FACEBOOK LINK TO WATCH VIDEO In one of the weirder matchups you’ll ever see, Taylor Townsend faced off against 69-year-old Gail Falkenberg in an ITF tennis tournament in Pelham, AL. Somehow Falkenberg beat 22-year-old Rosalyn Small 6-0 6-1 to get … Continued
Cibulkova Has No Sympathy For “Arrogant, conceited and cold” Sharapova
There is still a lot of uncertainty surrounding the Maria Sharapova doping scandal, but one thing that is very clear is how Dominika Cibulkova feels about her. In an interview with a Slovakian publication, which was then translated by various sites … Continued
Okay, Kyrgios’ Game is Officially Catching Up With His Mouth
Sure, Nick Kyrgios may have stepped over more than a few lines in 2015, but fans and pundits alike need to chill out. It feels like Kyrgios’ upset over Rafa Nadal at Wimbledon that catapulted him to fame was an … Continued
9 Things You Never See Anymore in Modern Tennis
The game played today is getting further and further than the game that was played in the 80’s and 90’s and is almost unrecognizable compared to the tennis played before the 70’s. For better or for worse, here are the … Continued
Djokovic is so cool he can help make a “Promposal” only somewhat cringy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5_HVNVxB_Ac I might be getting old because I had no idea that a “promposal” was a thing. Back in my day, the good old days of the mid 2000’s, you either had the balls to sheepishly ask a girl to … Continued
Sexism, Accountability and Azarenka At Indian Wells
Women’s professional tennis has been the torchbearer in the fight for gender equality across all professional sports. The Women’s Tennis Association (WTA), led by the vision and courage of Billie Jean King and continued by Venus Williams and others, has … Continued
Indian Wells Update: Murray Out, Gibbs Making a Run
Officially known as the the BNP Paribas Open, The Indian Wells Tennis Tournament is a by all accounts one of the biggest tournaments in the world when you put aside the four grand slams. Besides it’s massive implications for both the ATP … Continued
The Best Countries For Tennis Fans to Move to if Trump Becomes President
After “Super Tuesday” was deemed a success for Donald Trump, it was reported that searches for “how to move to Canada” spiked. We support tennis here at MyTennisLessons, not political parties, but reactions to this presidential race have been comical … Continued
Twitter Reacts To Sharapova’s Failed Drug Test
There was a avalanche of reaction after Maria Sharapova announced that she had failed a drug test at the Australia Open. People were confused (“what’s Meldonium”?), angry (“strip her of her titles”) and sympathetic (“we still love you Maria!”). Of … Continued
Maria Sharapova Announces She Failed a Drug Test at the Australian Open
In a shock announcment today Maria Sharapova announced that she failed a drug test in January at the Australian Open for Meldonium. She was only just alerted by the ITF of the failed test a few days ago. Regarding the failed … Continued