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John Isner Photos: Picture Gallery of Strokes
Photos of tennis pro John Isner: a gallery of pictures of John Isner hitting forehands, serves, and backhands that illustrate explanations of his stroke techniques.
Agnieszka Radwanska Photos: Picture Gallery of Strokes
Photos of tennis pro Agnieszka Radwanska: a gallery of pictures of Agnieszka Radwanska hitting backhands, forehands, and serves that illustrate explanations of her stroke techniques.
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga Photos: Picture Gallery of Strokes
Photos of tennis pro Jo-Wilfried Tsonga: a gallery of pictures of Jo-Wilfried Tsonga hitting backhands, forehands, and serves that illustrate explanations of his stroke techniques.
Petra Kvitova Photos: Picture Gallery of Strokes
Photos of tennis pro Petra Kvitova: a gallery of pictures of Petra Kvitova hitting backhands, forehands, and serves that illustrate explanations of her stroke techniques.
Photo Tour of Female Pro Slice Backhand Grips
Photos and descriptions of the slice backhand grips used by some of the world's top female professional tennis players.
Photo Tour of Male Pro Slice Backhand Grips
Photos and descriptions of the slice backhand grips used by some of the world's top male professional tennis players.
Photo Tour of Female Pro One-Handed Topspin Backhand Grips
Photos and descriptions of the one-handed topspin backhand grips used by some of the world's top female professional tennis players.
Photo Tour of Male Pro One-Handed Topspin Backhand Grips
Photos and descriptions of the one-handed topspin backhand grips used by some of the world's top male professional tennis players.
Photo Study of James Blake's Strokes
Photos of James Blake hitting forehands, serves, and backhands illustrate explanations of how he hits those strokes.
The Pros and Cons of Slow Hard Courts
The advantages and disadvantages of slow hard court surfaces in tennis.
The Pros and Cons of Fast Hard Courts
The advantages and disadvantages of fast hard court surfaces in tennis.
Stan Wawrinka Photos: Picture Gallery of Strokes
Photos of tennis pro Stan Wawrinka: a gallery of pictures of Stan Wawrinka hitting backhands, forehands, and serves that illustrate explanations of his stroke techniques.
The Pros and Cons of Grass Tennis Courts
The advantages and disadvantages of grass court surfaces in tennis.
Photo Study of Richard Gasquet's One-Handed Backhand
Photos of Richard Gasquet hitting backhands illustrate mini tennis lessons on how to hit a one-handed backhand.
Tennis Humor: Funny Expressions
Tennis humor derived from photos of funny expressions on the faces of tennis pros and imagined quotations of what they might be saying.
Same Toss for Different Spin Serves?
Should you use the same toss for different spin serves in tennis? Do pros Pete Sampras, Roger Federer, Samantha Stosur, Andy Roddick, Serena Williams, and Novak Djokovic use the same toss for different spins, or is there a difference between the tosses for their topspin-slice first serves and their kick second serves?
Photo Tour of the One-Handed Backhand Grips
Close-up photos of the Full Eastern, Modified Eastern, Continental, and Western one-handed backhand grips for tennis, with comments on their strengths and weaknesses for topspin, slice, and flat backhands.
Photo Tour of the Forehand Grips for Tennis
Close-up photos of the Eastern, Semi-Western, Western, Continental, and Hawaiian forehand grips for tennis, with comments on their strengths and weaknesses, spin potentials, and points of contact.
Photo Lesson: How to Hit the Basic Serve
Photos illustrate this step-by-step, free tennis lesson that will help you learn how to hit the basic serve. Simple, easy instructions include the stance, grip, ball toss, windup, swing, point of contact, and follow-through.
Tomas Berdych Photos: Picture Gallery of Strokes
Photos of tennis pro Tomas Berdych: a gallery of pictures of Tomas Berdych hitting backhands, forehands, and serves that illustrate explanations of his stroke techniques.
Photo Lesson: The Basic One-Handed Backhand
Stop-action photos illustrate this tennis lesson on how to hit the basic one-handed backhand.
Photo Lesson: The Basic Eastern Forehand
Stop-action photos illustrate this tennis lesson on how to hit the basic Eastern forehand.
Make the Ultimate Sun Hat: Photo How-To
Photos illustrate this step-by-step how-to on making the ultimate sun hat. With three snaps, you can attach a sun-blocking fabric curtain to a broad-brimmed hat, making more effective and comfortable sun protection for your head and neck than any of the commercial sun hats provide.
Li Na Photos: Picture Gallery of Strokes
Photos of tennis pro Li Na: a gallery of pictures of Li Na hitting backhands, forehands, and serves that illustrate explanations of her stroke techniques.
How to Hit the Topspin Serve: Photo Lesson
Photos illustrate this step-by-step, free tennis lesson on how to hit the topspin serve, one of the two kick serves used most often as a second serve in tennis.