Some inspiring ladies got together before the match at the BNP Paribas Showdown for the Billie Jean King cup for a "Girls Night Out" to discuss staying confident and motivated in the competitive tennis world  to 100 top-ranked teenage girls and their families before they got to see their favorite stars, Venus Williams, Svetlana Kuznetsova, Kim Clijsters, and Ana Ivanovic, play for free.

Top-seeded Americans Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan took sole possession of the No. 2 spot on the list of Open Era doubles titles champions, after defending their title at the Delray Beach International Tennis Championships with a 6-3, 7-6(3) win over German Philipp Marx and Slovakian Igor Zelenay on Sunday.

With the latest shoes hitting the stores this year, I wanted to disucss the shoes that catch my eye and stand out. For this first post, I want to feature the 2010 New Balance CT 1004 tennis shoe.

IMG Bollettieri Tennis Academy student and 17-year old American, Ryan Harrison, reached a new career high of #280 in the world this week and is now the youngest player in the top 300! Harrison is considered by many as the best young American in the world.

We're well underway with the 2010 season, what's got you ticking about any events that have taken place so far?

Sprint workouts to improve speed on the tennis court

I know everyone started playing tennis at a certain age for a certain reason- whether your parents handed down a legacy or forced you into it. I am going to talk about how my tennis career began.