tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-225463736201432497Fri, 05 Apr 2019 19:58:19 +0000tennispsycheSerena WilliamssuccessRoger FedererlifeRafael Nadalblog commentarybreakthroughsPSTNovak DjokovicMaria SharapovacompetitioncoachingsatireVenus WilliamsRoland Garrostennis commentaryUS Openbody imagefeminismpoliticsFamily Circle CupWimbledonloverelationshipsAndy RoddickAustralian OpenCaribbeanCaroline Wozniackigendercheatinghealingmotivationwomens' tennisDinara Safinamen's tennisNa LichangefashiontraumaAndy MurrayGael MonfilsJelena JankovicPetra Kvitovaachievementhumorsamantha stosurscandalstennis rivalrytennis rulesyear-end championshipsAndre AgassiBethanie Mattek-SandsJohn IsnerJunior tennisMardy FishSabine LisickiVictoria Azarenkabook reviewsdavis cupdoubles tennisfitnesslossretirementslutstennis fanstennis parentsAgnieszka RadwanskaDustin BrownFed CupFrancesca SchiavoneJames BlakeMartina HingisMelanie OudinNew Year ResolutionsNikolay DavydenkoOlympicsRobin SöderlingSloane StephensUSTAVera 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gulbisethicsfictionfrenemiesgreetingsgroundinggrudge matcheshandling emotionshikinghungerimmigrantsjusticekarmaleft-handed playersmassagematuritymemoirsnarcissismnew startpassionpersonal freedompersonalitypsychotherapyracket technologyreligionritualsscamsscreeching bansheessibling rivalriestalenttennis arttennis ball machinetennis commissionertennis gigolostennis prostennis spousestouchingtransitionvuvuzela tennis, psychology, tennis players, tennis news, tennis comment, tennis analysishttp://www.tennischick.net/noreply@blogger.com (tennischick)Blogger478125blogspot/kZclhttps://feedburner.google.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-225463736201432497.post-1630306567051101900Tue, 29 Jan 2019 02:44:00 +00002019-01-28T21:47:41.760-05:00handling emotionsNaomi Osakapsyche I understand the many comparisons being made between Naomi Osaka and Jennifer Capriati.  On Saturday, Osaka became the second woman to back up her first Slam (US Open) by winning the very next Slam (Australian Open).  The last woman to do so was Jennifer Capriati, when she won the 2001 Australian Open, followed by Roland Garros that same year.  Capriati also made a number of ‘youngest ever’ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/kZcl/~3/pIUtXMU6s2M/naomi-osakas-ability-to-recalibrate.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (tennischick)1<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/kZcl/~4/pIUtXMU6s2M" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>http://www.tennischick.net/2019/01/naomi-osakas-ability-to-recalibrate.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-225463736201432497.post-158318929639746966Tue, 22 Jan 2019 00:16:00 +00002019-01-21T22:05:21.589-05:00Alexander ZverevbreakthroughsIvan Lendlsuccess That’s what Federer said in a recent interview following his second-round win at this year’s Aussie Open. Roger was of course referring to Djoko, Rafa and himself.  And he is absolutely correct.  That formidable threesome can genuinely boast that they posses the kind of expertise that it takes to not just make it past week two and into the finals, trophy held aloft, but to do so again and again http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/kZcl/~3/susaSHv2_-k/we-know-how-to-win-slams.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (tennischick)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/kZcl/~4/susaSHv2_-k" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>http://www.tennischick.net/2019/01/we-know-how-to-win-slams.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-225463736201432497.post-6261754777224063166Mon, 17 Sep 2018 16:53:00 +00002018-09-28T18:36:30.086-04:00coachingNaomi OsakapsycheSascha BajenSerena Williams At Wimbledon 2018, upon being told by a reporter that Madison Keys had said that it must be tough to be Serena because everyone always plays their best against her, Serena offered this elucidating response, clarifying the kind of pressure that she faces in every single match:  “I’m glad someone admitted that. Of course Madison does. She’s just so smart and so on it, but yeah, every single http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/kZcl/~3/fzjSHmqSvxo/the-sascha-bajin-factor.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (tennischick)1<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/kZcl/~4/fzjSHmqSvxo" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>http://www.tennischick.net/2018/09/the-sascha-bajin-factor.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-225463736201432497.post-1292821801732209304Fri, 14 Sep 2018 15:57:00 +00002018-09-28T18:31:25.756-04:00controversySerena Williamstennis commentarytennis rules I’ve read a lot of the commentary following Serena Williams’ meltdown on Arthur Ashe court in the finals of the US Open.  The opinions I respected the least were the ones that began with a variant of “I don’t normally follow tennis but…” All of those opinions favored Serena, using heavy doses of whataboutism to basically argue that if men can get away with bad behavior, women should too. It http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/kZcl/~3/gN43u0QLbfY/the-pressure-to-be-goat.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (tennischick)2<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/kZcl/~4/gN43u0QLbfY" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>http://www.tennischick.net/2018/09/the-pressure-to-be-goat.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-225463736201432497.post-7300345533675639064Wed, 28 Feb 2018 01:37:00 +00002018-02-27T20:38:22.435-05:00Eugenie BouchardprivilegeTornado Alicia Black Let me straight up admit that I perceive Bouchard to be irksomely entitled and privileged.  She reminds me of Jennifer Lawrence – loud, self-proclaiming, attention seeking, and beyond ignorant.  Let me give you one example of why I find Bouchard to be an annoying bore – and of course I respect your right to interpret her behavior differently than I did.    In 2014, Bouchard was given a main http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/kZcl/~3/4QjeiXtcwFE/a-tale-of-two-injuries-part-ii.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (tennischick)1<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/kZcl/~4/4QjeiXtcwFE" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>http://www.tennischick.net/2018/02/a-tale-of-two-injuries-part-ii.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-225463736201432497.post-1128601700347336924Tue, 27 Feb 2018 01:22:00 +00002018-02-26T20:33:26.152-05:00Eugenie BouchardprivilegeTornado Alicia Black In early September 2015, Eugenie Bouchard slipped and fell in a locker-room at the US Open, reportedly hitting her head.  According to her testimony in the lawsuit she subsequently brought against the United States Tennis Association (USTA), Bouchard had told a trainer that she would return for her ice bath after stretching and talking to the media.  When she returned to the locker-room, the http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/kZcl/~3/r0VlRwDRDoQ/a-tale-of-two-injuries-part-i.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (tennischick)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/kZcl/~4/r0VlRwDRDoQ" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>http://www.tennischick.net/2018/02/a-tale-of-two-injuries-part-i.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-225463736201432497.post-5966284548989519376Sat, 24 Feb 2018 18:01:00 +00002018-02-24T13:01:21.588-05:00loveRoger FederersuccessI am an unabashed Federer stan.  I have it so bad that I can't even pretend to be objective.  What I never expected was to have him be so long a part of my life.  When I first met Roger Federer -- in the 1990s at the US Open -- I initially mistook him for Carlos Moyá as he walked by me toward the practice courts. (Swear to God).  And then I saw him play and fell in love, and there has been no http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/kZcl/~3/zY1Raps5_gY/my-enduring-hook-up-with-roger-federer.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (tennischick)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/kZcl/~4/zY1Raps5_gY" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>http://www.tennischick.net/2018/02/my-enduring-hook-up-with-roger-federer.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-225463736201432497.post-2347718050999679395Sun, 04 Jun 2017 03:07:00 +00002017-06-04T19:16:59.026-04:00Andre AgassimotivationNovak Djokovicsuccess The problem with being the best is that it becomes almost impossible not to become utterly narcissistic in the process.  The belief that you are the best in the world may result in you becoming so damn full of yourself that you might just unthinkingly grab the camera out of your wife’s hands to better make kissy-faces to your audience – and forget to thank her for the daily grind of helping you http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/kZcl/~3/idGHixOG6JE/agassis-role-mentor-or-coach.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (tennischick)1<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/kZcl/~4/idGHixOG6JE" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>http://www.tennischick.net/2017/06/agassis-role-mentor-or-coach.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-225463736201432497.post-8946298505648229002Wed, 31 May 2017 02:18:00 +00002017-06-05T00:00:23.809-04:00motivationnarcissismNovak Djokovicsuccess It is without a doubt that Boris Becker brought his own brand of magic to the Djokovic team.  I call it magic because that is what the psychological advantage often feels like – a magical touch that was either not there before, or had not been there for a long time.  When Becker arrived in 2013 to Team Novak, it took them all a minute to adjust and figure out what they could achieve togetherhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/kZcl/~3/gLryD1WsTG4/coach-becker-and-problem-of-narcissism.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (tennischick)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/kZcl/~4/gLryD1WsTG4" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>http://www.tennischick.net/2017/05/coach-becker-and-problem-of-narcissism.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-225463736201432497.post-2500993283546002800Mon, 29 May 2017 17:26:00 +00002017-05-29T20:27:03.981-04:00motivationNovak Djokovicsuccess It’s pretty clear that Novak Djokovic has been going through a mental (and possibly physical) slump ever since finally winning the French Open last year.  It’s almost as if, having achieved the Grand Slam, he has struggled to hold on to the motivation to keep striving.  This is likely because, psychologically, it takes a different kind of motivation to keep striving after one has achieved http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/kZcl/~3/X35UWKBfWI0/what-does-agassi-really-have-to-offer.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (tennischick)1<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/kZcl/~4/X35UWKBfWI0" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>http://www.tennischick.net/2017/05/what-does-agassi-really-have-to-offer.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-225463736201432497.post-3670076952883330059Fri, 03 Feb 2017 01:23:00 +00002017-02-02T20:23:36.470-05:00achievementsuccesstalenttennis commentary There is something to be said for continuing to invest in talent and experience.  I can think of few fields in which the more experienced masters are pressured to get out to make room for the young.  Sports can be desperately cruel.  Tennis has mastered the art of rejection because of age. In this tennis is no different from Hollywood.  The movie industry is littered with the career corpses http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/kZcl/~3/lyLQLXNwE64/investing-in-olds.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (tennischick)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/kZcl/~4/lyLQLXNwE64" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>http://www.tennischick.net/2017/02/investing-in-olds.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-225463736201432497.post-8326752043955585481Tue, 31 Jan 2017 01:39:00 +00002017-01-30T20:59:28.850-05:00achievementretirementRoger Federersuccess This was a beautiful weekend.  Yes, I am pleased with the results.  I couldn’t handle it if Rafa had crushed Fed – never mind Fed’s breezy insistence that getting to the finals was winning enough.  I would however have been fine if Venus had beaten Serena, but only because it was Venus.  But in this Fed happens to be absolutely correct – Venus making it to the finals was winning enough. This http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/kZcl/~3/4NL0x51Ovb0/honoring-olds.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (tennischick)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/kZcl/~4/4NL0x51Ovb0" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>http://www.tennischick.net/2017/01/honoring-olds.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-225463736201432497.post-4493004271974126971Wed, 25 Jan 2017 22:07:00 +00002017-01-30T20:53:33.278-05:00groundingpsycheRafael Nadalrituals In his autobiography, Rafa has denied any engagement in superstitious behavior.  He also denied using his rituals to intentionally waste time by giving himself a breather.  He refuted any notion of engaging in these quirks in order to deliberately irritate and thereby distract his opponents.  Instead, he described his rituals as mechanisms to help him focus on tennis.  His rituals serve the http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/kZcl/~3/K1Jxguq8RrA/ocd-or-self-calming-rituals.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (tennischick)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/kZcl/~4/K1Jxguq8RrA" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>http://www.tennischick.net/2017/01/ocd-or-self-calming-rituals.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-225463736201432497.post-8551048189449393940Fri, 20 Jan 2017 01:32:00 +00002017-01-19T20:36:29.421-05:00mental illnesspsycheRafael Nadal I’m watching the Australian Open and enjoying every moment of the brilliance of so many of these tennis players, talented newbies as well as rejuvenated Old Farts.  Yes, I hope that Serena doesn’t get too distracted by pending marital bliss to not hoist another trophy and make some more herstory.  And no, I am not surprised that Isner and Djokovic have been bounced.  Isner’s continued http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/kZcl/~3/4zwRifSKtzY/ocd-or-just-superstitious.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (tennischick)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/kZcl/~4/4zwRifSKtzY" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>http://www.tennischick.net/2017/01/ocd-or-just-superstitious.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-225463736201432497.post-6724524487748457304Sun, 17 Jul 2016 02:08:00 +00002016-07-16T22:09:10.071-04:00achievementhungerVictoria Azarenka I was not surprised by the news that Victoria Azarenka is pregnant.  Somehow this fit right in with my impression of a woman who was just too dickmatized for her own good, ya know?  Of which pregnancy is (or seems to be) the natural result, no? You ask how did I arrive at my impression that Azarenka was the type of woman to end up pregnant for a rando that barely anyone knew she was http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/kZcl/~3/emejJ_s6Q1Q/so-much-talent-so-little-hunger.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (tennischick)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/kZcl/~4/emejJ_s6Q1Q" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>http://www.tennischick.net/2016/07/so-much-talent-so-little-hunger.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-225463736201432497.post-4901898725978651293Mon, 11 Jul 2016 03:25:00 +00002016-07-10T23:30:04.977-04:00Andy MurrayNick Kyrgiospsyche I remind myself that most of us were idiots at 21, without a public stage or cameras following our every move.  So there is a part of me that has serious empathy for Nick Kyrgios.  But my empathy petered out during the recent Wimbledon match against Andy Murray.  All I could see was a stunted man-child at serious risk of never growing up, never maturing into anything other than an entitled http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/kZcl/~3/oqEU3F__Oss/why-kyrgios-may-remain-enfant-terrible_19.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (tennischick)1<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/kZcl/~4/oqEU3F__Oss" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>http://www.tennischick.net/2016/07/why-kyrgios-may-remain-enfant-terrible_19.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-225463736201432497.post-1565500385718454001Sun, 12 Jun 2016 02:28:00 +00002017-01-19T21:10:48.526-05:00cheatingDominika CibulkovaMaria Sharapova I gotta give it up for Dominika Cibulkova.  Girlfriend has always been short on stature but big on guts.  And while just about everyone -- including Serena Williams, Sharapova's longtime nemesis -- has  been pussy-footing around Sharapova as if her shit don't stink, Cibulkova had the guts to call it like it is.  According to excerpts translated from a magazine in Bratislava, Cibulkova was http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/kZcl/~3/JQfrRoY2pKQ/companies-i-will-no-longer-support.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (tennischick)4<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/kZcl/~4/JQfrRoY2pKQ" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>http://www.tennischick.net/2016/06/companies-i-will-no-longer-support.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-225463736201432497.post-7692909471250052289Tue, 07 Jun 2016 01:50:00 +00002016-06-06T22:14:32.211-04:00lossNaomi OsakaRoger FedererSerena Williams Serena and Roger have been messing with my heartstrings for a minute now.  I’ve invested a lot in them emotionally over the years.  Full disclosure – I went through a brief blip of disappointment after meeting Serena in person and experiencing her as kind of dislikable.  But I promptly got over it at her next match upon realizing that my disappointment was my problem because Serena really http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/kZcl/~3/bFUh2-Iekjw/when-is-it-time-to-let-go.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (tennischick)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/kZcl/~4/bFUh2-Iekjw" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>http://www.tennischick.net/2016/06/when-is-it-time-to-let-go.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-225463736201432497.post-2331894454249612439Tue, 31 May 2016 01:29:00 +00002017-01-19T21:13:31.981-05:00cheatingJohn McEnroeMaria SharapovaRoger Federertennis commissioner It's been more than a tad annoying having to watch all of those ads featuring John McEnroe as a  self-styled Tennis Commissioner.  And I may have remained in my self-inflicted hiatus from writing if this hadn't succeeded in thoroughly annoying me enough to challenge me to write about it.  It's hard enough having to deal with it raining rope in Paris, but having also to tend with this buffoon http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/kZcl/~3/2GWKkQs4who/does-tennis-really-need-commissioner.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (tennischick)1<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/kZcl/~4/2GWKkQs4who" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>http://www.tennischick.net/2016/05/does-tennis-really-need-commissioner.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-225463736201432497.post-2639599465774673446Mon, 31 Mar 2014 00:01:00 +00002016-06-11T22:49:43.517-04:00Miami Opentennis commentary I’ve never purchased tickets for the semi-finals or finals of any major tennis events. I do this for the lesser events of course, where the cost of tickets doesn’t break my bank. But for Majors and Slams, I always attend only during the first week. My reasons are two-fold. First, this gives me a chance to see as many players as possible. At the US Open, for example, I have the option of http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/kZcl/~3/7JAf-teuHTk/why-i-prefer-first-week-of-tournaments.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (tennischick)11<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/kZcl/~4/7JAf-teuHTk" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>http://www.tennischick.net/2014/03/why-i-prefer-first-week-of-tournaments.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-225463736201432497.post-8571826903279291077Mon, 17 Mar 2014 23:16:00 +00002014-03-17T19:17:19.934-04:00breakthroughsFlavia PennettaIndian Wells My weekend could have been so perfect. All Federer had to do was dig a little deeper, hold his serve a few more times, believe in himself a smidgeon more. And I would have enjoyed the perfection of a weekend in which both and men’s and women’s tennis finals yielded not just perfect results, but interesting back-stories about how the players got there. As it was, I had to settle for Panettahttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/kZcl/~3/yk66xGvWryg/when-backstory-trumps-tennis.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (tennischick)3<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/kZcl/~4/yk66xGvWryg" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>http://www.tennischick.net/2014/03/when-backstory-trumps-tennis.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-225463736201432497.post-1662430566087169142Wed, 12 Mar 2014 01:48:00 +00002014-03-11T21:48:56.596-04:00Alexandr DolgopolovLauren DavisnewbiesRoberto Bautista-Agut I’m using the word ‘predator’ here in a positive sense. Not all predatory acts are evil. Some flow purely out of self-belief and are appropriate to the circumstances. Conversely, I can’t begin to describe how important it is to believe in yourself. When that quality is lost, one becomes vulnerable to the predators of the world. And the world is filled with predators – some of whom are http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/kZcl/~3/y1cBV5dMxyg/the-making-of-good-predator.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (tennischick)2<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/kZcl/~4/y1cBV5dMxyg" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>http://www.tennischick.net/2014/03/the-making-of-good-predator.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-225463736201432497.post-9211940901458872904Fri, 07 Mar 2014 01:51:00 +00002014-03-06T20:51:55.051-05:00controversyESPNSerena Williams Or to quote ESPN accurately, “Should Serena Williams still be ranked No. 1 in women's tennis?” This is a current and still active poll question on its website. As of this writing, 26,947 people have replied, with 61% voting ‘Yes’ and 39% voting ‘No’. I would give anything to be able to have a meaningful, non hate-filled conversation with the members of that 39% group. I would ask them, http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/kZcl/~3/V5QQKddERZs/espn-asks-should-serena-still-be-ranked.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (tennischick)10<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/kZcl/~4/V5QQKddERZs" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>http://www.tennischick.net/2014/03/espn-asks-should-serena-still-be-ranked.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-225463736201432497.post-8180700926820979006Mon, 03 Mar 2014 01:05:00 +00002014-03-03T21:35:47.805-05:00ITFtennisWorld Tennis Day Yes I am a bit early – World Tennis Day is tomorrow after all. But in keeping with my habit of opening at least one present on Xmas Eve, I thought that I would jump the gun and get the celebration started. March 3rd has been designated ‘World Tennis Day’. Coincidentally, March 3rd is also ‘Read Across America Day’. And, according to Dr. Google, it is also ‘I Want You To Be Happy Day’, ‘http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/kZcl/~3/nS3zMj44SFM/happy-world-tennis-day.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (tennischick)2<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/kZcl/~4/nS3zMj44SFM" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>http://www.tennischick.net/2014/03/happy-world-tennis-day.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-225463736201432497.post-7028665614249010494Sat, 01 Mar 2014 23:43:00 +00002014-03-03T21:36:18.169-05:00changeracket technologyRoger Federer I did not see this coming. If anyone had told me that Federer’s New Year resolution may have been to become less of an old fuddy-dud stick-in-the-mud, I would have counter-challenged with “Federer Who?” Because surely they could not have been speaking about my Roger. Not the guy who resisted the implementation of Hawk Eye technology, insisting that the eyes of the linesmen and women were http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/kZcl/~3/_V9_awI_m0I/mr-federer-embraces-change.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (tennischick)4<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/kZcl/~4/_V9_awI_m0I" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>http://www.tennischick.net/2014/03/mr-federer-embraces-change.html