Tour Portrait: Marat Safin
Playing a Tennis Player
Against a tennis player take the offense at the first moment. Unfortunately for defending title holders and aspiring champions, every…
The Return Mentality
The return of serve begins with attitude. The return of service begins with mental attitude. When you're facing an opponent…
Pancho Gonzales
Pancho grew up on public courts in South Central Los Angeles, far from the privileged LA Tennis Club. While Jack…
Forward Flow
The amazing power of flow in professional tennis. Brilliant tennis is a joy to behold! The players are flowing and…
The Opposite Arm: Groundstokes
It doesn't hold the racket, but the opposite arm makes a difference in the stroke. As a teaching pro, I'm…
Attack and Defense
The right shot at the right time has swung many a match. A chain is as strong as its weakest…
Teaching Balance
Great balance increases power, consistency, and accuracy. In all the complex patterns of movement on the tennis court there is…
Pro Patterns: Serve and Return
How can you use your serve to create your preferred return diagonal? In our previous articles, we analyzed the basic…
