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Tennis is a true test of agility and stamina; from the powerful serve to the precision of the backhanded return, it’s a sport played by many and perfected by a select few. Tennis courts are unique and depending on the region will have a hard, clay, or grass surface. People play alone or with a partner, providing an extra level of difficulty.

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Serving Drills to Improve Your Tennis Game

The goal of this tennis serve drill is to be able to toss the ball in a similar way regardless of where you want to hit your serve or regardless of the type of spin (topspin, flat, slice). These tennis serve drills are very important to develop your skill on the tennis serve. There are […]

Dynamic Warm-Up and Flexibility Training for Tennis

Recent research has shown that static stretching can reduce the force and power the muscle can generate and that this impaired function can last for over one hour. If you have been to sport science presentation lately, it is likely that you have heard some information about dynamic warm-up and flexibility training. This is an […]

Top 10 Tips for New Tennis Players

Tennis can be a frustrating sport, so if you are a newcomer, don’t expect too much from your performance too soon. Tennis rackets There are plenty of rackets to choose from, with the standard particularly good, even at the lower end of the scale. Rackets for beginners and junior-sized rackets are relatively inexpensive, but don’t […]

Tennis Tips and tricks to Improve Your Tennis Game

If you hold your wrist back as you prepare for shots, you are able to align the strings so that they contact the ball sooner. You’ll thus hit the ball much earlier, the contact point out in front of your body. Are you a tennis player looking to up your game? These tennis tips and […]

How Champion Tennis Players Overcome Pressure

February 27, 2018

It is not about eliminating all of the pressure – but instead it is about how a player is able to manage it. It’s less than one hour away from the start of the match and every junior player is getting ready. Many players are either warming up on tennis courts, stretching and listening to […]

How to Design a Tennis Strength Training Program

November 17, 2017

If you take the game seriously, a tennis strength training program should be high on your agenda. A well-designed tennis strength training program can work wonders for your game. Long gone are the days when coaches believed all forms of strength training were detrimental to sports demanding finely-tuned skills. While the wrong type of weight training CAN […]

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First-Time Players Guide: How Much to Spend on a Racquet?

Racquets today can be broadly (and somewhat crudely) divided into two categories: Frames made primarily out of aluminum, and frames made primarily out of graphite. Aluminum frames are usually sold pre-strung (i.e., with strings). They’re a great choice if you’re unsure you want to commit to playing long term or if you just want to […]

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Tennis 101: Doubles

Here, we’ll look at the most social and team-oriented aspects of the sport for a lifetime – doubles – with a few helpful tips that you may want to know before you take to the court. Tennis is a sport where “Love” means zero and the scoring system is different for games, sets and matches. […]

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Tennis 101: Serving

Here, we’ll look at the basics of scoring and playing the sport for a lifetime, with a few helpful tips that you may want to know before you take to the court.

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Tennis 101: Words to Know

Here, we’ll look at buzzwords that you may want to know before you take to the court. Mastering the proper terminology may not help your forehand or serve, but at least in conversation, you can hang with anyone. Tennis is a sport where “Love” means zero and the scoring system is different for games, sets, […]

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