All Court Tennis: The Grips

All court tennis let’s you succeed everywhere on the court.

In my first article for Tennisplayer, (Click Here) I outlined what I feel are the many advantages of the all court style: versatility, competitive success, fun, and especially, less stress on the body. Instead of limiting yourself to one part of the court, all-court tennis lets you play comfortably everywhere – the baseline, the net, and especially, in the critical transition areas. It’s a style that simultaneously helps your singles and doubles game.

For me this isn’t just theory. It comes out of my own competitive experience in national senior tennis. And I find that playing all court tennis just keeps getting better and better. In the last article I talked about the thrill of winning a national senior doubles title.

Since that article I have had an experience that may have topped that: winning a second gold ball, this time a national singles title at the 60’s Hardcourts in Rancho Mirage, California. In the next article, I’ll outline how I used the all court style to win this title, and especially, the variety of tactics this required over the course of the tournament.

All court tennis yielded a gold…