This post is part of our Player Development Program. Post Audience: All age levels One of the most important, and yet simplest, movement in tennis is the Split Step. It’s the first thing that should be taught to a tennis player, even before they hit their first ball. Unfortunately, it’s something that is often overlooked. […]
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This post is part of our Player Development Program. Post Audience: Juniors 11 – 18, ITF, ATP, WTA Pro’s The fastest serve ever recorded in professional tennis belongs to Sam Groth, of Australia. He hit a 263 kph ace during an ATP Challenger event in Busan, South Korea. To better understand that, imagine the length
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This post is part of our Player Development Program. Post Audience: Juniors 11 – 13 and 14 – 18 There will be times when you’re on the court and it may seem like you’ve tried everything, but nothing seems to work. Your game is still the same, your movement is still the same, your mental
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This post is part of our Player Development Program. Post Audience: All age groups Life in tennis starts at an early age, perhaps too early. In countries where sport is approached with more science and data behind it the children are given various activities, as part of their introduction to the game. In India, the
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It has been over 3 years since ITL started and we’ve done a lot of tournaments, events and even a foreign trip! While we will continue to do these tournaments and offer players options to compete at local events, and in other cities, it’s time for us to do something unique. Introducing the… PLAYER DEVELOPMENT
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Another year sets on us here at ITL, and we await the sunrise of the next. 2018 was a bit rocky for us in the beginning, as we went through a change in partnership and had to regain and find our footing. Thankfully, it didn’t take long before we were on our way to making
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The 2018 year end awards function was held at the Sancta Maria school premises, with best wishes from Mr. Mahender Reddy, St. Mary’s Group Director. Chief Guest, Mr. S. M. Arif, Dronacharya and Padma Shri Award recipient, graced the occasion and inspired youngsters and parents alike with a riveting speech that left an impact on
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Weekly tennis round up of the Top 5 Mens, Womens, and ITF Juniors, highlights, thoughts and featured players. ATP TOP 5 (INDIAN MEN’S) 100 – Yuki Bhambri 125 – Ramkumar Ramanathan 170 – Prajnesh Gunneswaran 312 – Sumit Nagal 326 – Saketh Myneni The biggest mover was 20 year old Aryan Goveas, moving up 33
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The Universal Tennis Ranking (UTR) is used by a wide variety of tennis establishments, associations and leagues worldwide…like ITL! The most popular among them are: 1. ITA Tennis – This is the Intercollegiate Tennis Association, which is responsible for tennis in all the colleges and universities in the United States. They have partnered with UTR
AITA points, local state points, ITL points…how many rankings do you actually need? ITL has used an independent system of ranking from its inception and it has worked well to help players differentiate their talent. The fact that we give a point for each game won has enabled lots of players to know that even
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