George Zink is a master tennis professional with over 25 years of teaching experience. After competing on the ATP Future Tour, George won 9 national championships in singles and doubles, and has coached junior players who have won 5. A former college coach at Franklin and Marshall, George has managed clubs with large teaching staffs and also owned gyms in Pennsylvania and Florida where he exponentially expanded membership. Over the last 15 years, thousands of junior players have attended his GZ Tennis Camps. Based in Bradenton, Florida, George has two children who are currently highly ranked national juniors.
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It’s been an amazing series—a succinct even elegant presentation of the multiple dimensions in playing attacking all court tennis. Here is the last pattern. It starts with a wide serve in the ad court. The next ball goes off the...
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This pattern compliments Pattern 13 for using the drop shot in the deuce court by showing how to set up a drop shot winner in the ad. The idea is to move your opponent, starting with a wide serve. This...
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How do you set up a winning drop shot? It’s one of the most effective and underused ways of winning points—and of discouraging your opponent. Here is a complete point pattern from George’s series on Opening the Court. A wide...
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Pattern 12 in George's awesome series has two variations. The first variation starts with a backhand crosscourt. Follow that with an inside out forehand. Then attack the open court! The second variation also starts with a backhand crosscourt. But this...
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Here is another great pattern that uses the whole court! It starts with a forehand angle off the court. This is followed by an inside out forehand and a close for an angled volley. I feel my tactical skill increasing...
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In the pro game slice is primarily defensive—except in the case of Roger Federer. Slice is even more underutilized as a tactical weapon in junior tennis and club tennis. This 10th pattern makes conscious use of changes in spin. Two...
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The 9th pattern in George's comprehensive new series is working the corners. Driving the ball deep to the opposite corners will eventually force a short ball to take the other way and attack the open court!
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Pattern 8 stretches the court to create openings and the opportunity to finish. It starts with a forehand hit high and deep to the opponent's forehand. Next a backhand short angle off the court. The finish is a forehand attack...
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George's series on Opening the Court is based on making full use of the dimensions of the court and the whole range of all court shot making. Pattern 7 is a great example. It starts with a high, deep inside...
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Pattern 6 is based on the use of short angle crosscourts to set up an attack and an angled volley. This is the type of pattern most players don't practice, don't hit well, and don’t use in matches. It's a...
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Big inside out forehand. Angle forehand. Attack the backhand. This 5th pattern in George’s series combines two elements that you don't always see paired. The inside out forehand may be the most commonly hit diagonal in pro tennis and high...
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George Zink's fourth pattern is about changing direction and spin. Three topspin backhands crosscourt. Then the slice down the line. This pattern often draws forehand errors, especially against players with extreme grips. Depending on the response it can also leave...
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Here is the third pattern George Zink uses in training players to use the entire court to create openings. High to the backhand. 2 crosscourt angles. Attack the open. It's about running a specific pattern, but also about developing control...
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Here is the second pattern to develop your ability to open court in this new series from George Zink. Based on twenty years of playing at high levels himself and developing high level junior players, these patterns include the entire...
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In this series George has presented no less than 15 patterns for playing winning all court tennis. Remember them all? Here is a summary that shows all the patterns together. It’s great to have them together in one place. Watch...
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In this remarkable new series, George Zink outlines a series of shot patterns that give players the full range of stroke types and placements they need to open the court—and finish. Based on twenty years of playing at high levels...