The benefits of mixed practice between WTA players and ATP players
So much has happened since my last post. Petra Kvitova won Prague and Madrid. How amazing! Especially given they were back-to-back tournaments with no break between the two and Madrid is a large mandatory tournament. So, congratulations to her. Serena Williams sadly withdrew from Madrid Open and the Italian Open in Rome (Foro Italico). Did the former have anything to do with the unacceptable comments Tiriac made about her before the tournament? Hopefully she’ll make the French Open! And then there was the good news shared by Wozniacki that she has been honoured in Denmark by being given a Damehood of the Dannebrog Order. The Italian Open is still underway. What I found the most interesting in terms of clay court preparations was the practice session between Sharapova and Nadal which Maria posted on her twitter: https://twitter.com/MariaSharapova/status/995995610720489472 It was a long rally typical of clay court matches which is why one has to prepare for a particular su...