Racket Business

Anatomy of an international tennis academy: Ivan Ljubicic

Former World No.3 and coach to Roger Federer, Ivan Ljubicic, opened his academy three years ago and now his right hand man and the academy's director, Fadi Shalabi, says they've embraced their challenges whilst trying to learn from others and focussing on their unique qualities.

October 2024 issue

News, trends, conversations, and "holding their feet to the fire" since 2014

Oct 03, 2024

New Podcasts from September 2024

Your favorite racquet sports podcasts and videos and more

Oct 03, 2024

Why getting players to catch first is a waste of time: Just let kids play tennis

Catching as a prerequisite to hitting is misguided, getting kids to hit from the start is a much better approach

Oct 03, 2024

Odds And Ends in Racketsportsland - October 2024

Short Odds and Ends - Help Wanted - Book Review - Pickleball - Padel - Touch Tennis

Oct 03, 2024

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Anatomy of an international tennis academy: Ivan Ljubicic

Former World No.3 and coach to Roger Federer, Ivan Ljubicic, opened his academy three years ago and now his right hand man and the academy's director, Fadi Shalabi, says they've embraced their challenges whilst trying to learn from others and focussing on their unique qualities.

Fadi Shalabi

October 2024 issue

News, trends, conversations, and "holding their feet to the fire" since 2014

Rich Neher

Tim Farthing

New Podcasts from September 2024

Your favorite racquet sports podcasts and videos and more

Rich Neher

Why getting players to catch first is a waste of time: Just let kids play tennis

Catching as a prerequisite to hitting is misguided, getting kids to hit from the start is a much better approach

Steve Whelan

Odds And Ends in Racketsportsland - October 2024

Short Odds and Ends - Help Wanted - Book Review - Pickleball - Padel - Touch Tennis

Rich Neher

Racket Business - Publisher's Notes for October 2024

Robert Lansdorp - Letters - USPTA/WRC24/RSPA - Jarrett Chirico - Coaching Philosophy - Things that make me go hmmm...

Rich Neher

'Surrounded By Fire' - A tennis cycle in the Middle East

A heart warming story of success but there's thousands more that don’t even get the chance.

Tamer El Sawy

Spotlight: INTENNSE - A Modern Take on the Sport of Tennis

Faster. More points. More emotion. More connection. More drama. Non-stop action.

Rich Neher

The Tennis Industry’s Best Kept Secret - High School Tennis

To quote musician Randy Newman, “It is a jungle out there.”

Gary Horvath

Learn From The Best - October '24

S. Nardi - A. Dowsett - M. Diamantopulos - R. Heckelman - F. Segal

Rich Neher

Mixed DoublesMixed Doubles

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The Miracle of Mixed Doubles

How many mainline sports compete men against women toe to toe, at the highest of levels? The answer...professional tennis.

Rod Heckelman

Why are tennis coaches so poorly educated?

Is what you hear from your coach actually helping your game? Steve Whelan reveals some unfortunate truths

Steve Whelan

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