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10 Tips to Winning the Warm Up
Use the warm up to learn about your opponents game. Look for the following clues: What type of grips do they use? What type of shots do they prefer? Is their forehand or backhand stronger? What types of spin did they use? How effective is their footwork? What height do they prefer on the forehand [...]
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10 Tips to Winning the Middle of the Match
As the match goes on analyze what has happened. Ask these questions: What patterns do they use with their ground strokes to set up points? How do they handle pace and off-pace balls? Are they predictable with where they hit under pressure? Based on their grips, where are their power zones? How many balls are [...]
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Davis Cup Report
Playing in Serbia on the red clay, Americans John Isner and Sam Querry showed heart and where American tennis still has a great crop of young players coming along. In their first ever Davis Cup appearance, John and Sam lost their first matches as USA players. That had to be nervous time – can you [...]
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Do you know your Job Description for Doubles Positions as a Doubles Team?
It is difficult to perform well at work, home or play, when you are not knowledgeable or confident in your job description. Too often players and partners on a doubles team are not aware or confident in their job description. Great teams like the Bryan brothers talk between points, keep each other pumped up and [...]
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The 3 Parts of a Ground Stroke – “TTF”
What are the basic parts of a forehand or a backhand ground stroke? Many factors may go into the essentials of successfully beginning and completing either ground stroke. Footwork & positioning of the feet and the body for the stroke Grip tension Tracking of the ball Intended target and direction of the ball Desired spin [...]
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“Underspin” the “Otherspin”
Develop a Competitive Game with more Weapons In today’s game “topspin” gets all the press. Everyone focuses how big the shots are, how much the pros use it and so most all the juniors and club players want to be like the pros. When you listen to the talk about the really great ones who [...]
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5 Winning Keys to Lobbing, pt 2
Welcome to part two of 5 Winning Keys to Lobbing. Below are tips three and four. 3. 5 Tips on where to Lob 1. Always aim lobs over the opponents backhand side (notice if they are left handed) 2. Few players have the strength or timing to power a backhand overhead – even on a [...]
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Racquet Mail: How to Create a Better Forehand
Question: I am finding that my swing and my backhand grip are much better than my forehand. When I go for a forehand shot, it usually ends up with a tremendous amount of topspin making it difficult to hit. Still, my opponent on the other side of the net seems to see it coming every [...]
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Winning in Practice, pt 1
“Practicing to win requires rehearsing the tactical situations you will encounter and selecting the correct appropriate response for that situation until you can execute these responses in the heat of match play” …Ken DeHart Playing the Score Practice your singles and doubles match with altered scoring situations: Start all games at love 30, 30 love, [...]
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