit: A Follow Up
This is the twelfth article in a series by Craig Cignarelli, who is traveling with a sixteen-year old girl for her first pro tournament.
Life on the Pro Circuit: Final Thoughts
This is the eleventh article in a series by Craig Cignarelli, who is traveling with a sixteen-year old girl for her first pro tournament.
Life on the Pro Circuit: An Unreal Story
This is the tenth article in a series by Craig Cignarelli, who is traveling with a sixteen-year old girl for her first pro tournament
Life on the Pro Circuit: Polluted and Pristine
New word of the day: Poutclassed (def) when the level of service brings you to tears
Life on the Pro Circuit: Orange Lakes in Elephant Skies
New word of the day: Bluffet (def) when you think you're going to get food and you end up with nuthin'!
Life on the Pro Circuit: A Day of Practice
New word of the day: Morejito (def) what you order when chambermaids wreck your confidence in humanity
Life on the Pro Circuit: Tennis and Other Things – By Cignarelli
New word of the day: Bairdry (def) standing naked and wet, in your hotel room, waiting to dry
Life on the Pro Circuit: The Four Seed – by Cignarelli
New word of the day: Thundervolt (def) the hyper-charged cloud-level explosion that knocks out power and shakes a hotel to its bowels
Life on the Pro Circuit: A Day Off – By: Cignarelli
New word of the day: Youngstar (def) when an adolescent begins to rise
Life on the Pro Circuit: Another Step On the Ladder – By Cignarelli
New word of the day: Qualifrying (def) when the weather is officially hot enough to fry an egg
Life on the Pro Circuit: Let the Games Begin
Ladder is one of those universal terms in the tennis club world. It signifies how players stack up against each other - the top of the ladder representing those whose competitive prowess is lionesque and the bottom denoting those whose swings resemble unfolding lawn chairs.
DAY TWO: FIRST IMPRESSIONS
The Grand Palladium-White Sands is an all-inclusive resort, meaning hedonism is always about six size-twelve-Nike steps away.LIFE ON THE PRO CIRCUIT – By Craig Cignarelli
Some coaches sleep in five-star hotels and rely upon tournament-sponsored transportation from white-haired volunteers via Porsche or Mercedes, as their charges contest for major titles.
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Tennis Canada announced on Wednesday that Eugenie Bouchard is the winner of the 2018 Excellence Awards in the Female Player of the Year and Singles Player of the Year categories.
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TENNIS NEWS • RAFA NADAL CONFIRMS RETURN TO PRACTICE, EYES ABU DHABI EXHIBITION AND AUSTRALIAN SUMMER
According to Uncle Toni, Rafael Nadal was supposed to be back at practice on either Dec. 4 or 5. Well, better late than never!
Conchita Martínez prepara la temporada 2019 de Karolina Pliskova en Tenerife
Española y checa ya trabajaron juntas durante el pasado Open de Estados Unidos