In October, Bob Hilborn, the head pro at Scarborough East Tennis wrote an article for us about their tennis club becoming the first in Ohio to install PlaySight technology. Which, as a refresher, uses six cameras, three on each baseline, to record and digitally analyze each aspect of a tennis match. My name is Jason […]
Although it may not be considered her best season, 2015 marked Maria Sharapova’s 5th consecutive year in the Top 5 in the end of the year ranking. The Russian, 5 time Major champion, suffered of a leg injury which forced her to pull out of the summer hard court season in North America. Although a […]
Wit the ATP World Title being decided last weekend with Novak Djokovic defeating Roger Federer, it’s a good time to look back at how the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) aims to improve social media engagement through its recently launched three year partnership with Infosys. Infosys plans to offer viewers detailed stats on player performance to […]
Silicon Valley startup TuringSense has just raised a $3 million round of seed funding. The company, which pioneers a biomechanically based tennis sensor system called PIVOT, received funding from a variety of sources. Three companies from China invested largely—Angel Plus, ChinaRock Capital and Zen Water Capital, along with one Indonesian company, Ideosource. One American group made it […]
Sporting clubs of all shapes and sizes around the globe are utilizing technology to find the best way to connect with fans and increase brand awareness. Some have tried live streaming packages, some have tried data mining to best relate to the needs and wants of their customers, but the Association of Tennis Professionals has […]
