Tennis: Most Popular Articles
These articles are the most popular over the last month.
The Tennis Master Quiz
This new tennis quiz challenge starts with an easy question at the beginner level. Each time you answer a question correctly, you will get a more difficult question. To make it all the way through Level 10, you will need to have an uncommon mastery of tennis knowledge.
This new tennis quiz challenge starts with an easy question at the beginner level. Each time you answer a question correctly, you will get a more difficult question. To make it all the way through Level 10, you will need to have an uncommon mastery of tennis knowledge.
Tennis Quiz for Beginners
This fun quiz covers the basics of tennis, such as positioning, scoring, serves, forehands, and backhands. It will grade itself and show you the correct answers where needed.
This fun quiz covers the basics of tennis, such as positioning, scoring, serves, forehands, and backhands. It will grade itself and show you the correct answers where needed.
Finding Your Grip Size
An accurate measurement of the proper grip size for your tennis racquet.
An accurate measurement of the proper grip size for your tennis racquet.
Forehand Grips Up Close
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.
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 Tour Girl Phenoms
Photo of Steffi Graf at age 16 using her speed.
Photo of Steffi Graf at age 16 using her speed.
Simple Introduction to Tenn...
A simple introduction to the basic scoring and procedures for playing a tennis match: the system of points, games, tie-breaks, sets, and matches explained for beginners.
A simple introduction to the basic scoring and procedures for playing a tennis match: the system of points, games, tie-breaks, sets, and matches explained for beginners.
Photo Lesson: 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.
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.
Evolution of Modern Racquet
How tennis racquets evolved from the earliest pre-racquets through the long wooden era.
How tennis racquets evolved from the earliest pre-racquets through the long wooden era.
Origins and Early History
Did tennis originate in ancient Egypt or in the courtyards of 11th century French monasteries?
Did tennis originate in ancient Egypt or in the courtyards of 11th century French monasteries?
Buying Beginner Racquet
How to choose the right tennis racquet for a beginner, based on price, power, materials, weight, length, and balance.
How to choose the right tennis racquet for a beginner, based on price, power, materials, weight, length, and balance.
The Basic Eastern Forehand
Stop-action photos illustrate this tennis lesson on how to hit the basic Eastern forehand.
Stop-action photos illustrate this tennis lesson on how to hit the basic Eastern forehand.
Racquet 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.
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.
One-Handed Backhand Grips Tour
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.
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.
Twist Serve Video
A free tennis lesson using full-speed and slow-motion videos to help you learn the twist serve, one of the two kick serves. The twist serve is hit most often as a second serve in advanced tennis, but it also makes an effective first serve.
A free tennis lesson using full-speed and slow-motion videos to help you learn the twist serve, one of the two kick serves. The twist serve is hit most often as a second serve in advanced tennis, but it also makes an effective first serve.
Close Look String Tension
Understanding how energy dynamics in the ball-string interaction govern the effect of different string tensions in tennis racquets.
Understanding how energy dynamics in the ball-string interaction govern the effect of different string tensions in tennis racquets.
Photo Study Federer Forehand
Photos of Roger Federer hitting forehands illustrate mini tennis lessons on how to hit a great forehand.
Photos of Roger Federer hitting forehands illustrate mini tennis lessons on how to hit a great forehand.
Caroline Wozniacki Photos
Photo and explanation of tennis pro Caroline Wozniacki preparing to hit a semi-open forehand.
Photo and explanation of tennis pro Caroline Wozniacki preparing to hit a semi-open forehand.
Roger Federer Profile
Profile of Roger Federer and his tennis, including biography, basic facts, playing style, greatest strengths, and areas needing improvement.
Profile of Roger Federer and his tennis, including biography, basic facts, playing style, greatest strengths, and areas needing improvement.
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.
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.
Learning the Twist (Kick) Serve for Tennis
The advantages of kick serves and how to hit the twist serve in tennis.
The advantages of kick serves and how to hit the twist serve in tennis.
Tour of Ana Ivanovic Photos
Ana hits a forehand volley.
Ana hits a forehand volley.
Tennis Racquets Quiz
A fun, challenging quiz on tennis racquet balance, weight, swingweight, stringing patterns, power, sweet spots, and construction.
A fun, challenging quiz on tennis racquet balance, weight, swingweight, stringing patterns, power, sweet spots, and construction.
Photo Lesson: The Twist Serve
Photos illustrate this step-by-step, free tennis lesson on how to hit the twist serve, one of the two kick serves used most often as a second serve in tennis.
Photos illustrate this step-by-step, free tennis lesson on how to hit the twist serve, one of the two kick serves used most often as a second serve in 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.
How to keep your tennis racquet performing at its best: tips on racquet stringing and taking care of your racquet frame.
Beat Four Major Types
How to find a winning strategy against dinkers, moon-ballers, power baseliners, and serve-and-volleyers.
How to find a winning strategy against dinkers, moon-ballers, power baseliners, and serve-and-volleyers.
2-Handed Backhand Grips Photos
Close-up photos of the most common two-handed backhand grips for tennis, with comments.
Close-up photos of the most common two-handed backhand grips for tennis, with comments.
Tennis Groundstroke Quiz Test Your Knowledge of Forehands and Backhands
Test your knowledge of tennis forehands and backhands: Eastern, Western, Continental, two-handed, one-handed, topspin, flat, and backspin.
Test your knowledge of tennis forehands and backhands: Eastern, Western, Continental, two-handed, one-handed, topspin, flat, and backspin.
Photo-Based Tennis Lessons
Free step-by-step tennis lessons using photos to illustrate tennis strokes, including serves, forehands, backhands, volleys, half volleys, drop shots, drop volleys, backhand overheads, topspin lobs, and grips.
Free step-by-step tennis lessons using photos to illustrate tennis strokes, including serves, forehands, backhands, volleys, half volleys, drop shots, drop volleys, backhand overheads, topspin lobs, and grips.
The Basic One-Handed Backhand
Stop-action photos illustrate this tennis lesson on how to hit the basic one-handed backhand.
Stop-action photos illustrate this tennis lesson on how to hit the basic one-handed backhand.
Buying Adult Racquet
How to choose and buy the right adult tennis racquet.
How to choose and buy the right adult tennis racquet.
Tennis Control Drill Series
Level 1 in the tennis control drills series practices control of forehand groundstrokes.
Level 1 in the tennis control drills series practices control of forehand groundstrokes.
Tennis Footwork Warmup
A sequence of footwork drills for use as a warmup and to improve court coverage in tennis.
A sequence of footwork drills for use as a warmup and to improve court coverage in tennis.
Right Length Junior Racquet
How to use age, size, strength, and experience to choose the right length tennis racquet for a junior player.
How to use age, size, strength, and experience to choose the right length tennis racquet for a junior player.
Tennis Rules Quiz
Test your knowledge of the rules of tennis.: quiz rules tennis rules
Test your knowledge of the rules of tennis.: quiz rules tennis rules
Comparison of Backhand Grips
Understanding the Continental, Eastern, Western, and two-handed backhand grips for tennis.
Understanding the Continental, Eastern, Western, and two-handed backhand grips for tennis.
Guide to Forehand Grips
An easy way to compare the Continental, Eastern, Western, and Semi-Western forehand grips for tennis.
An easy way to compare the Continental, Eastern, Western, and Semi-Western forehand grips for tennis.
Tennis Lessons Other Sports
A tennis lesson from figure skating about minding center of gravity and physics.
A tennis lesson from figure skating about minding center of gravity and physics.
The Basic Two-Handed Backhand
Stop-action photos illustrate this tennis lesson on how to hit the basic two-handed backhand.
Stop-action photos illustrate this tennis lesson on how to hit the basic two-handed backhand.
Semi-Open Semi-West Forehand
Stop-action photos illustrate this tennis lesson on how to hit the semi-open, semi-western forehand in tennis.
Stop-action photos illustrate this tennis lesson on how to hit the semi-open, semi-western forehand in tennis.
Tennis Drills
The best tennis drills for beginners, intermediates, and advanced players, as individuals or in groups, providing fun, skill-specific practice on forehands, backhands, serves, volleys, overheads, quickness, footwork, power, depth, placement, and consistency.
The best tennis drills for beginners, intermediates, and advanced players, as individuals or in groups, providing fun, skill-specific practice on forehands, backhands, serves, volleys, overheads, quickness, footwork, power, depth, placement, and consistency.
Tennis String FAQ
Answers to your questions about tennis string tension, types, gauges, repairs, restringing, and more.
Answers to your questions about tennis string tension, types, gauges, repairs, restringing, and more.
Tennis All-Time Records
The major records in tennis, including career totals and Grand Slams.
The major records in tennis, including career totals and Grand Slams.
Best Defensive Tennis Tactics
Proven tactics to toughen up your defensive tennis.
Proven tactics to toughen up your defensive tennis.
Serve Repair
How to correct specific problems with your tennis serve: tips for flat, slice, twist, and topspin serves.
How to correct specific problems with your tennis serve: tips for flat, slice, twist, and topspin serves.
Topspin-Slice Serve in Photos
Photos illustrate this step-by-step, free tennis lesson on how to hit the topspin-slice serve, the most common first serve and the most powerful spin serve used in advanced tennis.
Photos illustrate this step-by-step, free tennis lesson on how to hit the topspin-slice serve, the most common first serve and the most powerful spin serve used in advanced tennis.
Tennis Forehands
Free photo and video tennis lessons on basic and advanced forehands, including forehand grips, Eastern and Western styles, slice and topspin strokes, and photo studies of the Roger Federer and Ana Ivanovic forehands.
Free photo and video tennis lessons on basic and advanced forehands, including forehand grips, Eastern and Western styles, slice and topspin strokes, and photo studies of the Roger Federer and Ana Ivanovic forehands.
Photo Study Gasquet Backhand
Photos of Richard Gasquet hitting backhands illustrate mini tennis lessons on how to hit a one-handed backhand.
Photos of Richard Gasquet hitting backhands illustrate mini tennis lessons on how to hit a one-handed backhand.
Photo Study Novak Djokovic
Photos of Novak Djokovic hitting forehands, serves, and backhand illustrate explanations of how he hits those strokes.
Photos of Novak Djokovic hitting forehands, serves, and backhand illustrate explanations of how he hits those strokes.
Male ATP Tennis Players Quiz
This fun quiz focuses on the career accomplishments of the world's top male tennis pros. It will grade itself and show you the correct answers where needed.
This fun quiz focuses on the career accomplishments of the world's top male tennis pros. It will grade itself and show you the correct answers where needed.
Strings FAQ 25
What's the best string tension for more power?
What's the best string tension for more power?
Photo Study Nadal Backhand
Photos of Rafael Nadal hitting backhands illustrate mini tennis lessons on how to hit a two-handed backhand.
Photos of Rafael Nadal hitting backhands illustrate mini tennis lessons on how to hit a two-handed backhand.
Forehand Repair
How to fix problems with your forehand in tennis: adjusting your forehand grip, swing, stance, and timing to hit better forehands.
How to fix problems with your forehand in tennis: adjusting your forehand grip, swing, stance, and timing to hit better forehands.
Photo Study Ivanovic Forehand
Photos of Ana Ivanovic hitting forehands illustrate explanations of how she hits her favorite forehand and a few interesting variations.
Photos of Ana Ivanovic hitting forehands illustrate explanations of how she hits her favorite forehand and a few interesting variations.
Serena Williams Photo Gallery
Gallery of Serena Williams photos: pictures of Serena Williams hitting backhands, serves, a forehand, and a volley illustrate explanations of how she hits those strokes.
Gallery of Serena Williams photos: pictures of Serena Williams hitting backhands, serves, a forehand, and a volley illustrate explanations of how she hits those strokes.
Top Olympic Tennis Contenders
The three men and four women most likely to win singles tennis medals at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing.
The three men and four women most likely to win singles tennis medals at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing.
Tennis Doubles FAQ
Answers to your questions about doubles positioning and strategy, including roles of the server, the receiver, and the partner of each.
Answers to your questions about doubles positioning and strategy, including roles of the server, the receiver, and the partner of each.
Five Great Shot Combinations
How to set yourself up for an easy winner using positioning and specific combinations of shot placement and spin.
How to set yourself up for an easy winner using positioning and specific combinations of shot placement and spin.
Tennis Serving Quiz - Test Your Knowledge of How to Serve in Tennis
Learn more about the tennis serve by testing your knowledge of service tosses and flat, topspin, twist, and slice serves.
Learn more about the tennis serve by testing your knowledge of service tosses and flat, topspin, twist, and slice serves.
Jail and Around the World
Jail (or Jailbreak) and Around the World are two great tennis games for large groups of kids.
Jail (or Jailbreak) and Around the World are two great tennis games for large groups of kids.
Strings FAQ 27
What's the best string tension for more spin?
What's the best string tension for more spin?
Strings FAQ 34
What gauge of tennis string is best?
What gauge of tennis string is best?
Two-Handed Backhand Video
Video clip of a basic two-handed backhand, with instructional comments on footwork, grip, stance, power production, and swing path.
Video clip of a basic two-handed backhand, with instructional comments on footwork, grip, stance, power production, and swing path.
Teaching Tennis to Young Be...
How to get young beginners off to a fun, successful start in tennis, using easy stroke progressions and the right kinds of drills and games.
How to get young beginners off to a fun, successful start in tennis, using easy stroke progressions and the right kinds of drills and games.
Animated Footwork Sequence
Animation illustrates the carioca, a tennis footwork exercise.
Animation illustrates the carioca, a tennis footwork exercise.
Photo Study Roddick Serve
Photos of Andy Roddick hitting serves illustrate important tips on how to hit powerful first and second serves.
Photos of Andy Roddick hitting serves illustrate important tips on how to hit powerful first and second serves.
Mini Tennis
A tennis game that cultivates finesse and runs you ragged.
A tennis game that cultivates finesse and runs you ragged.
Five Mental Toughness Tips
Get your mind to be a partner, not an extra opponent, on the tennis court. Here are five top tips to use in your mental toughness training.
Get your mind to be a partner, not an extra opponent, on the tennis court. Here are five top tips to use in your mental toughness training.
Tennis Quiz Central
Tennis is a thinking person's game. These tennis quizzes and mazes will exercise that part of you responsible for both strategy and making the strokes happen.
Tennis is a thinking person's game. These tennis quizzes and mazes will exercise that part of you responsible for both strategy and making the strokes happen.
Maria Sharapova Photo Gallery
Maria Sharapova Photo Gallery: pictures of Maria Sharapova hitting backhands, serves, forehands, and a volley illustrate explanations of how she hits those strokes.
Maria Sharapova Photo Gallery: pictures of Maria Sharapova hitting backhands, serves, forehands, and a volley illustrate explanations of how she hits those strokes.
Grips FAQ 1
Which forehand grip is best for topspin?
Which forehand grip is best for topspin?
Tennis Grips FAQ
Answers to your questions about Eastern, Western, Semi-Western, Continental, one-handed, and two-handed grips for forehands, backhands, serves, volleys, and overheads, whether hit flat, slice, or with topspin.
Answers to your questions about Eastern, Western, Semi-Western, Continental, one-handed, and two-handed grips for forehands, backhands, serves, volleys, and overheads, whether hit flat, slice, or with topspin.
Best Beginner Aiming Drills
Full explanations of how to run the two best beginner tennis drills that work on aiming volleys and forehand and backhand groundstrokes.
Full explanations of how to run the two best beginner tennis drills that work on aiming volleys and forehand and backhand groundstrokes.
Before Buy Adv or Int Racquet
Background advice on choosing a racquet for an advanced or intermediate player, with links to top picks for all-court players and baseliners.
Background advice on choosing a racquet for an advanced or intermediate player, with links to top picks for all-court players and baseliners.
Stroke Repair Central
Repair the most common problems with the major tennis strokes: forehands, backhands, overheads, serves, and volleys.
Repair the most common problems with the major tennis strokes: forehands, backhands, overheads, serves, and volleys.
Beginner Consistency Drills
Full explanations of how to run the two best beginner tennis drills that work on consistency of forehand and backhand volleys and groundstrokes.
Full explanations of how to run the two best beginner tennis drills that work on consistency of forehand and backhand volleys and groundstrokes.
Super Shots: Slice Backhand
Strategic uses and hitting techniques for the one-handed slice backhand in tennis.
Strategic uses and hitting techniques for the one-handed slice backhand in tennis.
Tennis Quiz for Intermediates
This fun tennis quiz will help intermediates measure and improve their knowledge of strokes and tactics. Topics include serves, forehands, backhands, spins, positioning, rules, singles, and doubles.
This fun tennis quiz will help intermediates measure and improve their knowledge of strokes and tactics. Topics include serves, forehands, backhands, spins, positioning, rules, singles, and doubles.
Heavy Slice Serve via Photos
Photos illustrate this step-by-step, free tennis lesson on how to hit the heavy slice serve, a serve with nearly pure sidespin that makes it curve sharply to the left as seen by a right-handed server.
Photos illustrate this step-by-step, free tennis lesson on how to hit the heavy slice serve, a serve with nearly pure sidespin that makes it curve sharply to the left as seen by a right-handed server.
Strings FAQ 26
What's the best string tension for more control?
What's the best string tension for more control?
Volley Drills and Games
How to improve your net play through volley drills and games you can do with a friend.
How to improve your net play through volley drills and games you can do with a friend.
Female WTA Tennis Players Pros Quiz
This fun quiz focuses on the career accomplishments of the world's top female tennis pros. It will grade itself, and if you miss a question about one of the great women players in tennis, it will show you the correct answer.
This fun quiz focuses on the career accomplishments of the world's top female tennis pros. It will grade itself, and if you miss a question about one of the great women players in tennis, it will show you the correct answer.
Backhand Repair
How to fix problems with your backhand in tennis.
How to fix problems with your backhand in tennis.
Backhand Sidespin Slice
Photos illustrate this step-by-step lesson on how to hit the one-handed backhand sidespin slice in tennis.
Photos illustrate this step-by-step lesson on how to hit the one-handed backhand sidespin slice in tennis.
Tackling the Toss
Why the service toss can be tricky and how to make it reliable: one of the easiest ways to improve your serve in tennis.
Why the service toss can be tricky and how to make it reliable: one of the easiest ways to improve your serve in tennis.
Doubles Maze: A Quiz on Tennis Doubles Strategy.
Try to weave your way through ten tennis doubles strategy questions with as few steps as possible.
Try to weave your way through ten tennis doubles strategy questions with as few steps as possible.
Weighing Racquet Reviews
How useful and reliable are the racquet reviews at Tennis Magazine, Tennis Warehouse, and Racquet Research?
How useful and reliable are the racquet reviews at Tennis Magazine, Tennis Warehouse, and Racquet Research?
Spin Serves Points of Contact
Photos illustrate this tour of the ideal points of contact for the topspin slice, topspin, twist, slice, and underhand sidespin serves in tennis.
Photos illustrate this tour of the ideal points of contact for the topspin slice, topspin, twist, slice, and underhand sidespin serves in tennis.
Strings FAQ 38
Is natural gut worth the price?
Is natural gut worth the price?
Victoria Azarenka Photos
Photos of tennis pro Victoria Azarenka: a gallery of pictures of Victoria Azarenka hitting forehands, serves, and backhands that illustrate explanations of her stroke techniques.
Photos of tennis pro Victoria Azarenka: a gallery of pictures of Victoria Azarenka hitting forehands, serves, and backhands that illustrate explanations of her stroke techniques.
Racquets FAQ 42
What is the best material for a tennis racquet?
What is the best material for a tennis racquet?
The Code of Tennis Quiz
Test your knowledge of the sometimes subtle Code of Tennis with this fun, self-grading quiz.
Test your knowledge of the sometimes subtle Code of Tennis with this fun, self-grading quiz.
Racquets FAQ 43
What is the ideal weight for a tennis racquet?
What is the ideal weight for a tennis racquet?
Gamma Tennis Trainer
A review of the Gamma Tennis Trainer, a practice device consisting of a tennis ball attached to an elastic band anchored to a weighted block.
A review of the Gamma Tennis Trainer, a practice device consisting of a tennis ball attached to an elastic band anchored to a weighted block.
Tennis One-Handed Backhands
Free photo and video tennis lessons on basic and advanced one-handed backhands, including one-handed backhand grips, slice and topspin strokes, and photo studies of the Richard Gasquet and Amelie Mauresmo one-handed backhands.
Free photo and video tennis lessons on basic and advanced one-handed backhands, including one-handed backhand grips, slice and topspin strokes, and photo studies of the Richard Gasquet and Amelie Mauresmo one-handed backhands.
Beginner Plus Singles
How to win more tennis matches with better strategy at the beginner through early intermediate levels.
How to win more tennis matches with better strategy at the beginner through early intermediate levels.
How to Handle Spin Meister
How to find the right strategy and tactics against the heavy topspins, backspins, and sidespins of the spin meister tennis player.
How to find the right strategy and tactics against the heavy topspins, backspins, and sidespins of the spin meister tennis player.
Photo Study Mauresmo Backhand
Photos of Amelie Mauresmo hitting backhands illustrate mini tennis lessons on how to hit a one-handed backhand.
Photos of Amelie Mauresmo hitting backhands illustrate mini tennis lessons on how to hit a one-handed backhand.
Tennis Court Surfaces FAQ
Answers to your questions about fast, slow, red clay, Har Tru, Rebound Ace, hard, grass, and carpet tennis court surfaces.
Answers to your questions about fast, slow, red clay, Har Tru, Rebound Ace, hard, grass, and carpet tennis court surfaces.
Tennis Racquet swingweight swing weight Glossary Definition
Definition of tennis racquet swingweight, a.k.a. swing weight
Definition of tennis racquet swingweight, a.k.a. swing weight
Tennis Balls FAQ
Answers to your questions about tennis ball types, colors, bounce, fuzz, durability, repressurizing, and more.
Answers to your questions about tennis ball types, colors, bounce, fuzz, durability, repressurizing, and more.
Four Safe More Aggressive
If you're not trying some of these tactics to make your tennis more aggressive, you're probably playing it so safe that you're at greater risk of losing.
If you're not trying some of these tactics to make your tennis more aggressive, you're probably playing it so safe that you're at greater risk of losing.
High Deep Topspin
How to produce a high, deep topspin that will draw errors or short balls from your opponent in tennis.
How to produce a high, deep topspin that will draw errors or short balls from your opponent in tennis.
Forehand Topspin Lob
Photos illustrate this step-by-step lesson on how to hit the forehand topspin lob in tennis.
Photos illustrate this step-by-step lesson on how to hit the forehand topspin lob in tennis.
Ball FAQ 24
How to test whether a tennis ball still has good bounce.
How to test whether a tennis ball still has good bounce.
Ball FAQ 23
The advantages and disadvantages or pressureless tennis balls.
The advantages and disadvantages or pressureless tennis balls.
Strings FAQ 32
What type of tennis string gives you the most spin?
What type of tennis string gives you the most spin?
Basic Eastern Forehand Video
Video clip of a classic eastern topspin forehand, with instructional comments on key points of grip, stance, power production, and swing path.
Video clip of a classic eastern topspin forehand, with instructional comments on key points of grip, stance, power production, and swing path.
One-Hand Backhand Topspin Lob
Photos illustrate this step-by-step lesson on how to hit the one-handed backhand topspin lob in tennis.
Photos illustrate this step-by-step lesson on how to hit the one-handed backhand topspin lob in tennis.
Tennis Racquet FAQ
Answers to your questions about tennis racquet weight, balance, length, materials, cost, stringing, stability, and more.
Answers to your questions about tennis racquet weight, balance, length, materials, cost, stringing, stability, and more.
Topspin Serve Video
Slow-motion videos of the tennis topspin serve, with instructional comments on grip, stance, swing, toss, point of contact, and follow-through.
Slow-motion videos of the tennis topspin serve, with instructional comments on grip, stance, swing, toss, point of contact, and follow-through.
Tennis Grips Quiz - Test Your Knowledge of Continental Eastern Western Semi-Western Forehand and Backhand Grips Used for Groundstrokes Serves Volleys and Overheads
Test your knowledge of the grips used for the major strokes in tennis. Questions include the best choices for various types of forehands, backhands, serves, volleys, and overheads.
Test your knowledge of the grips used for the major strokes in tennis. Questions include the best choices for various types of forehands, backhands, serves, volleys, and overheads.
Wimbledon Men's Singles Champs
A list of all of the past men's singles tennis winners at Wimbledon. Trace Wimbledon history through the records of great champions like Pete Sampras and Bjorn Borg.
A list of all of the past men's singles tennis winners at Wimbledon. Trace Wimbledon history through the records of great champions like Pete Sampras and Bjorn Borg.
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.
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.
Apply an Overgrip
A simple how-to on apply an overgrip.
A simple how-to on apply an overgrip.
Best Beginner Levels Drills
Full explanations of how to run the two best beginner tennis drills in which the player works through increasingly difficult levels as she progresses.
Full explanations of how to run the two best beginner tennis drills in which the player works through increasingly difficult levels as she progresses.
Best Advanced Contest Drills
Full explanations of how to run the three best contest drills for advanced tennis players, including a drop volley contest, side pocket contest, and drop shot contest.
Full explanations of how to run the three best contest drills for advanced tennis players, including a drop volley contest, side pocket contest, and drop shot contest.
Find Your Grip Size
A simple how-to on finding your tennis grip size.
A simple how-to on finding your tennis grip size.
Basic Serving FAQ 1
How to stand when you serve in tennis.
How to stand when you serve in tennis.
How to Hit Forehand Drop Shot
Stop-action photo of the middle of the swing for a forehand drop shot in tennis.
Stop-action photo of the middle of the swing for a forehand drop shot in tennis.
Tennis Racquet head light Glossary Definition
Definition of head-light tennis racquet (with balance head light.)
Definition of head-light tennis racquet (with balance head light.)