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Tennis lessons too big for your budget? Look to FuzzyYellowBalls.

Private tennis lessons in some parts of the U.S. are running $85 - $120 per hour. That's a big chunk of change for most of us to drop once a week. Group lessons, match play and practice are all good but that private...it can make a big difference. What to do?

Take a look at FuzzyYellowBalls.com. The site offers detailed, quality instruction that can be downloaded and reviewed again and again. No odd camera angles, wind blowing, grainy picture, etc. These well thought out lessons put together by PTR certified pros can reinforce what you are currently working on or help with a particular shot or even help you think about how to practice better. Here's one on practicing with purpose.

FuzzyYellowBalls offers some content free of charge. The other, labeled Premium Content, costs $24.95 per month. They call it your "unfair advantage." It's very comprehensive and I love how you can download to iPod making it possible to bring the videos to court.

Hey, if you're looking for feedback on your game, there's no substitute for an in-the-flesh private. Consider this an affordable, high-quality substitute or supplement if you've got the bucks. Learn more at FuzzyYellowBalls.

Feed your addiction with some pro game. There is tennis life after the Open.

So we've all completely caught up on everything we didn't get done during the Open and we want more tennis. Although mainstream media isn't making much of it, our game is out there and there are a whole lotta surprises going down early -- not to mention weird looking trophies. Below are a few (not all) tournaments to look for and their start dates:

Toray Pan Pacific Open, Tokyo; Now (WTA)

Thailand Open in Bangkok; Now (ATP)

China Open in Beijing; October 3 (ATP and WTA)

AIG Japan Open Tennis Championships, Tokyo; October 5 (ATP)

Shanghai ATP Masters1000; October 12 (ATP)

BGL Luxembourg Open; October 17 (WTA)

Kremlin Cup, Moscow October 19 (ATP and WTA)

If Stockholm Open; October 19 (ATP)

St. Petersburg Open; October 25 (ATP)

Grand Prixe deTennis Lyon; October 26 (ATP)

Sony Ericsson Championships-Doha 2009; October 27 (WTA)

Valencia Open 500; October 31 (ATP)

Commonwealth Bank Tournament of Champions, Bali; November 4 (WTA)

BNP Paribas Masters, Paris; November 7 (ATP)

Barclays ATP World Tour Finals, London; November 22 (ATP)

TennisTV will carry some of the tournaments online. Look also to the Tennis Channel's lineup of coverage as well as the ATP and WTA.

Can't Be There? Watch Wimbledon Live on TV.

Can't be there?  Watch Wimbledon Live on TV Monday, June 22 - Sunday, July 5.

For the complete schedule visit the 2009 Wimbledon TV schedule courtesy of the U.S.T.A.

For live online viewing see our post here.

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Watch Wimbledon Live Online. Register Here to Win One of Three Free Online Passes.

Watch Wimbledon Live online from six courts beginning June 22, 2009. Wimbledon Live will be available worldwide, except in the US, Canada, Spain and Germany. An all access pass is $29.99 and a 24 hour pass is $9.99. Perfect for when you really have to work but NEED to know what's going on.

Register to win one of three FREE all access Wimbledon Live passes by making a comment below. Please be sure to leave your email address or we won't be able to find you. Deadline Monday 7:00 AM EST, June 22. Winners will be notified June 22.

Tennisidentity.com subscribers and Twitter followers have auto-entry. Good luck!

10 Ways to Improve Your Tennis Game While Watching Pro Tennis.

Watching great tennis IS good for your game. Check out my article "10 Ways to Improve Your Tennis Game While Watching Pro Tennis" just out at on THE BASELINE.

Venus Williams and Andy Murray Kick Off the Sony Ericsson Open with Traffic Tennis. Watch the Tournament Live, on TV or Online

 

Venus Williams and Andy Murray kicked off the 2009 Sony Ericsson Open with a little "Traffic Tennis" atop two SUV's on Miami's Ocean Drive yesterday. The tournament runs March 25 - April 5. World Men's #1 Rafael Nadal will open play on the purple courts, March 28.

If you are in the area visit the Sony Ericsson Open website for ticket information. Click here for where to watch on tv and here for an online tournament pass via Tennis TV. Enjoy. Love that dress Venus! Talk about Miami heat.

 Getty Images/Courtesy Sony Ericsson Open/WTA tour

BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells. Can't Be There? Watch it Live on TV or Online.

Can't be there? Check out these links for live television and online coverage of all the action live from the BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells.

 Click here for television coverage courtesy of the BNP Paribas Open's official site, and for online coverage click on TennisTV, $14.95 for the full online tournament pass. Sorry employers of the world, we need to watch this, every minute of it.

TennisTV.com Offers Fans NEW Online Site to Watch Tennis Live. Run by the WTA and ATP, It's the Real Deal.

 

Tennis fans, live broadcast quality tennis is now available online and worldwide anywhere you have access to the internet. Will we ever be productive at the office again? TennisTV.com is an all new broadband TV console. It is the brand spanking new streaming website of the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour and ATP. Starting Wednesday, January 14, TennisTV.com will offer access to top level tennis from both tours, covering 41 events in 2009 (700+ matches). The site kicks-off (or more aptly put, serves first) with the Medibank Sydney International tournament this week and continues throughout the year through the Sony Ericsson Championships in Doha and the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals in London.

Free in-depth highlights will be available on the site but if you want to watch the matches in their entirety you will need to pony up a bit and subscribe.  A combined tour pass for the entire year is $129.95 USD. A men's tour pass is $84.95, a women's is $69.95. You can also buy access to a single tournament to try it out. Go to TennisTV.com to learn more or subscribe.