Articles Index
How to Choose the Best Tennis Racquet for Control and Power
Learn what control and power really mean in a tennis racquet; how racquet weight, balance, and stiffness influence control and power; and which racquet specifications are likely to produce the best blend of control and power for different types of players.
New Standards for Tennis Balls
During 2000 and 2001, tennis is experimenting with three kinds of tennis ball.
Finding Your Tennis Racquet Grip Size
An accurate measurement of the proper grip size for your tennis racquet.
Buying an Adult Tennis Racquet
How to choose and buy the right adult tennis racquet.
An Evolutionary History of Tennis Racquets
How tennis racquets evolved from the earliest pre-racquets through the long wooden era.
Tennis Racquet Care and Stringing
How to keep your tennis racquet performing at its best: tips on racquet stringing and taking care of your racquet frame.
Tennis on the Cheap
If you don't think your budget is ready for tennis, here are some ideas that will change your mind: tips on saving money on lessons, racquets, strings, balls, and court time.
Buying a Tennis Racquet for a Beginner
How to choose the right tennis racquet for a beginner, based on price, power, materials, weight, length, and balance.
A Closer Look at String Tension
Understanding how energy dynamics in the ball-string interaction govern the effect of different string tensions in tennis racquets.
Reviews of Tennis Racquets, Balls, Training Devices, and Books
Buying guides, top picks, and individual product reviews for tennis racquets, books, training devices, and balls.
Index of Tennis How-To Articles
An index of short, simple, step-by-step tennis how-to articles. Follow easy instructions to find the sweet spots on your racquet, make a ball pickup tube, improve your topspin or your serve toss, make a serve trainer, apply an overgrip, and find your grip size.
Tennis String FAQ
Answers to your questions about tennis string tension, types, gauges, repairs, restringing, and more.
Tennis Racquet FAQ
Answers to your questions about tennis racquet weight, balance, length, materials, cost, stringing, stability, and more.
Tennis Balls FAQ
Answers to your questions about tennis ball types, colors, bounce, fuzz, durability, repressurizing, and more.
Weighing Online Racquet Reviews
How useful and reliable are the racquet reviews at Tennis Magazine, Tennis Warehouse, and Racquet Research?
The 24(?) Types of Tennis Balls
With four speeds, three types of upholstery, and two power sources, the tennis ball universe might need its own Blue Book.