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Walk into any sports shop and you'll see fifty rackets on the wall, all promising more power, more spin, more comfort. Most of the buyers picking one up have no idea what to look for, and the shop assistant has no idea what's in their game. They go home with the wrong tool, fight it for a year, and then blame their backhand. It doesn't have to be that complicated. Here's the short version of what actually matters when you're choosing a racket — and the five mistakes I see mos

A tennis holiday doesn't have to mean early-morning drills and serious face. Some of the best weeks we have on court are with people who come to Portoroz to play because they enjoy it — not because they're chasing a tournament. The serve doesn't need to get faster. The point is just to be on a clay court near the sea, with a friend or a coach, in good light, with somewhere lovely to have lunch. This is a guide to exactly that kind of holiday: relaxed tennis in Portoroz, with