The rules of tennis or tennis rules are pretty in depth, so we’re going to go over a simplified version of them. Getting the right to serve is decided by the flip of a coin, and if the choice of service or receiver is chosen, the opponent chooses which side to start. The official tennis rules state that the server gets 2 chances to serve correctly, and they always serve to their opponent diagonally.

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The 5-time Grand Slam champion and currently No.1 of the world, Rafael Nadal, was able to maintain his unbelievable record of not losing a set in this tournament by beating Fernando Gonzalez in great way 6-3, 6-2, 6-4. The game lasted a little less than 2 hours, which was not as long as everyone expected for this game, especially because everyone though that the battle between this two players was going to be more fierce. However, the Spaniard played incredibly good, hitting 33 winners with amazing power shots from different angles and touch, varying speeds and heights.

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He we take a look at the study of the application of sports psychology in tennis. One popular program, Tennis Mind Game, claims to give you an edge.

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The Tipsarovic/Cilic match revealed very different strategies for return of the second serve. Tipsarovic was standing more than 10 feet behind the baseline, while Cilic was standing inside the baseline.

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I watched Andy Roddick’s match today, against Xavier Mallisse. Andy has a new coach and new trainer and has lost 15 pounds. He looks fit and seems to be running well. So how should he use his new found movement?

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I know that I have written about the favorites to win the crown for both the men and women’s divisions. But I also have to balance this out and give my opinions on the giantkillers, the darkhorses or whatever you may call an unexpected tennis player name to be on top. These people are also highly gifted athletes but they have not been lucky enough to win a major championship. Who knows?

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The 21-year-old Scottish, Andy Murray, proclaimed himself the champion of the Qatar Open this past weekend by beating Andy Roddick 6-4, 6-2 in the final. This became his sixth victory in 8 matches with the American. The Scottish played in a great way this tournament and has improved consistently in his game.

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The 26 years old Argentinean David Nalbandian, who is the favorite to win the Stockholm Open and is the top-seeded of the tournament, moved on to the second round of the tournament by beating the American tennis player, rank 82th Bobby Reynolds, 6-1, 6-1. Nalbandian defeated Reynolds just in 55 minutes playing great tennis.

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The two-time Grand Slam Champion, 27-year-old Lleyton Hewitt, will be back soon to the tennis courts after he recovers from a hip surgery. The surgery was practiced last August, after he was knocked out of the Beijing Olympics by the No.1 of the world Rafael Nadal.

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The American tennis player of 27 years old, Serena Williams, was very successful in her first game of the Australian Open by beating the Chinese Yuan Meng 6-3, 6-2 this Tuesday at the Rod Laver Arena. Her game performance was slower than usual due to the heated weather conditions of the early afternoon, but she did really well even with the high temperatures of this summer at Melbourne. The American played conservatively and took her time to control the tempo of the game, even though she made 31 unforced errors in attempts to shorten the points.

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