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Photo Study of James Blake's Strokes

Photos of James Blake hitting forehands, serves, and backhands illustrate explanations of how he hits those strokes. James is particularly interesting for his exceptionally powerful, relatively flat forehand.
Friday May 16, 2008 | permalink | comments (0)

Serving Quiz

Learn more about the serve by testing your knowledge of spins, tosses, tactics, and the many other factors that make serving interesting. If you miss a question, the quiz will show you the correct answer.
Friday May 16, 2008 | permalink | comments (0)

Backhand Repair

Learn how to fix problems with your backhand. This article suggests several specific changes in technique for each type of undesirable result, such as hitting long.
Friday May 16, 2008 | permalink | comments (0)

Photo Study of Serena Williams's Strokes

Photos of Serena Williams hitting backhands, serves, a forehand, and a volley illustrate explanations of how she hits those strokes. Serena's power and intensity come through vividly in these exceptional photos.
Tuesday May 13, 2008 | permalink | comments (0)

Photo Lesson: The Topspin-Slice Power First Serve

Photos illustrate this step-by-step lesson on how to hit the topspin-slice serve. This is the most common first serve and the most powerful spin serve used in advanced tennis.
Friday May 9, 2008 | permalink | comments (0)

Grips FAQ

Find answers to your questions about grips for forehands, backhands, serves, volleys, and overheads. Topics include which grips are best suited to hitting particular spins.
Friday May 9, 2008 | permalink | comments (0)

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.
Friday May 9, 2008 | permalink | comments (0)

The Tennis Master Quiz

This new 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.
Friday May 2, 2008 | permalink | comments (0)

Photo Study of Novak Djokovic's Strokes

Novak Djokovic is one of the major rising stars on the ATP Tour. In this study, photos of Djokovic hitting forehands, serves, and backhands illustrate explanations of how he executes his strokes.
Friday May 2, 2008 | permalink | comments (0)

Four Safe Ways to Be More Aggressive

Caution can be risky. If you're not trying some of these tactics to make your tennis more aggressive, you're probably losing points by playing it too safe.
Friday May 2, 2008 | permalink | comments (0)

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