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It was recently brought to my attention that backhand looks like a baseball swing, similar to Jim Courier’s. I can do it without the weird elbow tucking when I’m doing shadow swings, but I can’t for the life of me ditch it when hitting actual balls. Any tips?

Dang, that’s harsh, but I understand where you’re coming from. I do feel like Djokovic has changed though. He seems to me like a gracious winner/graceful loser nowadays.

Right now we see Federer as the aging champion, fending off hungry younger rivals to keep his throne. He’s essentially in his swan song, and his longstanding fans are fervently hoping he’ll deliver one more triumphant victory in a slam final before passing into retirement. Even though he’s the...

Devastated for Federer (and myself) but mad respect to Djokovic. Well deserved win. So what do you guys think about Federer's chances going forward? Although he lost this one, he was SO close. Literally had the undeniable best player in the world on the ropes. It doesn't seem like he's out of...

I've always wondered about the value of reaching the final, but not winning, versus winning the title. On paper, the difference isn't all that big. One person wins six matches in a row in a tournament while the other wins one more. However, runner ups seem to mean A LOT less when compared to...

I can barely tie one knot! Am I doing something wrong...?

Thanks for the detailed answer! For Federer, you don't think his crushing loss at 2014 Wimbledon is in consideration? And for Nadal, what about the 2012 Australian Open final?

Those are all good selections!

My questions has two parts. For each of the Big Four, 1. If one loss in his career could be changed, which one would most dramatically help his legacy? 2. If the player themselves could change one outcome, which would they change?

went undefeated two seasons in a row, winning 8 consecutive majors, and then retired from tennis? Would it be enough for him to be considered better than people who have more than double his amount of majors?

When a 3-set match goes into a third set, what percentage of the time does the person who won the first/second set win? I would think that the person who won the second set would usually have more momentum and as such would win more often, but I couldn't find any numbers on it.

Thanks everyone. I'll try your tips out next time I step on the court.

Lemme first say that I've played tennis for a while now. Got a lot of private lessons and such when I was younger. So yeah, my strokes look pretty nice. I think I used to be able to rally during mini tennis pretty well, but all of a sudden I can't control my forehand. On the backhand side...

It’s crazy that some users’ names were censored. Dang.

Oo! What about that old thread that was a math equation that tested people's knowledge of order of operations? I believe the two choices were 288 or 2? And the last time I checked (years ago), it was neck and neck if not dead even! It baffled me that so many people got tricked by a question a...

Thanks! This is fantastic. I knew some but a few were new too.

Any other notable things in the annals of TT history?

What's the outrage one? It rings a bell. And was Murray the first "Poor _____ got destroyed again LOL" subject? Hahaha

Ooo Chico, haven't heard of that guy in a while. Wasn't he like a Serbian nationalist super Djokovic fan?

Thanks stringertom! That's exactly the kind of stuff I was wanting to find out!

I've been here for several years now. Mostly just lurking, but I've seen tons of Talk Tennis memes and inside jokes and such come and go. I think they're really unique and funny, but I don't know or understand all of them. Could you guys list some off and explain them? (I'm talking about things...

How could I treat it?

I took about two weeks off from tennis. When I was warming up today with mini tennis, my arm didn't feel completely right. When we started hitting from the baseline, I started feeling sharp pain in my right elbow. After trying to play through it and see if it would go away, I called it quits...

Ugh, I was teaching my little brother how to string a racket. On the very last tie off knot, I wasn't paying attention and he used the full weight of the drop weight to tighten the knot. I know it's not recommended, but I generally use the drop weight to gently tighten the knot a little bit...

Some tips that have helped me are: Exaggerating the shouler turn. I used to think I was turning my shoulders a lot, but I really wasn't. I started getting my shoulder under my chin, and my backhand became a lot more solid. Taking the racket back with right arm straight and left arm bent and...

Competition is VERY important, imo. I used to never play tournaments, but I always thought my strokes were nice. I went into some tournaments and lost badly to people that I thought were inferior players. I just didn't have match experience. I couldn't hit like I did in practice. Recently...

https://youtube.com/watch?v=kGBCgUHc1-E This lets you see a bit more.

Wow thank you! Haha

Hmm. My coach actually wanted me to exaggerate that back leg kick. Doing so has definitely helped me get a lot more power.

Yeah I am a bit inconsistent sometimes. I have good days and bad days of course. It's mostly because I haven't settled on a single serve motion for long. I keep having to tweak it and add or subtract little things.