Answers to your questions about doubles positioning and strategy, including roles of the server, the receiver, and the partner of each.

Why the service toss can be tricky and how to make it reliable.

Proven tactics to toughen up your defensive tennis.

A tennis lesson using full-speed and slow-motion videos to help you learn the slice serve, which is used to pull receivers wide or jam them.

How to correct specific problems with your tennis serve: tips for flat, slice, twist, and topspin serves.

Answers to your questions about tennis string tension, types, gauges, repairs, restringing, and more.

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