Everyone has their own preferences on how they would like to play the point. Most players today would like to hit a few balls (after serve or return) to establish a rhythm. Once they have done that, they either become more aggressive or they continue the rally ball to try to draw an error from…
Watching tennis these days can be very confusing. Each player tends to have their own individual swing. There are some players who look similar but basically everyone puts their stamp on a specific shot. There is not one exact swing for each shot and every person. What these means is that we should try to…
Almost everyone who has played tennis competitively has experienced that time on the court when everything seems to go right. You are serving great, reading your opponent’s serve and returning well, your forehand is clicking and it feels like you can do almost anything you want and be successful. Even if you are a high…
The racquets that are being made today are vastly different than 50 years ago. I grew up playing with a wooden racquet and nylon strings. My two favorites were the Dunlop Maxply Fort and the Wilson Jack Kramer Pro Staff. These racquets were only 60-68 square inches and weighed between 375 and 395 grams. I…
Serving is one of the two most important shots in a tennis match. Practicing your serve can be very challenging and is often overlooked and under practiced because of that. The muscles used to serve are very different from what is used on your groundstrokes, so it is important to do a proper warm up…
The tennis court is 27 feet wide in singles and 36 feet wide in doubles. If you can follow a few basic ideas, you can make the court feel much smaller for your opponent and allow yourself to cover the majority of the shots they will use against you. First, you have to realize that…
Most players spend a huge amount of their practice time hitting groundstrokes. It is very helpful to be able to hit three or four good shots in a row from the baseline. It also feels great when you hit a winner in a baseline rally. However, the majority of the points played at all levels…
It is human nature to try to fix a mistake when playing a tennis match. Obviously, you don’t want to hit three balls in a row into the net or out. The thing that most players don’t realize is that your mind and body are very good at making the proper adjustments after you make…
Modern tennis has definitely changed. Most players have honed their baseline game to the max. They can be consistent, aggressive, offensive, defensive, and everything in between. However, the serve and volley play can still be an important part of a winning formula. Many players are returning serve from way behind the baseline, some even right…
A ball hit high and deep in the court is an extremely difficult shot to deal with in tennis. There are three different options that will help you reply to this shot, and hopefully help you turn the point in your favor. If the ball is going very slow and doesn’t have much topspin on…
