Tennisclub Schlieren

03/09/2025

Es gab einige Rückfragen zur "Champion-Challenge" beim Hallwilersee vom 5. und 6. September - also in weniger als 48 Stunden!

Daher hier einige Infos und Links zu weiteren Informationen.

Diesen Freitag und Samstag findet eine grosse Party im Tennisclub Hallwilersee statt.

Bereits um 14 Uhr öffnet die Bar am Freitag und wird begleitet von Champion-Tiebreaks mit Sophie Lüscher, die aktuelle Nr. 34 (N3) der Schweizer Damen. Ab 16 Uhr geht es mit Live Musik und sportlichen Highlights bis in die Nacht hinein.

Das Motto für Samstag ist simpel: the Party goes on!
Weitere Champion-Tiebreaks, Bar, Live-Musik und der sportliche Top-Event des Wochenendes:
18:30, Show-Match Sophie vs. Tomas (ehemaliger ATP-Spieler)
Es wird spannend - die Wettquoten stehen gerade bei 52:48, oder umgekehrt 😁

Weitere Details zum Event und Programm findet ihr unter https://champion-challenge.ch/ -tab

Apropos, für die "Insider" unter Euch (Stichwort Sommerfest):
Der TC Hallwilersee liegt etwas abseits von Wohngebieten 😆
Genauer gesagt liegt der Club in Tennwil, unweit des Strandbads; genauer gesagt hier https://maps.app.goo.gl/qN1s53Qnr2Dg5rgx7

Persönlich habe ich 2 Herzen in meiner Tennis-Brust - eins war und bleibt in Schlieren, das andere ist am Hallwilersee gewachsen.
Ich würde mich riesig über den einen oder anderen Besuch von Euch freuen!

Euer Oli

Unsere erfolgreichste Spielerin ist zurück aus den USA – und besucht den Court, auf dem alles begann. Für die Champion-Challenge 2025 kehrt sie nach Tennwil zurück. Dort stellt sie sich mutigen Spielern in spannenden Tiebreaks und bestreitet ein einmaliges Show-Match gegen Tomas Kaluzik. Dabei ...

11/03/2025

vor ein paar monaten haben wir in den medien gelesen, dass tennis der gesündeste sport sei 💪🏼

diese woche kommt der beweis dafür im fernsehen: unser mitglied beatrice wettstein, die älteste wettkampfspielerin der schweiz und immer noch international aktiv, erzählt im dokumentarfilm von NZZ Format über ihre erfahrungen 👍🏼

diesen donnerstag auf SRF Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen und ab freitag auf youtube.

19/09/2024

eine ganz interessante karte

die schweiz und der grossraum zürich sind sehr gut abgedeckt — aber auch das südtirol, die mittelmeer-küsten und ganz besonders mallorca und ibiza 😯

einige unserer interclub-teams und die tennisschule können das bestätigen 😎

How close are you to a tennis court? In Western Europe: generally pretty close. In most parts of Eastern Europe: not so much.

There are a few things to be learned from this map showing the Tennis Court Density of Europe.

First, that there is an obvious correlation of tennis court density with population density. There are lots of blue dots in urban centres (say, London, Paris or Madrid), and few to none in thinly settled regions like the Scottish Highlands or the northern parts of Norway, Sweden and Finland.

But the map also hints at the old division of Europe into a capitalist west and a communist east during the second half of the 20th century. You can clearly follow the course of the Iron Curtain in Germany. In fact, this map was recently featured on the Facebook group called ‘East Germany is discernibly visible on this relatable map’.

From the much lower density of tennis courts in Eastern Europe we may infer that the communist regimes in the former Eastern Bloc considered tennis a sport that was too bourgeois and decadent for their taste. Of course, much has changed since the fall of communism in 1989. By now there are plenty of tennis courts especially in and around the large cities in the east. But the east/west divide remains obvious.

There is one striking exception, however: Czechia (and to a lesser extent Slovakia) is as tennis-mad as Western Europe. The country (or rather, countries) have a tennis tradition that both preceded and survived the communist regime, and has produced stars from Ivan Lendl and Martina Navratilova in the late 20th century to the current crop of top players like Barbora Krejcikova and Marketa Vondrousova.

One final learning: if you’re touring Iceland and the urge to hit a ball over a net creeps up on you, you may be out of luck. Outside of the greater Reykjavik area, there are just two (2) tennis courts in the whole country.

Image found here:
https://www.reddit.com/r/PhantomBorders/comments/1f3y7vz/east_west_german_border_mapped_with_tennis_courts/

10/07/2024

wusstet ihr, seit wann und warum wir im „weissen sport“ mit gelben bällen spielen? 🤓🎾

Did you know we have Sir David Attenborough to thank for yellow tennis balls on TV ?

Wimbledon began in 1877, but yellow tennis balls weren’t introduced to the competition until 1986 Before this transition, tennis balls were traditionally white, but with the advent of colour televisions taking over, broadcasters faced a new challenge as the white balls were almost impossible for viewers to see on their screen against the green courts.

The reason behind the change might surprise you, as it was none other than the legendary documentary-maker and broadcaster, Sir David Attenborough. He was the controller of BBC2 at the time, and played a crucial role in this visual revelation

During his time as the head of BBC2, he conjured up a team of people, including himself, for a sought-out solution that would enhance the viewing experience for viewers with a colour television. They conducted a handful of experiments to determine which colour tennis balls would be most visible on-screen.

The results concluded that the iconic bright yellow, which has become synonymous with the sport since then, was the best option. It was the perfect contrast against the green courts and the blue skies, making them far more visible on TV.

The International Tennis Federation approved what is now known as the “optic yellow” ball in 1972.

The balls featured at the U.S. Open for the first time in 1973 and were adopted everywhere except for, ironically, Wimbledon, which kept using the white balls until 1986.

The All England Club adopted the yellow ball for Wimbledon in 1986 , marking a significant shift in the sport and ensuring fans could follow every serve, and volley with greater ease. The change was met with approval from players and spectators alike, solidifying the colour as a new standard in the sport.❤️🇬🇧🎾

24/04/2024

die frühlingsausgabe des saitenblicks ist da 😯🎾😄