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Today's guest on The Tennis Files Podcast is master racquet technician Tim Strawn. Tim is the Executive Director of The International Alliance of Racquet Technicians. He has an extensive amount of stringing and racquet knowledge, and has strung racquets at some of the best professional tournaments in the world, including Wimbledon, the U.S. Open, and the Sony Ericsson Open. Tim created the grandslamstringers.com website and message board, which evolved into the International Alliance of Racquet Technicians. He also put together the annual IART Symposium to bring all those currently working or interested in the racquet and string industry together to enhance their knowledge and expertise. Tim was also the Racquet Sports Industry's 2007 Stringer of the Year. Tim was kind enough to tell us how we can choose the right strings to suit our racquet and our tennis game. He went into detail about the different types of strings, the right tension and gauge to have them strung, and common pitfalls that stringers and players make when stringing their racquets. This episode is a must listen for anyone who wants to optimize their string setup and play better tennis. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
On this edition of This Week in Tennis Phil recaps last weekend’s action from the Sony Ericsson Open, congratulates the United States for having the most women (11) in the top 100 and previews this coming weekends Davis Cup Quarterfinal … Continue reading →
Was there tanking going on down in Miami this past week plus all the highs and lows on both sides of the draw at this years Sony Ericsson Open on this weeks edition of This Week in Tennis with Craig … Continue reading →
Ben and Courtney go bi-coastal for Episode 5, as Ben headed to Miami for the Sony Ericsson Open and Courtney returned home to stare at a livescore window. We lay down our final observations from the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, share some press room stories, shoot a side-glare at Michael Llodra, rationalize the lack of early round television coverage, and preview the upcoming tournament in Miami, where Ben got to witness the welcome return of Alisa Kleybanova, Venus Williams, Kim Clijsters, and Serena Williams. If you can’t laugh at how haphazardly Ben makes his ATP predictions, get thee to an infirmary, stat. Thy funny bone is broken. Links mentioned on this week’s episode: Don’t know what it means to “Go Tyra” on someone? Here you go. [YouTube] Ben’s piece for the New York Times on the Michael Llodra incident. [New York Times] Courtney’s piece for SI.com on the Michael Llodra incident, and some follow-up thoughts on how it was handled. [SI.com] Sofia Arvidsson’s Twitter. Victoria Azarenka’s empty press conference after her semifinal win over Angelique Kerber in Indian Wells.
Peter Bodo gives his thoughts on what's already transpired -- and what's to come -- on a busy Tuesday at the Sony Ericsson Open. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices