Even athletes with the most dominating serves will find their feet dragging, their legs burning, and their service power diminishing more and more as each point passes. And when a match is tight, some players will feel conserving energy for their opponent’s service return is almost a necessity. With this, it becomes easy to drop the pace on serves allowing the player across the net to dictate your every move,...

While the majority of the people include/understand that to play tennis with a suitable racket is of primary importance, little realize that they should also put the accent on the cords that them racket is made of. In this article, the we’ll discuss some ends to help you to make the good choice when it has suddenly chosen cords for your racket. To include/understand which cords are exact for you, you must...

The single most important piece of equipment a tennis player will purchase is a tennis racket.  With the wide variety of tennis racket brands, models, types, and specifications on the market, selecting a tennis racket can be a daunting task.  Prospective tennis racket buyers should consider several important criteria.  These criteria are brand, racket weight, racket length, grip size, balance, and head size. Many...

The field of tennis psychology is not just common advice and tactical or mental tips. It is based on general and sports psychology and then applied to tennis specifically. There are many common elements in the psychology of tennis which can be found in other sports too. An athlete that wants to perform at his peak needs to learn: Bookmark It Hide Sites $$('div.d96').each( function(e) {...

Watching a tennis match between two promising juniors, one an Australian and the other a New Zealander, earlier this year, I observed a very interesting incident. At matchpoint down in the second set, the Australian player clearly failed in an attempt to run down a drop volley from his opponent.  Scooping the ball (which had clearly bounced twice) over his opponent’s head, the Australian player continued...

Rehabilitation for a tennis elbow injury will require patience, and of course the questions that run through your mind are very simple. What do I need to do? How do I do it? When should I do it? How long is the rehabilitation for my tennis elbow going to take? The answer to the last question is – As long as it takes!! The first thing to remember is that Tennis Elbow becomes a chronic problem if it isn’t...

Every tennis players wants to improve his or her game, and over time most players get better. However, all too many players are willing to dedicate the time and energy it requires in order to take their skills to the next level of excellence; but find that limited access to a court is keeping them from achieving their goals. If this sounds all too familiar, try some of these off court drills. By learning how...