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With the first Grand Slam of the year winding down, I wanted to do a little introduction to the main draw players, who competed on the collegiate level before turning pro. This will be a short series of four parts: men’s singles, women’s singles, men’s doubles, and women’s doubles.
BY MIKE MEANEY I was just 19 years old when I was asked to coach Team NL at the Atlantic Indoor Championships. I set out
BY PETER FIGURA Rob Steckley has been coaching many players both on the WTA and ATP Tour, working among others with 2015 Roland Garros finalist
BY DR. RICHARD YOUNG Solving is motion. System Building is progress. The high performers know it is a system game they are playing. The problem
BY WAYNE ELDERTON HELPING YOU COACH… PART 5 – PURPOSEFUL FEEDBACK NEW ‘TWO-PRONGED’ SERIES We are continuing with running two series at the same time.
BY CRAIG O’SHANNESSY Cameron Norrie’s blocking backhand versus Nikoloz Basilashvili’s free-wheeling forehand. This was the micro-battle that decided the fate of the BNP Paribas Open final. Norrie defeated
BY DAVID BAILEY The ability to relax is a skill and fundamental to success in tennis. Much of what I believe has been influenced by
October 29, 2021 Dear readers, With the influx of success from Canadian women in tennis, we here at ONcourt find ourselves eager to celebrate the
BY MICHAL KOKTA Let’s take a little journey back in time together. Before the US Open final. Before the #28 WTA ranking. Even before the
CONTEST ALERT!! Want to win tickets to the 2022 National Bank Open in Toronto? Read Pierre Lamarche’s response to Tom Tebbutt’s article “Felix – A
BY SCOTT LANGDON VIA THE O.T.A Cyprien Mboko didn’t play tennis, himself, but admired the sport and thought it would contribute to the physical fitness
BY CRAIG O’SHANNESSY The last time Novak Djokovic won the US Open in 2018, I was on his coaching team along with Marian Vajda. My
With the first Grand Slam of the year winding down, I wanted to do a little introduction to the main draw players, who competed on the collegiate level before turning pro. This will be a short series of four parts: men’s singles, women’s singles, men’s doubles, and women’s doubles.
BY BASELINE MEDIA In the modern era, tennis players earn more posing for cameras and signing lucrative endorsements in boardrooms than they do for hitting
The Bailey Method identifies and provides solutions to more than 50 of the most common problems associated with movement, footwork and balance when playing tennis.
BY CRAIG O’SHANNESSY Carlos Alcaraz is a 360-degree player. He comes at you from every possible angle. Alcaraz defeated Alexander Zverev 6-3, 6-1 in the Mutua Madrid Open final on
With the first Grand Slam of the year winding down, I wanted to do a little introduction to the main draw players, who competed on the collegiate level before turning pro. This will be a short series of four parts: men’s singles, women’s singles, men’s doubles, and women’s doubles.
Publisher’s note: In 1984, my good friend Tom Serviss, a former Quebec Nordiques player, asked me to provide mentoring opportunities for a young tennis enthusiast
A 637 spot jump in WTA rankings – What’s next for Vicky Mboko? Vicky Mboko (Burlington) recently reached the singles final of a Women’s ITF
BY PIERRE LAMARCHE Ons Jabeur accomplished a milestone on Saturday, May 7th, winning The Mutua Madrid Open, a WTA 1000 event. Besides her winning purse of €1,041,570 Euros, she became
REGISTER Mission Statement: Our mission is to provide a camp experience for kids that integrates the body, mind and heart, giving kids the skills to
BY PIERRE LAMARCHE We had heard about Lan Yao-Gallop and the excellent work she accomplished at the University of Alberta Saville Community Sports Centre. With
Editor’s note: Tennis in Canada started its ascent to world-class success when a group of passionate individuals, Bob Wood, Wendy Pattenden, Louis Cayer and Robert Bettauer,
BY BASELINE MEDIA There is no one-size-fits-all approach to becoming a world-class tennis player. What’s more, the average tennis career is getting longer. At the
BY WAYNE ELDERTON Using Red/Orange/Green tennis with modified courts, balls and racquets for kids has become the norm world-wide. Having the court size and ball
BY MARJORIE BLACKWOOD DAY 1: Leylah Fernandez is literally holding court in the opening match of this tie between Canada and Latvia at Vancouver’s Pacific
BY ICL ACADEMY Monica Seles: Champion Words of Wisdom Monica Seles is known for her greatness in tennis as the Former World #1, but how
BY WAYNE ELDERTON NEW ‘TWO-PRONGED’ SERIES We are continuing with running two series at the same time. The first short piece below will be exploring
BY PIERRE LAMARCHE, ALL CANADIAN SPORTS MANAGEMENT Editor’s note: Tennis is a sport of love. The international tennis community has rallied against Putin’s aggression in
With the first Grand Slam of the year winding down, I wanted to do a little introduction to the main draw players, who competed on the collegiate level before turning pro. This will be a short series of four parts: men’s singles, women’s singles, men’s doubles, and women’s doubles.
