Check back daily for updates on Pat’s current and past players and how they’re doing at the US Open!

 Qualifying Rounds:

Heidi El Tabakh advanced to the second round.

Michelle Larcher De Brito won all three rounds in the qualies, guaranteeing her a spot in the first round.

Raluca Olaru lost in the first round of qualies.

 FIRST ROUND:

Ernests Gulbis lost to Jeremy Chardy 6-2, 7-6 (7-1), 6-4.

Mardy Fish defeated Jan Hajek in five sets: 6-0, 3-6, 4-6, 6-0, 6-1.

Karolina Sprem lost to USA’s Beatrice Capra 6-1, 6-3.

Jelena Jankovic beat Simona Halep 6-4, 4-6, 7-5.

Michelle Larcher De Brito lost to India’s Sania Mirza 6-3, 6-2.

Victoria Azarenka defeated Monica Niculescu 6-0, 5-7, 6-1.

Daniela Hantuchova defeated Dinara Safina 6-3, 6-4.

We welcome four new affiliates who will be representing Etcheberry Experience products at clinics, centers, tournaments and trade shows around the United States: Brit Coleman of the BBI Tennis Group in Belton, Texas, Colin Gillam, the Tennis Director at The Alaska Tennis Group in Alaska and Fairbanks, Alaska, Donald Widener in Suffolk, Virginia, and Greg Todd, physical therapist and co-owner of Renewal Rehabilitation in Wesley Chapel and Hyde Park, Florida 

We also welcome three new members to our International Affiliate program — Tekate Imports in Paraguay, Faberg Sports in Brazil, and Sports Advantage in

If you are interested in adding EE products and a lucrative new revenue stream to your club, academy or other business ventures, contact Taryn at t.reppert@etcheberrygroup.com.

From the French Open’s Roland Garros’ website, read about Pat and Daniela’s training and how it has helped her physically and mentally.  She is currently down at Mission Inn working with Pat this week.

 http://www.rolandgarros.com/en_FR/news/interviews/2010-05-29/201005291275149261127.html

Russian Vera Zvonareva, currently ranked #21 and playing in the finals at Wimbledon, has been using the ETCH-Swing as part of her training regimen.

For more on Zvonareva and the rest of Wimbledon, click here.

To train like the pros and buy your own Etch-Swing, visit our site!

Congratulations to Debbie Lloyd and her girls’ high school team who had an undefeated season and won State Championships in New England!

 Debbie, an Elite Certified coach since August of 2009, thanks Pat for his training techniques for helping her team get to the championships. 

To see an Etcheberry Certified coach’s success and for more information on Coach Lloyd and her team, read this article!

For the first time ever, the Professional Tennis Registry (PTR) will be conducting Etcheberry Certifications in Strength and Conditioning for Tennis to all PTR members internationally!

After working closely with Pat down at his training facilities near Orlando, Florida, PTR Master Professional Dr. Louie Cap and the PTR’s International Director, Iñaki Balzola, will be traveling the world offering PTR members the chance to learn Pat’s training philosophies and drills without having to travel to the United States.

In addition to offering the international PTR members clinics in their own countries, there will be an opportunity for those who wish to come over to the PTR’s International Symposium to meet and work with Pat.

If you wish to have an Etcheberry Certification in your country for your PTR members, please contact your appropriate local PTR representative to schedule a clinic, or send an email to info@etcheberryexperience.com.

For more information, read this article from Racquet Sports Industry.

We’re happy to be teaming up with PTR to offer this opportunity for more coaches and trainers to learn how to make your players even better!

Here are the daily results for the French Open!

 Round 1:

•  Heidi El Tabakh, one of Pat’s previous players and one of the athletes featured on the Etcheberry DVDs, got through Qualifying rounds to make it to the First Round of the tournament, losing to seed 15 Aravane Rezai 6-1, 6-1.
• Karolina Sprem lost to Maria Kirilenko 7-5, 6-4.
• Gisela Dulko defeated Victoria Azarenka 6-1, 6-2.
• Ernests Gulbis retired to Julien Benneteau 6-4, 6-2, 1-0.
• Justine Henin defeated Tsvetana Pironkova 6-4, 6-3.
• Jelena Jankovic beat Alicia Molik 6-0, 6-4.
• Daniela Hantuchova defeated Tamarine Tanasugarn 6-1, 6-1.

Round 2:

•  Justine Henin won against Klara Zakopalova 6-3, 6-3.
• Jelena Jankovic defeated Kaia Kanepi 6-2, 3-6, 6-4.
• Daniela Hantuchova beat Olga Govortsova 7-5, 6-3.

Round 3:

• Justine Henin defeated Maria Sharapova 6-2, 3-6, 6-3.
• Jelena Jankovic won against Alena Bondarenko 6-4, 7-6.
• Daniela Hantuchova beat Yanina Wickmayer 7-5, 6-3.

Round 4:

• Justine Henin lost to Samantha Stosur 6-2, 1-6, 4-6.
• Jelena Jankovic defeated Daniela Hantuchova 6-4, 6-2.

Quarterfinals:

• Jelena Jankovic won against Yaroslava Shvedova 7-5, 6-4.

On October 10 & 11 this fall, join Pat at the Mission Inn Resort near Orlando, Florida for the next Etcheberry Certification clinic focusing on tennis strength, conditioning, and movement.

Fill out an application and visit our Certification page to learn about PTR and USPTA discounts and other bonuses to being an Etcheberry Certified coach!

Testimonial from a Certified Coach:

 ”I am thankful that I had the wit and foresight to attend Pat Etcheberry’s certification program. After receiving Pat’s training and his inspiration in Los Gatos, CA, I’ve re-directed my focus from group tennis instruction to private tennis coaching and training. Pat has given me his tools to specifically train advanced tennis players with the exercises necessary to make dramatic and exciting gains in their tennis development. Like many other tennis coaches who have wished they could have ‘been a mouse in the corner’ and observe Pat during his training sessions, and like the other coaches who’ve gone through Pat’s training certifications, we all wish that we could have done this sooner. This would have helped our players we’ve worked with in the past so much more, so much sooner.

I am constantly reminded of all that I was taught at the clinic, and I continue to learn as I work with the tools he gave us there; the DVD’s as well as all the training manuals. I appreciate every day how well these systems work. It is obvious that Pat has thoroughly studied the game of tennis and the techniques necessary to bring out the most from both world class players and all players who need the best training to get closer to their goals.

My training techniques and my players’ successes are being noticed by other coaches and players, and I think they’re wondering how my students and I got to be a lot better, right before their eyes. It’s really not that big of mystery. If they’d ask, I’d tell them … “We’re using the techniques I learned from the best tennis trainer in the world, Pat Etcheberry”.

And a special THANK YOU to Pat for taking special care of my number one player who I sent to your program this last year, 10 year old, Charlie Adams. He’s moved up in our section’s rankings from number 22 to number 7 in the Championship level on the endorsement list! What an edge you’ve given ‘Team Adams’! ”

– Marty Johnson

For those of you unable to open the recent Etcheberry newsletter, or for those of you interested in joining our newsletter list, check out the link below for our Spring 2010 Newsletter, featuring a Top 10 Drills Contest, Etch advice, and player updates!

Read the Newsletter here!

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Congratulations to Jelena Jankovic, a fan of Pat’s ETCH-Swing and former player of Pat’s, for winning at the BNP Paribas Open this past week, beating Caroline Wozniacki 6-2, 6-4.

Read more here and see Jankovic training with her ETCH-Swing!