TENNIS CAMP

Tuesday, December 21, 2004

INTRODUCING A NEW TENNIS BLOG

Greetings fellow tennis lovers!

My name is Dr. Glenn Sheiner and , like yourselves, I am a tennis fanatic. And as I always like to say - At least it's a healthy addiction!

This blog is going to be about the tactical side of tennis and specifically club tennis. I hope to explore and investigate the thinking part of this great game. I'll let the other tennis web sites discuss stroke production.

Just so you'll know who I am -- I've been playing for about 30 years now and have reached a pretty good level.

I'm also the author of INSIDER TENNIS STRATEGIES which is an Ebook totally devoted to the tactical side of tennis and which has been sold in 36 countries in just the past 6 months.

Actually you can learn more about my philosophies, and comments by people who've read my stuff, by checking

out the Ebook site for INSIDER TENNIS STRATEGIES .

Next time we'll dive in with a few comments.

Until then,

Glenn Sheiner M.D.

Friday, December 17, 2004

Who Coachth the Federer?

A brief stub on Federer and his coaches/clubs.

Coaches:

'89 - '91 - Seppli Kacovsky
'92 - ' 94, '97 - '98 - Peter Carter
'99 - '03 - Peter Lundgren
'05 - current - Tony Roche

Tennis Clubs:

'87 - '89 - Ciba Klybeck, Allschwil, Swizterland [Link, More]
'89 - '94 - Old Boys Tennis Club, Basel, Swizterland [Link]
'95 - '96 - National Tennis Academy, Ecublens, Swizterland [Link]
'97 - '98 - National Centre of Swiss Tennis Association, Biel, Swizterland [Link]

Thursday, December 16, 2004

Who is Peter Carter?

Any tennis fan who loves Roger Federer, can associate Roger's love for his former tennis coach, Peter Carter. Here is a tribute along with some snipets on Peter Carter.

Peter 'Carts' Carter (Aug 9, 1964 - Aug 1, 2002) grew up in the Barossa in a tennis loving family of Bob and Diana Carter. He would trail along to the courts with his parents and two older brothers. When he was 12, he was playing A grade, then at 15 he moved to Adelaide to live with coach Peter Smith, the man who played a part in many famous careers, including John Fitzgerald, Darren Cahill, Brod Dyke and Lleyton Hewitt. In words of his coach, Peter Smith, "He was a little younger than Fitzy and Brod Dyke but in terms of Mark and Darren who were about the same age, I think people considered him to be the best of that particular group." One of Peter's most memorable wins was when he defeated John Alexander while he was still at school.

He then went on the ATP circuit, but dogged by injury, he eventually ended up coaching in Switzerland, where he met the young Roger Federer. His dad, Bob, recalls: He said to me one night when he rang "Oh, have I got a young boy here who looks promising, "he's only about 12 or 13". He said, "I think he's going to go places.". And that was Roger Federer.

Peter coached Roger through his formative teenage years till he turned pro. He was popular in Switzerland and eventually became the country's Davis Cup coach and captain. His mom recalls: "And the team actually refused to play unless he was the captain, at one stage."

Peter's life seemed complete when he met his wife swiss-born, Sylvia, but shortly afterwards she was diagnosed with cancer. After a 12-month battle last year she was cleared of the disease. They travelled to South Africa to celebrate. But, while travelling in separate cars, Peter died of injuries sustained in a car accident, as his Land Rover crashed near the Kruger National Park . He was 37 by then. Roger Federer was playing in Toronto '02. After losing in the first round to eventual champion Guillermo Canas, he learnt of the sad news. Roger said: "I was very shocked and very sad when I found out. He was a very close friend. This is the first time a close friend of mine has died." ... [source]

Peter Carter is now remembered as part of the Carter Altman Penfold Fund. The charity known as CAP helps children with disabilities play sport and remembers two other tennis players, Nick Altman and Jeff Penfold. Also, the clash of Australia & Switzerland in Davis Cup is named as Peter Carter Trophy, which Australia won in Dec '03 Davis cup final.

Bob Carter on Federer: "Obviously Roger [Federer] has got enormous talent, but I am sure, and I can see it in his game, what's there Peter would have taught him. The serve volley and the slice and the variety in his game, that's how Peter played. I'm sure that is showing out in Roger now." [source]

Federer on Peter Carter: "Peter wasn't my first coach, but he was my real coach. I made trips with him. He knew me and my game, and he was always thinking of what was good for me." [source]

Adapted from: Partick Emmett's Report

More Info:

Sunday Times Report of the accident [Link]
Peter Cater's Player Profile & Matches [Link]
SwissInfo Article on Peter Carter [Link]
BBC Article on Peter Carter [Link]
Roger talks about Peter after winning Wimbledon [Link]

Monday, December 13, 2004

Federer Schedule for 2005

Jan 03: Doha
Jan 10: Kooyong
Jan 17: Australian Open
Feb 14: Rotterdam
Feb 21: Dubai
Mar 07: Indian Wells
Mar 21: Miami
Apr 11: Monte Carlo
May 02: Rome
May 09: Hamburg
May 23: Roland Garros
Jun 06: Halle
Jun 20: Wimbledon
Aug 08: Montreal
Aug 15: Cincinnati
Aug 29: US Open
Sep 23: Davis Cup
Sep 26: Bangkok
Oct 17: Madrid
Oct 24: Basel
Oct 31: Paris
Nov 12: TMC Shanghai

Good luck, Roger !!

Update: Schedule for second half of 2005 has been out at RF.com

Tuesday, December 7, 2004

Cool Sites

If you want a gmail account.. add your name and email address to the comment. I will send an invite ASAP. If you want to know what is gmail, visit gmail.com

Also see, Roger Federer Foundation

Friday, December 3, 2004

Roger Federer Over the Years !!

A Trophy Collection of Roger.. Arranged chronologically.

(click on thumbnails for a bigger smile from federer. aka. a bigger picture)

Federer's titles: 22 and counting.

2001: Milan

2002: Sydney, Hamburg, Vienna

2003: Marseille, Dubai, Munich, Halle, Wimbledon, Vienna, TMC Houston

2004: Australian Open, Dubai, Indian Wells, Hamburg, Halle, Wimbledon,

Gstaad, Toronto, US Open, Bangkok, TMC Houston

Original idea from a post from a great federer fan, Mrs. B of MTF.

Thursday, December 2, 2004

Tennis Video and DVD

There are NO official DVD releases of Roger Federer. The closest you can get is the Facing Federer Collector's DVD. Watch the exclusive preview, and is available at Tenniswarehouse. Also see the Reviews.

Here is a collection of some cool links where one can purchase/trade tennis video and dvds, especially of Roger !! aka 'Where to buy tennis videos?'