We played at our local university's courts and they are fast.
Ball picks up speed off the ground sometimes even skips.
The court of the club we usually play are slow courts so it was great for us
to get some practice in faster courts. I tried to use more of a split step on the return of serve...
I've always thought the best serve is not just the one with the best % of aces, but the one that shows up when it matters most.
I've tried to look up this stat for Sampras, but would be nice if there were anything similar for former/current ATP players.
I would appreciate any help I can...
As a tennis coach, I know the serve is one of the hardest topics to teach the students.
It is also the most satisfying moment to see your players executing the correct serve and getting points for their serve. So I became obsessed with helping tennis players to improve their serves.
I’m...
This was inspired by something I saw in another thread.
@Gary Duane mentioned it in here https://tt.tennis-warehouse.com/index.php?threads/whats-your-top-10-of-all-time-now-men.474196/page-111#post-11677783 .
To measure the strength of players' serves in earning them free points, (as opposed...
There is already a great thread on this with some info that I compiled. However, the thread was started in '07 and the classic racquet talk thread was formed in '09. So I'm creating a thread here. I'm gonna need some serious help from everyone! I know there are quite a few classic PK owners out...
What do you think the keys to anticipating big serves are? What do you guys think make people like djoks & fed so good at anticipating serves - or even Monfils who held Dr. Ivo aceless way back when. I find it difficult because some of the best servers work so hard on disguising their toss yet...
Hi guys, first post here. Bought this tennis racquet on a second-hand shop and i was wondering if anyone knew the racquet and its exact specs.
From what i've measured:
27in;
86? sq in;
16mm beam width;
16x19 string pattern;
Head light - I don't know how much
Pics below:
https://ibb.co/h6yyVk...