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K3 Silver Tennis Balls Case of 24 cans $49.99 FedEx shipping and handling included The "super 7" exercises are an important part of treatment for tennis elbow. They are designed to strengthen the muscles in the forearm and increase flexibility through stretching. In most cases these exercises will help relieve elbow pain in about 4 to 6 week Each stretching exercise is held for 15 seconds and repeated 2 or 3 times. This pattern is repeated 5 times a day. Rehab For Tennis Elbow: The Super 7 2010 Hard Court Men's Amatuer Singles Charity Tennis Tournament Benefiting Nicholas House July 7th-11th, 2010 Download the Flyer to Learn More » Looking for a Summer filled with Fun?
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The Atlanta ATP tournament ran from 1986-2001. It was played in late April at the Atlanta Athletic Club, in Johns Creek, Ga., from 1993 to 2001. From 1986 to 1999 it was called the AT&T Tennis Challenge. In 2000 it was named the Galleryfurniture.com Tennis Challenge and, in 2001, it was called the Verizon Tennis Challenge. Singles champions include former No. 1 players Andy Roddick (2001), Pete Sampras (1998) Andre Agassi (1989, 1991 and 1992) and John McEnroe (1985). In 2001 the tournament drew 75,097 fans, had a $400,000 purse and was telecast by FOX Sports Net to 114 countries. Isner-Mahut - Wimbledon 2010
There is no doubt that this is an historic match, in a good sense, but this match is also revealing of a trend I think is on its way and it is not good for the sport.
As we get situations where there are 2 players who serve well but don't particularly return well, you are going to get matches like Isner and Mahut. Already there is a trend to longer matches: lots of 5 setters at Wimbledon because even the "weaker" players can hold serve. There have been several long 5th sets already. It is a trend that I hope people at the "top" are thinking about. This is similar to a situation, also on its way, when basketball will have whole teams of players over 7 feet tall. No one will dribble or shoot well anymore, just stuffing and rebounding. Maybe they will make outside shots worth 4 points instead of the 3 it is now, and create a shorter 3 point shot, as well. The message is, sports might have to adjust as humans grow larger. I'm now watching the Nadal-Haase match. It is in the 5th set. The sets that Haase served at nearly an 80% rate, he wins but when his serve fell to 40% he lost 6-0. Federer went 5 yesterday. Now I'm watching Querey vs Dodig. It is a point from going 5 sets. They've just announced that Querey has lost just 2 points on his serve this set and we are 11-10 in the tie breaker. That means he has served about 40 points and lost 2! It should be clear that the serve is making the game too "even". Between the aces, service winners, and the weak replies that get finished routinely, I believe that a player wins at least half the points resulting from the serve alone. That is just too much of an advantage to overcome. From each 8 points, if 4 are won via serving, the player needs only win 1 of the remaining 4 to finish a game. Many hard court tournaments have slowed down their courts, and that has helped. Grass may prove to be too fast given player's size and the racket power and string capabilities. I'm told Wimbledon's grass has even been slowed down, but it is still fast off the serve. Ideally, the game will move to clay where it is still competitive and the better clay court player can usually beat the big servers. I think we are going to eventually see (maybe this year) two unexpected Wimbledon finalists, and the finals will be a boring serving contest. Then the powers-that-be might realize what lies ahead. Slow hard courts and clay are the future. That isn't good news for USA tennis, but it is good for the sport. Either that, or giants are the future, with the corresponding loss of skills like movement, spins, touch, and angles. Let's hope it doesn't come to that. The game is more fun to watch on clay anyway, unless you're seven feet tall. Dr. Robert Soloway, a sports psychology specialist, works with athletes in the Atlanta area. He can be reached at rmsolo@comcast.net 6 Foods to Eat to Beat Summer Heat From Nutritionist Lauren SlaytonSummer means more outdoor exercise, but also beach, pool, and backyard parties with (let's face it) lots of drinking. Plus, it's hot, and (if you're where we are) way too humid. We love a good summer afternoon barbecue, but heat waves and multiple mojitos can leave us feeling exhausted and sluggish.
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I am watching the Isner-Mahut match as I write this. The score is 63 games all in the 5th set.
As I have written before, the trend to taller players (and therefore better serving) along with better rackets and strings has created a situation where a big server can win on the strength of the serve alone. They can win by holding their serve every time and just waiting for a bad service game from their opponent. Either that or they win by a tie breaker. Wimbledon, being the fastest surface, is just foreshadowing where the sport is headed 
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