Naomi Osaka of Japan warms up before practice at the 2018 WTA Finals tennis tournament

Professional approach to tennis warm-up

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All tennis players know how important it is to warm up. Before we step on the court, we should do some physical and even mental exercises to prepare our body and mind for the...

Meeting WTB’s readers: Tell me about yourself!

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Women's Tennis Blog has been around for ten years already and the driving force behind this longevity are you, dear reader! Some of you like to be active in the comments section, so there's...

Agnes Szavay retires from tennis

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At the age of 24, nine years into her pro career and 18 years after starting playing tennis, Hungarian star Agnes Szavay announced her retirement from the sport, eventually resigning to her chronic back injury....

Alison Riske marries Stephen Amritraj in Pittsburgh

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Less than two weeks after stunning world No.1 Ashleigh Barty to reach her first Grand Slam quarterfinal at Wimbledon 2019, Alison Riske married her long-time partner Stephen Amritraj. https://www.instagram.com/p/B0o_dbKASFQ/ The wedding took place in Alison's hometown...

Forever 21 & K-Swiss launch back-to-school tennis-chic collab

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American fast fashion retailer Forever 21 and sportswear company K-Swiss have teamed up for a limited-edition tennis-chic collection for Fall 2019. The vintage-style outfits with back-to-school vibe combine red, navy, white and a bit of...

How to improve footwork in tennis, 3 crucial moves to practice

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In this month's column, coach Marcin Bieniek, founder of instructional Enjoy Tennis Blog, explains the importance of good footwork and how proper movement connects many other tennis skills. To put advice into practice, Marcin...
Wilson Saint Luarent cooperation

Wilson and Saint Laurent unveil exclusive checkered tennis racquet design

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Luxury fashion designers occasionally team up with tennis clothing companies to add a touch of haute couture to the WTA apparel scene (think Maria Sharapova's Nike x Riccardo Tisci US Open 2017 dress, or...
Karolina Pliskova

Tennis tactics: The priorities of successful passing shots

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Nowadays, all levels of performance are focused mostly on baseline game. This is the primary goal of every training session, so it shouldn’t surprise anyone that players possess good technical level of forehands and...

Iveta Benesova shares an open letter after broken marriage

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Recently we learned that the marriage of Iveta Benesova and Jurgen Melzer was not at all as harmonious and wonderful as their image together suggested, especially their stunning photos from Maldives. The 32-year-old retired tennis...

How to practice for doubles tennis

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This is a guest post by our monthly contributor, Will Boucek, a former college tennis player from Austin, with over 20 years of experience playing and coaching. Will specializes in doubles and was 4.5...
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