It never dawned on me as I entered yoga for tennis just how tight I actually was. My shoulders, knees, hips, lumbar region – even my ankles were stiff. I believed I was a pretty strong woman for late 40’s. I’m not saying I’m a weakling but I quickly realized I had lost something. And …
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Costa del tennis: You’ve had success with Maria Sharapova and now great success with Jessie Pegula. How do you train them to compete on all surfaces? Michael: I think the most important thing is that they don’t change their games too much depending on the surface. Obviously the biggest difference is the footwork when you …
Costa del Tennis is super excited to include The Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell 2014 as a premier tennis holiday in Barcelona and just as excited to speak with Barcelona native, Albert Costa, tournament director of The Barcelona Open! Albert Costa won The French Open in 2002, helped Spain win their first Davis Cup title in …
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Coach Michael Joyce, a former player from good ole’ Southern California. He turned professional in 1991 reaching his highest ATP singles ranking of World No. 64 in 1996. In 2011 he started working with Jessie Pegula taking her from # 900 to 120 within 2 years. And of course he’s most well known for his …
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Talking Spanish Tennis with Júlia Comas Espona Costa del Tennis latest tennis interview talks with Barcelona native Júlia Comas Espona at the University of Massachusetts Amherst about Varsity tennis, culture & lifestyle by way of Espana. Júlia’s a senior now with a Biochemistry major who’s interested in cosmetic science & been playing tennis since she …
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Costa: Have you ever considered traveling to Spain? Whitney: So far the only other country I’ve been to is Canada so I can’t say what part of Europe I like best, but I would very much enjoy visiting Spain at some point. One summer a couple years ago my brother and I talked about …
A mild mannered Clark Kent – until she strikes a ball! I first caught onto this hotshot as she was clinching match wins for UNC’s amazing & historical victory in ITA’s National Team Indoor Championships. I was amazed at the poise of freshman, Whitney Kay. When I checked her out further, I learned she had …
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Costa: At what point did you wake up one day and say, “it´s time” to turn pro? Sloane: Literally, I just woke up one day in October 2009 and told my mother that I was ready to go for it. I had a solid year in 2009 and we had talked about transitioning to the …
ZOE SCANDALIS TALKS TRAVEL Costa: Where and when did you 1st travel abroad? Zoe: I have been lucky enough to travel to many places from a very young age. I went to Cancun when I was four years old with my family but a trip that is very memorable to me is a few years …
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Costa: When & where did you 1st travel abroad? What was your feeling & experience being abroad? Jarmere: My first trip abroad was when I was 12 years old. I traveled to Tarbes, France to compete in Les Petite As, a premiere junior tennis tournament for 12-14 year old. I was very excited to travel …