<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[TENN360]]></title><description><![CDATA[Welcome to TENN360 - Tennis is about more than just the score! Your go-to fan page for resources, advice, news, and updates. Made by fans, for fans.]]></description><link>https://www.tenn360.com/tennis-blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2026 06:45:22 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.tenn360.com/pt/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[​Finding Life Beyond the Scoreboard: Emma Navarro’s Brave Openness About Health and Healing]]></title><description><![CDATA[Professional tennis tends to measure athletes strictly in numbers: rankings, prize money, unforced errors, and win-loss records. But behind the baseline grind, there are human beings dealing with battles most fans never get to see. ​Emma Navarro recently shared a deeply candid look at her health struggles over the past few years, detailing how hidden battles with RED-S (Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport) and the autoimmune disorder Hashimoto's hypothyroidism left her physically depleted,...]]></description><link>https://www.tenn360.com/post/finding-life-beyond-the-scoreboard-emma-navarro-s-brave-openness-about-health-and-healing</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6abd8752dea0b5f5d31c6c76</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 09:00:04 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/11062b_1fadc31857fd4d4d93ab5a881700aa46~mv2_d_5085_3390_s_4_2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Cynthia White</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Forging a Path Into the Unknown:   Kei Nishikori Says a Tearful Goodbye in Tokyo]]></title><description><![CDATA[There is excellence, and then there is trailblazing. While winning Grand Slams is its own kind of immortality, carrying the weight of an entire nation’s tennis expectations on your shoulders—with no historical blueprint to follow—takes a completely different level of grit. ​At the Japan Open in Tokyo, Kei Nishikori played the final match of his professional career, falling 6-4, 6-4 to Frances Tiafoe. At 36, after a career defined by breathtaking movement, a legendary two-handed backhand, and...]]></description><link>https://www.tenn360.com/post/forging-a-path-into-the-unknown-kei-nishikori-says-a-tearful-goodbye-in-tokyo</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6abe63757abaa950d89b670f</guid><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2026 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/11062b_6ef642220c2644939055d17c480e6929~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Cynthia White</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Forget Line Judges: New Tennis Horror Film Serves Up Actual Cannibalism]]></title><description><![CDATA[Let’s be honest: professional tennis can feel pretty cutthroat at times, but someone has clearly taken the phrase "eating your competition" far too literally. ​A brand new horror film titled Bloody Tennis is heading to screens, featuring a bunch of tennis-playing girls who apparently decide that beating their opponents isn't quite enough—they have to eat them too. Because nothing says "sportsmanship" quite like a stomach-churning bloodbath. ​ Naturally, film buffs online are already losing...]]></description><link>https://www.tenn360.com/post/forget-line-judges-new-tennis-horror-film-serves-up-actual-cannibalism</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6abbc146f2b4e2cbf8e7b59f</guid><pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/1d6090cc4bbf44628dfd82a1979770e8.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Cynthia White</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Roger Federer Is Proof That Hanging Up Your Racket Can Actually Make You Filthy Rich]]></title><description><![CDATA[Let’s face it: while most of us struggle to remember where we left our car keys, Roger Federer is out here writing the ultimate playbook on how to retire in style. ​While the Swiss maestro made a tidy fortune swinging a racket for two decades—pulling in roughly $130 million in career prize money—that turns out to have been absolute pocket change compared to his post-tennis business moves. Thanks to his legendary equity stake in the Swiss running brand On, Federer didn't just walk away from...]]></description><link>https://www.tenn360.com/post/roger-federer-is-proof-that-hanging-up-your-racket-can-actually-make-you-filthy-rich</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6abbc570fb101ff39f93935b</guid><pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/52f3042dfdef4e71af5f90bf69e9cb57.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Cynthia White</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tim Henman Has a Point: Are 12-Day Tournaments Breaking the Players?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Let’s be honest: nobody ever accused tennis officialdom of keeping things simple. ​Tim Henman has popped up to state the obvious—that stretching the big Masters 1000 tournaments out to a whopping 12 days is just too much tennis. As Henman bluntly put it: "The 12-day Masters 1000s is just too much tennis. That's too much time on the road and unfortunately we're seeing that with the number of players that are injured."  Who could have guessed that dragging your bags around for nearly two weeks...]]></description><link>https://www.tenn360.com/post/tim-henman-has-a-point-are-12-day-tournaments-breaking-the-players</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6abbaaab94de20867afcba13</guid><pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/22121faa66c340d08c8bf5b419658ca6.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Cynthia White</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[What Do Seed, Qualifier, Wild Card and Lucky Loser Mean in Tennis?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tennis draws can look wonderfully simple until the little labels appear beside players’ names. Suddenly you are staring at seed, qualifier, wild card and lucky loser, wondering whether you have missed a small administrative drama before anyone has even hit a forehand. The good news is that these terms are not as mysterious as they sound. They are mostly about how players get into a tournament, where they sit in the draw, and what happens when someone pulls out. So, what do seed, qualifier,...]]></description><link>https://www.tenn360.com/post/what-do-seed-qualifier-wild-card-and-lucky-loser-mean-in-tennis</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a8c0d2916311e23431a329d</guid><pubDate>Sun, 27 Sep 2026 13:38:08 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/11062b_38d61a56d0324c0599c908ddadf1d6fa~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Zadie Zimmer</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why Do Tennis Players Carry Multiple Rackets?]]></title><description><![CDATA[That enormous tennis bag is not just there to make players look as if they are moving house. Open it up and you will usually find several rackets, often prepared in slightly different ways, all waiting for their moment. So, why do tennis players carry multiple rackets? The short answer is simple: because tennis is unpredictable. Strings break. Conditions change. Tension drops. A player’s feel can vanish for no obvious reason, usually at 30-40 when the universe is being rude. Multiple rackets...]]></description><link>https://www.tenn360.com/post/why-do-tennis-players-carry-multiple-rackets</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a8b1d47dbdb7b1f8a4fffb0</guid><pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 18:13:23 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b7beb3_60dbadd986ba46e89f7cc449f96303af~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Alex De La Hay</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Are Tennis Players the Most Spoiled Athletes in the World?]]></title><description><![CDATA[There are moments in tennis when the sport looks, to the untrained eye, hilariously precious. A player asks for the “other” towel. Not that racquet, the one with the slightly different string tension. Someone in the crowd coughs at the wrong time and receives a stare usually reserved for minor crimes. A ball kid sprints over with a drink, a banana appears like room service, and somewhere nearby a coach, physio, hitting partner and fitness trainer are all trying to look calm while internally...]]></description><link>https://www.tenn360.com/post/are-tennis-players-the-most-spoiled-athletes-in-the-world</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6aac04ccc277db7715a74c07</guid><pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 15:29:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b7beb3_da33a431767f465390333b5362db2f91~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_768,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Zadie Zimmer</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why Are Tennis Balls Yellow?]]></title><description><![CDATA[It is one of those tennis things that feels so normal you almost stop seeing it. The grass is green, the lines are white, the umpire says “quiet please”, and the ball is that fizzy, highlighter shade of yellow that somehow looks both cheerful and mildly radioactive. So, why are tennis balls yellow? The short answer is visibility. Yellow balls are easier to see, especially on television, and once tennis entered the colour TV age, the sport had a very practical reason to move away from the...]]></description><link>https://www.tenn360.com/post/why-are-tennis-balls-yellow</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a8ae9c0fe6fd82d1506c60e</guid><pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2026 18:58:55 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/df58b9235be54ead966592f4eafe750d.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Zadie Zimmer</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why Do Tennis Players Bounce the Ball Before Serving]]></title><description><![CDATA[Watch enough tennis and you start noticing the little rituals. The tug of the shirt. The look down the court. The slow breath. Then comes the bounce, bounce, bounce of the ball before the serve. On e good example is US Open winner Alexander Zverev, where his trademark pre-serve ritual rhythmically pounding the ball into the court two dozen times before every delivery-pushed time regulations to their absolute breaking point. So, why do tennis players bounce the ball before serving? The short...]]></description><link>https://www.tenn360.com/post/why-do-tennis-players-bounce-the-ball-before-serving</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a8b15994e12adafbf7cffdf</guid><pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2026 16:47:32 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b7beb3_0986cc8368764559989607a03a9e8741~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Alex De La Hay</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[7 Types of Tennis Fans You Will Definitely Recognise]]></title><description><![CDATA[Every tennis crowd has its own little ecosystem. There are the people who clap politely after a let cord, the ones who look physically unwell during a second serve, and the ones who somehow know the junior ranking history of a player currently ranked 87th in the world. That is part of the fun. Tennis is a sport of patterns, pressure, rituals and tiny emotional collapses disguised as forehands into the net. Naturally, it attracts all kinds of fans. Some watch with notebooks. Some watch with...]]></description><link>https://www.tenn360.com/post/7-types-of-tennis-fans-you-will-definitely-recognise</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6aa0631c16ba6cfe3053520c</guid><pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2026 13:03:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b7beb3_9fc2709bd2ae49298b7a14a381cfbe01~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_768,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Zadie Zimmer</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[What Is the Difference Between a Game, a Set and a Match in Tennis?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tennis scoring can feel like someone designed it during a rain delay and then refused to explain themselves. Love, 15, 30, 40, deuce, advantage, games, sets, matches. Lovely sport, mildly eccentric admin. So, what is the difference between a game, a set and a match in tennis? The short answer is this: points make up games, games make up sets, and sets make up a match. Think of it like Russian dolls, only with more grunting and the occasional argument about a line call. Tennis scoring starts...]]></description><link>https://www.tenn360.com/post/what-is-the-difference-between-a-game-a-set-and-a-match-in-tennis</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a8aef5c16311e234317f716</guid><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 13:00:28 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/89057583e87945ab9ba669040493236d.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Zadie Zimmer</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Does a Ground Pass Get You Into the Main Show Courts in Tennis?]]></title><description><![CDATA[A ground pass is one of tennis’s great little bargains, until you arrive at a tournament and realise there are courts, and then there are Courts. The ones with the player entrance music, padded seats, famous names on the order of play and stewards checking tickets as if they are guarding the Crown Jewels. So, does a ground pass get you into the main show courts in tennis? The short answer is: usually no, not the main ticketed show courts. A ground pass normally gets you into the tournament...]]></description><link>https://www.tenn360.com/post/does-a-ground-pass-get-you-into-the-main-show-courts-in-tennis</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a8c115591ea1d0846e147c7</guid><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 13:40:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b7beb3_a8cd707e5fe540d78ab17eac76d6bf1a~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_768,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Zadie Zimmer</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[How Does Tennis Scoring Work?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tennis scoring looks odd until it suddenly clicks. Then you realise it is not chaos at all, just a neat little ladder with some vintage wording sprinkled on top. Why does it go 15, 30, 40? Why is zero called love? Why can a game feel over, then somehow not be over for another ten minutes? So, how does tennis scoring work? In the simplest terms, a match is made of sets, sets are made of games, and games are made of points. Win enough points to win a game. Win enough games to win a set. Win...]]></description><link>https://www.tenn360.com/post/how-does-tennis-scoring-work</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a8aebce30d700055aaf927f</guid><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 10:19:17 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b7beb3_951cb9ceb4a7461cad577dd158ca1fb3~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Alex De La Hay</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why is quiet so important in tennis etiquette]]></title><description><![CDATA[There are few sounds in sport as satisfying as a cleanly struck tennis ball. There are also few sounds as badly timed as someone opening a fizzy drink during a second serve. Tennis has a reputation for being fussy about silence, and from the outside it can look a bit precious. Why should a cough, a phone ping, or a shouted “come on!” matter so much? The short answer is that quiet helps players do something incredibly difficult: judge, move, decide and swing in a fraction of a second. So, why...]]></description><link>https://www.tenn360.com/post/why-is-quiet-so-important-in-tennis-etiquette</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a8c08aa16311e23431a2a28</guid><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 09:51:17 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b7beb3_c0ec8b3111fe438bbf37562fa7b2d8aa~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Alex De La Hay</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[How Many Tennis Tournaments Are There Around the World?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ask a simple tennis question and, very often, the sport hands you a draw sheet the size of a tablecloth. So, how many tennis tournaments are there around the world? The honest answer is: it depends what you mean by “tennis tournament”. If you mean the events most fans see on television, the number is roughly in the low hundreds each season across the ATP Tour, WTA Tour and the four Grand Slams. If you include Challenger events, ITF tournaments, juniors, wheelchair tennis, seniors, national...]]></description><link>https://www.tenn360.com/post/how-many-tennis-tournaments-are-there-around-the-world</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a8c0e95fe6fd82d15091114</guid><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 18:44:14 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b7beb3_396edb6dc6d2476e9863813b23b04651~mv2.webp/v1/fit/w_744,h_428,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Zadie Zimmer</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[What Are the Different Court Types and Balls in Tennis and Which Players Suit Them?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tennis looks like one sport until the surface changes. Then suddenly the same forehand behaves differently, the same serve lands with a different threat, and the same player can look either perfectly at home or faintly annoyed with the universe. Not naming any names, but a certain very tall, lanky Grand Slam champion immediately springs to my mind! That is part of the fun. Court types and balls shape tennis more than almost anything else. They affect bounce, speed, timing, movement, tactics...]]></description><link>https://www.tenn360.com/post/what-are-the-different-court-types-and-balls-in-tennis-and-which-players-suit-them</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a8b152216311e2343183d45</guid><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 18:27:23 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b7beb3_2d683bc13bcc405989cef39b94088cdb~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Zadie Zimmer</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[When Was Tennis Invented and How Did the Modern Game Begin]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ask when tennis was invented and you very quickly find yourself with two answers, both true and both slightly awkward at the dinner table. If you mean the modern game with rackets, a net, service boxes and neatly mown grass, tennis took shape in the 1870s in Britain. If you mean the broader idea of knocking a ball back and forth by hand or racket, the story reaches much further back, into medieval Europe. So, when was tennis invented? The neat answer is this: modern lawn tennis was developed...]]></description><link>https://www.tenn360.com/post/when-was-tennis-invented-and-how-did-the-modern-game-begin</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a8aeeb74e12adafbf7cb74a</guid><pubDate>Sun, 23 Aug 2026 21:24:55 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b7beb3_71b9d947447f424cb1e386d2845a5966~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_968,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Zadie Zimmer</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why Do Tennis Players Switch Sides During a Tennis Match?]]></title><description><![CDATA[You can watch tennis for years and still have the same small thought every few games: why are they wandering off to the other end again? It can look like habit, or a chance to towel down, sip something mysterious and stare into the middle distance. But switching sides is not just part of tennis theatre. It is built into the rules, and it matters more than it first appears. Why do tennis players switch sides during a tennis match? Mainly to keep conditions fair. Sun, wind, shade, court slope,...]]></description><link>https://www.tenn360.com/post/why-do-tennis-players-switch-sides-during-a-tennis-match</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a8b1e9430d700055aaff2b7</guid><pubDate>Sun, 23 Aug 2026 16:53:34 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a7d07c90e2f2472b917d66829a134717.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_800,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Zadie Zimmer</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>