Category Archives: Passion in Life

Withdraw or Play With Injury? Retire with injury In any professional tournaments there is prize money. The amount of the prize money is divided up depending on which round the player gets to, the final having the most money for … Continue reading →

Australian Open Tennis Prize Money Prize money has increased 65% from 2012 to 2016 and has again increased another 14% from 2016 to 2017. Australian Open will pay out 50 million (Australian currency) in prize money in 2017. Yearly Players … Continue reading →

Use Twitter or Facebook? Pro Tennis Players When comparing professional tennis players statistics on Twitter and Facebook, it would seem personalities and lifestyles influence which one the player prefers. Some players have more followers on Twitter versus Facebook and some … Continue reading →

Facebook-Affects Professional Tennis Facebook has a huge impact on professional tennis – on the players, on the fans, on the professional tournaments, and on the various businesses associated with the sport. In the third quarter of this year Facebook listed … Continue reading →

Twitter Affects Professional Tennis Twitter affects professional tennis in both a positive and negative way. Positives Signing up for a twitter account immediately gives the player access to the outer world of spectators and fans, which affects their image. For … Continue reading →

 Social Media Affects Professional Tennis Social media has both a positive and a negative affect on professional tennis. In assessing their joining up with social media such as facebook, twitter and instagram, professional tennis players are opening themselves up to … Continue reading →

Fatigue-Tanking in Tennis Emotional or/and physical fatigue can be linked to tanking in tennis. Fatigue can be defined as extreme tiredness, typically resulting from mental or physical exertion or illness. Tanking is defined as losing a match on purpose; or … Continue reading →

Emotional Toughness in Competition There is an emotional toughness in competition that is developed over time. Emotion – an affective state of consciousness in which joy, sorrow, fear, hat, or the like, is                 … Continue reading →