World No. 1 and Wimbledon defending champion Novak Djokovic breezed past the first round of Wimbledon today with a straight-sets win against German Philipp Kohlschreiber. Strangely enough, this victory is thanks, in part, to a physics professor at the University of Manchester and Scotch tape. Why? Novak Djokovic’s racket, given to him by his sponsor […]
QLIPP, a new tennis performance sensor created by the Singapore based company, 9 Degrees Freedom, went live today on Indiegogo. The crowdfunding campaign is reported to have a funding goal of 30,000 dollars. Founded in 2012, 9 Degrees Freedom will use this campaign to finish the development of QLIPP its free mobile app that is compatible with both IOS and Android […]
IBM and the All England Club (AELTC) have made alterations to both the website and accompanying apps for The Championships, Wimbledon 2015. The Championships has now been constructed to be responsive and adaptive to all programs, thus providing fans with more hands-on Wimbledon coverage with real-time live scores, live and on-demand video, infographics, and exclusive access. The […]
Wimbledon has done quite a bit in the way of merging sports and technology, and this month it was revealed that one of its champions, Andy Murray, will do the same. The 28 year old U.S. Open winner has signed a deal to partner with Seedrs, an equity crowdfunding platform based in London. Murray will […]
Earlier this week Vice released a story blaming technology on the decline of America’s tennis prowess. They specifically sited new polyester-based strings created by Belgian company Luxilon as the reason for this decline. Get The Latest Sports Tech News In Your Inbox! It is true the United States has not had a number one ranked […]