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CRAIG CIGNARELLI MASTER TENNIS COACH AND SPEAKER SHARES HIS TENNIS DEFINITIONS

Backhandsome (def) those beautiful one-handers. (See Justine Henin and Stan Wawrinka) Ballchemy (def) what top players perform Ball-buoy (def) the kid who just sits there spinning his head around instead of getting the damn ball

10SBALLS • MANAGING “ENERGY” DURING A TENNIS EVENT BY CRAIG CIGNARELLI

Recently, I spoke with a coaching friend who claimed one of the most important aspects of working with top ten players is the ability to help the athlete manage their energy.

CHARLESTON WTA VOLVO TENNIS EVENT “THE CLAY BALLET” BY CRAIG CIGNARELLI

When professional players compete in high level tournaments, one of the goals is to leave their mark on the event. At the Charleston 800K this week, as they seek to make their marks, many women are sliding, skidding and slipping on the green clay.

WTA • MIAMI OPEN TENNIS • SLOANE STEPHENS BEATS ANGIE KERBER EASILY

There are billions of moves in chess. However, a couple of strategies tend to dominate high level competition. There is the positional game, playing with whatever pieces exist and trying to find the best move therein, and the tactical game, which is intended to set up attacks to place the opponent in jeopardy.

AUSSIE • ATP • TENNIS STAR NICK KYRGIOS BEATS FABIO FOGNINI 6-3, 6-3 IN MIAMI

Kyrgios-Fognini is like 8:45 P.M. on July 4th in America - as darkness descends, the fireworks are inevitable. I caught the second set of this match.

Anisimova Is Craig Cignarelli’s Pick As A Tennis Star On The Rise

If you’ve been following my writing over the last week, you know I’ve been high on Amanda Anisimova’s game, predicting this kid will go deep in the tournament.

CRAIG CIGNARELLI • AUSSIE INSIGHT FOR THE CULTURALLY IGNORANT FROM MELBOURNE AND THE 2018 TENNIS

Fodor’s and Lonely Planet set industry standards for the travel guide. One can find great restaurants, tourist attractions, iconic images and safety advisories to ensure you don’t up losing an organ before your return flight home.

CRAIG CIGNARELLI MASTER TENNIS COACH ENLIGHTENS US ON THE RECENT COACHES CONFERENCE IN MELBOURNE

Earlier this week, three-hundred coaches descended upon Melbourne Park’s Hisense arena for a six-day educational forum entitled: The Grand Slam Coaches Conference.

CRAIG CIGNARELLI SHARES A POSTCARD WITH 10SBALLS FROM THE 2018 AUSTRALIAN OPEN TENNIS

Lauren Davis and Simona Halep have the kind of hearts Andrea Bocelli sings about. When the Rod Laver Arena crowd goes off, it sounds like a Bose Speaker.

10SBALLS SHARES CRAIG CIGNARELLI’S LOOK AHEAD TO TENNIS 2018 ON THE ATP • WTA TOURS

In 2008, I was sitting at the BNP Paribas in Indian Wells and the gentleman beside me whispered something about statistics. For the past two decades, he’d worked for several national governments, performing economic modeling and then spitting out enough data to give their budgetary bean counters the shrieking fantods.

2017 TENNIS CONGRESS IS A GREAT SUCCESS BY MASTER COACH CRAIG CIGNARELLI

It is the final evening of the Congress. With the crowd now dressed for the closing banquet, blister tape peeks out from high heels and suntanned faces now light up the room.

10SBALLS SHARES A REPORT FROM THE TENNIS CONGRESS BY CRAIG CIGNARELLI

After an impassioned speech by Ollie Stephens, on Thursday evening, creator PJ Simmons banged the gavel and launched the 2017 US Tennis Congress. When the sun rose the following morning, two-hundred fifty participants began a four day journey into tennis’ hinterlands.

CRAIG CIGNARELLI CHECKS IN FROM THE “U.S. TENNIS CONGRESS” STARTING IN ARIZONA FOR ITS 5th YEAR

Across the prairie they rumble, Nike-covered feet trampling the dusty earth to converge upon the El Conquistador Resort in the arid Arizona desert.

Craig Cignarelli Eats His Way Across The Taste Of Tennis At The U.S.Open Kickoff Party

Tonight’s Taste of Tennis event at the "W" Hotel in midtown Manhattan brought out a doubles pairing of tennis stars and culinary whizzes.

TENNIS 10SBALLS SHARES CRAIG CIGNARELLI’S PERSPECTIVE OF THE 2017 U.S. OPEN

When I was young, the term “flushing” meant I was using the facilities properly. By college, it was a phrase from a card game. Today, it means the US Open Tennis Championships and I prefer this version to either other type of flush.

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EUGENIE BOUCHARD NAMED 2018 TENNIS CANADA FEMALE PLAYER OF THE YEAR / EUGENIE BOUCHARD NOMMÉE JOUEUSE DE L’ANNÉE 2018 DE TENNIS CANADA

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.

TENNIS NEWS • CALIFORNIA CHAMPIONSHIPS • TOMMY HAAS, TAYLOR FRITZ, STEVE JOHNSON, MARDY FISH AND MORE

Time to get tickets to watch! Surly you have heard about The Largest Open Tennis Event in America!

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

ALEJANDRO’S FAVORITE PHOTOS FOR 10SBALLS FROM SOME OF THIS YEAR’S TOURNAMENTS

Jelena Ostapenko of Latvia hits a forehand to Kaia Kanepi of Estonia during her second round match at the Nature Valley International tennis tournament in Eastbourne, Great Britain, on Tuesday, June 26, 2018.

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