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consider it this way... groundstrokes are an essence of the game and without them u couldn't do much but lets go into the top 10 players! all of them have great groundstrokes and can still dictate play with each other! it's not that pro groundstrokes is the key, but going for that one shot that...

if ur constantly slicing it and u get a nice deep slice then follow up with a volley

well lets put it this way... some people have that arm there on their backhand that they can't just leave there and don't want to learn what to actually do with it on the 1h'er thus they learn the two hand so their non-dominant hand doesn't get left out :???: really both have their pros and cons...

roger federer, but maybe half or so of his talent! i hit a good forehand with a relatively extreme eastern semi western fore hand grip and a one handed backhand! i also serve using a platform stance... although mebbe more pete sampras-esque cuz i like volleying quite a bit! i don't really quite know

I had to play 5, 3-set round robin matches in one day, with weather ranging from 60's and windy, to 80 degrees... each match probably lasted about and hour and a half... so seven and a half hours of matches... yeah... insane!! lol

well, for one reason, a kick serve up the T would be a difficult aim, and wouldn't quite be as fast as a flat serve up the middle... thus making it more difficult to get an ace... a slice serve is effective in pulling your opponent off the court... putting your opponent in the middle might take...

well, i practice a good attitude no matter where i go, and this helps me to keep a good attitude in tennis... but like the others ahead of me have stated, he's young, he'll get more maturity and understand that a good attitude will help him perform better in everything... just wait and see, and...

kay, um to put this simply i'll use examples Rafael Nadal is a good example because he does this quite a bit, but when you hear tennis players grunt, that is exhaling air usually consciously, although sometimes it is done subconsciously, but this merely helps your timing and makes sure you...

yeah, some of the greatest 1h'ers retired early, however, the immortal pete sampras didn't retire just because he was injured... he can still whup most players on the tour, and when federer retires, it probably won't be because of a shoulder injury with his beutiful technique! But you can never...

it could be that the materials of the court are different! in my home town, we have really gritty hard courts that make my topspin serves kick about six or more feet in the air when i get it right, but when i travel to better, cleaner courts, my kick jumps only a mere 4 feet... perhaps your...

if your opponent has a weak backhand, going into a backhand ralley is a great idea, especially if your backhand is awesome, and likewise with the forehand, but really, when you get the chance, run around your backhand and smash a forehand, unless your forehand sucks... just do what you do best!

Please note, i don't hate these players, i'm just angry with them over the things they do 1) Nadal, not because how he plays or acts, but that he is very obsessive about everything that goes on around him 2) Pete Sampras and Justine Henin - they retired when they had several years left in them...

opponent hit serve, I hit a big forehand that clipped the tape and hit the baseline, he returns it deep, i smash another forehand that clips the tape and lands short this time... i thought that was insane!

i've felt the same way before, and i've realized that i just crumble playing against these people! I overswing on every shot and it ends up having no accuracy whatsoever... i just get so ticked off with my opponents but i stay silent... really i'm like john mcenroe when it comes to my...

federer along with justine henin before she retired, got god-like pace of their one handers, but most players like to go with the two hander now a days.... I myself go with a one hander because i can't do anything with a two hander, it feels so unnatural for me... I'd say a good 70% of the top...

to hit the ball more cross court on an inside outer, you have to be sure that your swing path goes more in that direction... I won't say push the ball that way, because overall that reduces your control, but try and swing more in that general direction... also an open-stance on this might not...

a list of things that can go completely wrong on serves 1. Over rotation/Under rotation 2. Over pronation/supenation 3. Not keeping tossing arm up long enough 4. Bad toss (not high enough, too far in a direction, etc..) 5. Forcing a jump 6. A stiffy serve (little bend in back or knees)...

on youtube, there's a slow mo video of federer hitting several groundstrokes *type roger federer slow motion and click on the like 4 minute video* also on tennis channel they have these 1 minute quick fixes that help a bit! otherwise just search the net for good things and watch pro matches...

another little thing... a heavier racquet will absorb more of the shock from a shot than a lighter one! However, you don't necessarily want a 'stiff' racquet, unless you play really good with it... also, think about it this way... your muscles in your forearm are connected to your wrist... if...

I enjoyed how revolutionary tennis described the one handed backhand... You have to use the wrist a little bit, alter how much your wrist is turned to help keep it down (as in, rotate or supenate for you sciency people your wrist in to keep the ball down) also, be sure you're using the right...

well, if you want to get a better serve, you'll want to be confident on your second serve, knowing that if you screw up on the first, you'll have a good second one that won't let your opponent wipe the floor with you. Practice adding spins to your serve, because spin (particularly topspin) will...

yeah, slice shots didn't work on him either... I never tried serve and volleying against him though, but i do think i'd need some practice on that... I'm the best freshman going into the high school (as has been said by both coaches and players) and i've set my eyes already on varsity... thanks...

you need to pay attention to what's happening to the serve after you hit it. If the serve is blasting the net, throw it closer to the baseline... likewise, if the serve is nailing the baseline, throw it further into the court! As a study has gone, taking 10% off your serve will increase your...

the soreness is of course lateral epiconcylitis, or simply tennis elbow, which i get from my overuse of the kick serve... really, the only way i know of to get rid of it is to wear an elbow brace to reduce the strain on your elbow tendons... otherwise, you'll need rest for about 2 weeks so your...

i was somewhere between 3.0 and 4.0... and i haven't moved since...

A couple days ago, I was scrimmaging up against the assistant coach at my high school, just playing a one set match. As the match progressed, i started noticing more and more that he hardly ever used topspin, and even when he did, it was just subtle... his form was non-traditional and all his...

power on every shot comes from several things, but the biggie is always... (drumroll) acceleration! yay! but that comes from several factors... like on the serve, pronation allows you to accelerate faster through the ball, so of course, this would work on every other shot too right... well only...

a kick serve should actually be hit harder than your first serve if you want to get any considerable spin and pace on the ball! more racquet head speed and angle = more spin and kick

to explain the topspin shot, we have to go to a number of theories and effects, but i'll just explain the main one... THE MAGNUS EFFECT the magnus effect states that spin put on anything, will cause air pressure to be greater on one side depending on which way the spin is going... topspin will...

close 'nail-biters' are what really advance your game, and we humans are built to either thrive or crumble under pressure... in most cases, i'll thrive... but i'll still never win... it stinks!!