Hi, I am John Debnam, a tennis coach based in Los Gigantes on the beautiful Canarian island of Tenerife. This site is dedicated to the sport of tennis, to which I owe my career, news of local and international Tennis events, tips on playing the game and various other items of interest I come across along the way. Enjoy the site and send your thoughts and ideas to john@tenniszoo.com.
The final few words on the exhibition of Venus against the No 1 in the World!!!
Venus 6-1 6-0 Safina I feel like one of those knitting ladies at the guillotine. Safina walks meekly forward, the blade flashes down and the crowd - all 14 of them - roar as the thunk ends her Centre Court nightmare.
1714: Thrashing. Thumping. Spanking. Clobbering. Pummelling. Anyone got any more?
1717: Annihilation. Drubbing. Flogging. Rout. Slaughter. Whipping. Want me to carry on?
And to top it all, walking off court with Venus - not even a wave to the crowd from Safina.
Tennis tip for Safina:
1 Get a video of the Fed's serve and watch how his head stays still through the hit, and how he is WATCHING the ball on contact.
2. Learn some variation - today it was either hard -harder or no where near in!!
Safina left - racket on contact point( look at that head) ---The Fed - look at his head on contact - up looking at the ball.
Now get out there with a bucket of balls and work on it before the US Open!!
Rock, Salt & Nails, who are regarded as Shetland's most successful export in recent years, have released 'Volley Highway' - a number that has a touch of Runrig and The Waterboys, with lyrics designed to inspire Britain's sole representative in the men's draw.
Lead singer Paul Johnston said: "We did it because we think he sometimes suffers a bit from being seen as British.
As a result, Johnston hopes to perform the song at SW19. He told The Scotsman: "It's meant to be fun. We are not claiming it's Rabbie Burns, but in Homecoming year, the boy's doing good and it's easy to knock folk.
"He's quite serious and sometimes comes across as very focused, but you can't be No.3 in the world if you are not focused."
The song, available for download on itunes, has had a varied response. One fan on MurrayWorld wrote: "Oh my, does Andy know about this..."
