I enrolled at Cesame Tennis School in Mukoujima last January hoping to practice my shots, as I had plans to join a small tennis tournament in March. The tournament was eventually postponed because of rain, but it’s ok. I’m glad I enrolled and I’m glad i can practice my shots every week with professional guidance….
Category: tennis
Doubles Tournament at Ariake Postponed
My partner and I were supposed to participate at this mixed doubles tournament at Ariake Tennis no Mori Park but unfortunately, it was cancelled because of the rains. Only seeded players can move on to the main draw scheduled next week. 僕らは有明テニスの森公園で開催するミックスダブルス大会に参加する予定が、雨が降っているため、中止になってしまった。シード選手だけが来週の本戦に参加出来るのです。 Here’s the message from the organizer (in Japanese): 本日のミックス大会、全て中止です。シード選手だけ本選に出場します。その他の選手は参加費を返却します。 中央区テニス連盟:馬場
Agassi’s Autobiography Review
I just finished reading Andre Agassi’s Autobiography, “Open”. It’s a must-read for everybody who loves tennis and would like to have an idea of what happens in the tour, how players build their teams, and what goes inside their heads during matches. The book starts with his last victory in the tour, against Marcos Baghdatis,…
86th Nikke All Japan Tennis Tournament
I just got an email from Ticket Pia announcing tickets are now available for the 86th Nikke All Japan Tennis Tournament. It will be held from November 5th to the 13th this year at the Ariake Tennis Forest Park. This is a tournament organized by the Japan Tennis Association to choose Japan’s top players and…
US Open 2011: Federer vs Djokovic
It couldn’t get more exciting than this — the greatest of all time (GOAT) against the greatest at the moment. The last time these two met was at the semifinals of the French Open and the GOAT won, giving Djokovic his first of only two losses this year. If Federer wins, he will have a…
Tokyo Sports Facilities User Card
To be able to reserve public tennis courts in Tokyo, you will need the Tokyo Sports Facilities User Card (東京都スポーツ施設利用者カード), issued by the Tokyo local government. You can apply for this card at any of the Tokyo public parts that have tennis courts, including Hibiya Park, Shiba Park, and Kiba Park, and Ariake Tennis Forrest…
Tennis at Ojima-Komatsugawa Park
Tomorrow, I’ll be playing tennis at the Ojima-Komatsugawa Park in Edogawa ward, for the first time. Looking at Google Maps, the park looks massive with lots of open space and sports facilities. It looks like they also have a jogging path so I might use that to warm up before playing. It is also next to…
Tokyo Tennis Cathedral
For any tennis fan in Tokyo, Ariake Coliseum is the cathedral – the biggest tennis stage in Tokyo and it is located in the Ariake Tennis Forest Park, in Koto ward. This park hosts two major events – the Japan Open Tennis Championships and the Toray Pan Pacific Open. This is definitely Tokyo’s biggest tennis venue….
Tokyo Lawn Tennis Club
If Wimbledon has the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, Tokyo has the Tokyo Lawn Tennis Club. Both are more than 100 years old, both are rich in tradition, and both require players to dress up in white when using the club. One big difference would be the former hosts a yearly tournament known…
Rain and the Shiomi Hard Courts
Today, we played two hours of tennis at Shiomi. There was a baseball game at the park so it was a little hard to get parking space but luckily for me, the game just finished and people and their cars were just starting to leave. There was rain a few hours before the match so…
Tennis at Shiomi
On Sunday, I’ll be playing tennis at Shiomi Park in Koto-ku. Shiomi may not be the best place to play tennis in Tokyo, but knowing how scarce tennis courts are, this one would do. It’s not very convenient to get there unless you have a car and they have only one court. On the plus side,…
Playing Tennis in Tokyo
Tokyo is not really the ideal place if you want to play tennis on a regular basis. Tennis courts are hard reserve and they can be expensive, especially the private indoor ones. After living here for more than four years, I found several ways to satisfy my craving to play tennis. Enroll in Tennis schools…
Enrico in Tokyo 