Wimbledon finalist Chris Lewis was so kind as to contribute to Women's Tennis Blog sharing a few words about best New Zealand's tennis player Marina Erakovic, whom he coached for a significant period of time. In the article he points out some characteristics of Marina's game, and analyzes her prospects at the upcoming Sony Ericsson Open where she's a wildcard.

Hi Marija, my name is Chris Lewis. I'm from New Zealand. I stumbled upon your post about Marina Erakovic, and, as Marina's coach for nine years (from the age of 8 until she was 17), I thought your readers might be interested in knowing a little bit more about her.

After reaching the semifinal of Memphis less than a month ago, Marina is the first NZ woman to break into the top 100 for over twenty years. As a consequence, she has now become one of New Zealand's most widely recognized athletes. Read more »

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Nine-year-old Australian, Lauryn Edwards, has been banned from playing tennis by her local club because she grunts too loudly.

Lauryn will be permitted to play only if her father can guarantee she won’t grunt on court.

Mr Edwards said: "How can I guarantee that? She's been doing it since she was really little. She's her own person. What do they want me to do? Put Band-Aids over her mouth? They made her cry on the court when they told her. She was in such a state I had to bring her home mid-match."

Watch/listen little Lauryn play tennis. Hehe, Maria Sharapova (Lauryn's favorite tennis player, by the way) and Monica Seles must be so proud. (source: Adelaide Now)

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Own the Zone Sporting Goods is a company that designs and distributes innovative and fun sports products that help players reach their zone of peak performance.

OTZ band vibration dampeners for tennis racquets are being sold at the world famous Sanchez- Casal Academy in Barcelona, Spain, and the players and coaches love the great feel and sound of the OTZ bands on their racquets.

"Having not used traditional vibration dampeners for over 10 years, I recently tried the durable and colorful Own the Zone Band - and I haven't taken it off my racquet since. Many of our players and coaches have followed," said Andrew Burgess, Head of Player Development at the Sanchez-Casal Academy. "People are always asking for more bands, this is certainly the best endorsement a product can receive. Our players love the way the OTZ band makes the ball feel off the racquet and it gives a great sound off the strings." Read more »

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Women’s Edge tank and skort is a piece from Adidas’ latest collection which will be available for purchase within the next few weeks. My review is divided into several paragraphs which talk about my first impression when I received the outfit, then my other thoughts, technologies employed in the production of special ClimaCool® fabric, the choice of colors, and the conclusion followed by some additional information.

FIRST IMPRESSION: The first thing I noticed when I got the outfit was the softness of the tank. The white part of the tank feels like silk, only elastic, and I couldn’t take my hands off it. It’s probably the most beautiful fabric I’ve ever touched, and it feels good on your body too. Read more »

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I wish you all a very happy year 2008! I wish you lots of health, love, prosperity and fun. Also, I hope we'll watch many exciting and enjoyable matches in the 2008 tennis season.

Thank you for your great support over the past year.

Marija

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