How to Choose Best Tennis Racquet

Choosing the Best Racquets is most of the time is more important than your level of game itself as for as i believe! Yes of course when you have got a much better racquet then it makes bigger difference. So, then i decided to write about Best Tennis Racquets Review for my tennis fans.

Best tennis Racquet Babolat

 

1- Babolat AeroPro GT Tennis Racket 

You would have probably seen this racquet with Rafael Nadal, one of  the great player of all time. If you are a moderate player or a borderline pro this racket is just right for you.

If you like to hit top spin this is one of the best tennis rackets on the market for you. Your top spin ground strokes will improve dramatically. That is why it is Rafael Nadal's Tennis Racket.

It will also improve your accuracy, with it you don't have to hit the ball perfectly in order to feel a nice solid stroke. This will also improve your net game as well.

2- Wilson (K)Factor (K)Six One Tour 90

Best Wilson K Factor Tennis Racquet

Again this racquet is also most successful racquet from Wilson's. Roger Federer, Greatest Player Of All Time uses this racquet So if you want play like him or pro game then again it can most beneficial for you when buying new racquet. Again this racquets have some special features.

This will help when trying to put spin on the ball and especially in serving. We also loved this racket on our backhand slice. It will slice through the ball like a hot knife through butter.

This Racket has great control,stability and feel. This is great for advanced players.

I'm not sure there is a better feeling in a racket when you rip a forehand off the sweet spot of the (k) factor. That is why this is one of the best tennis rackets around.

Best Prince tennis Racquet

3- Prince O3 Speed port WHITE MP Tennis Racket 

Maria Sharapova choice of racquet! Also great racquet for girls. If you are intermediate player then it would be a good choice for you. It offers more control and less power then other rackets on the market.
 

Whether you are an all court player or a base line I recommend this racket as one of the best tennis rackets. 

BEST TENNIS RACKETS FOR BEGINNERS

Head Liquid Metal 8 Racquet

If you are a beginner then i will recommend you this racquet because this Head Liquid metal 8 Tennis Racket is best for beginners because it is light and great for people looking to learn the game. Excellent racket to play with, huge sweet spot, feels light and well balanced with minimal vibration transmitted. Out of all the best tennis rackets for beginners this is highest rated and most popular.

 

 

 

Dunlap tennis racquets

Best Tennis Racket For Women

This is a great tween er racket. A powerful and maneuverable racket it is one of the best rackets for women because of it's large sweet spot. Most women feel that this racket is very comfortable in their hands. I recommend this as not only one of the best tennis rackets for women but as one of the best tennis rackets on our countdown.

  

The Last Grand Slam US Open Championship

Official US Open Logo. 

So here comes the last grand slam of the year mostly held in the month of August and early days of September.The tournament is contested in United states of America.

The main tournament event is consist of: Men's Singles and Doubles, Women's Singles and Doubles,
Mix Doubles and as well Junior and Senior and for Wheelchairs players. Almost a total of 600 Male and Female Professional takes part in this prestigious tournament.

 The main grounds which are used for this tournament are Arthur Ashe Stadium which is named after an African American tennis player who won this tournament in 1968, and other one Louis Armstrong Stadium.

Arthur Ashe Stadium

Louis Armstrong

Prize Money Distributed at 2011

	Singles	Doubles Per Team
1st Round	$19000	$10,000
2nd Round	$31,000	$15,000
3rd Round	$55,000	$25,000
4th Round	$110,000	N/A
Quarter Finalist	$225,000	$50,000
Semi Finalist	$450,000	$105,000
Runner-Up	$900,000	$210,000
Champion	$1,800,000	$420,000

Ranking Points Awarded

	ATP	WTA
1st Round	10	5
2nd Round	45	100
3rd Round	90	160
4th Round	180	280
Quarter finalist	360	500
Semi finalist	720	900
Runner up	1200	1400
Champion	2000	2000

Novak Djokovic 2011 Men's Champion

Samantha Stosur 2011 Women's Champion

French Open (Roland Garros)

Official French Open Logo

French open is second grand slam of the year mostly played in the month of may in Paris, France. In French it is referred as Roland Garros, named after a French aviator. It is also most prestigious tournament of the four Australian, Wimbledon and US open. This is the only tennis grand slam which is played on Clay. Clay Courts are slower as compare to Hard and Grass courts so its a most physically demanding tournament of all. So, this was brief introduction about French Open.

                                                         Prize Money awarded at 2010

                                                                       (In Euros)

	Prize Money Rewarded
1st Round	15,000
2nd Round	25,000
3rd Round	42,000
4th Round	70,000
Quarter Finalist	140,000
Semi-Finalist	280,000
Runner-Up	560,000
Champion	1,120,000

                                                                 Championship Trophies

Rafael Nadal, 2011 Men singles Champion.

Li Na, 2011 women singles champions 

                                                              Ranking points awarded

	ATP	WTA
1st Round	10	5
2nd Round	45	100
3rd Round	90	160
4th Round	180	280
Quarter finalist	360	500
Semi finalist	720	900
Runner up	1200	1400
Champion	2000	2000

Grand Slams Tournments

I have already posted names of the four grand slams held each year now i would like to give some more description of these grand slams one after one.

Here comes the first one AUSTRALIAN OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP

This tournament is managed by Tennis Australia, which is formerly known as the "Lawn Tennis Association Of Australia" and is the first grand slam of the year. It is the only grand slam which is played in Asia/Pacific. Australian open was firstly played in 1905 and was lastly contested on grass in 1987, after that in 1988 it became Hard Court event. The tournament is Currently held in Melbourne Park, Australia and each year held in January.

The main courts which are used for it are "RODLAVER ARENA" and "HISENSE ARENA" which are accommodated with some good standard stuff! One of its features are retractable roofs, which are shut downs in rain or heat.


Like all other tournaments Australian open has also group categories
likewise Men's and Women's single competitions; Men's and Women's, Double, Mixed Doubles, and Juniors and wheelchairs exhibition are held.




Trophies and prize Money

Women's singles champions Trophy.

Novak Djokovic Last year Singles champion

                                      List of the Prize Money at Australian Open

	2010	2011
1st Round	19,500$	20,000$
2nd Round	31,500$	32,000$
3rd Round	52,000$	54,500$
4th Round	89,000$	93,000$
Quarter finalist	200,000$	210,000$
Semi finalist	400,000$	420,000$
Runner up	1,050,000$	1,1000,00$
Champion	2,100,000$	2,200,000$

                                               

                                                  Ranking  Points Given

	ATP	WTA
1st Round	10	5
2nd Round	45	100
3rd Round	90	160
4th Round	180	280
Quarter finalist	360	500
Semi finalist	720	900
Runner up	1200	1400
Champion	2000	2000

This wall all about Australian Open Championship next time i will write about French Open.

About Tennis Surfaces (Types of Courts!)

Now i would include more tennis surfaces, the surface on which tennis is played.  International tennis played on different surfaces there are four types of surfaces:

1. Hard Court
2. Clay Court
3. Grass Court
4. Synthetic Court
5. Wood Court ( these courts were popular in the late 1880s till half of the 19 century and now are no longer used).

                                                                                                              

                                                                                                                    

The above are four kinds of surfaces which are usually used to play different tournaments and  Grand-slams. Australian and US open are played on Hard, French Open on Clay court and Wimbledon is played on Grass Courts. These are the most prestigious tournaments in tennis which are played every year.                                                    

Its for the Tennis Lingo (don't know about tennis? here you go!)

Tennis is one of the most prestigious game played! It is usually played between two players (singles) or can be played doubles two players at each side. It is played with racquets and a rubber ball. As far as it rules are concerned they are a little different from other games. As for as its history is concerned it is believed that it is originated in 12^th Century but the ball was struck with palm of the hand until when the 16^th Century racket came into use. But from 19^th Century many changes had occurred in its rules and regulations.

 Now it comes to how points (score) are determined or counted they are as follows:

• “Love “in tennis means Zero.
• When you win a shot in the beginning you get 15 points then the next wining points give you 30 and then 40, after that you win a game point. 6 or 7 game point makes a set. Most of the time a match has 3 sets but sometimes depending on the game it goes up to 5 sets. One who win three set wins the match (it the match has 5 sets).
• In the international tennis players are ranked according to their points that win after winning a match or tournament they play.