It's inevitable. When a player reaches the top of the pro game, players and coaches begin talking about his or her strokes differently. Slowly but surely the references to the dominant players of the previous generation fade away. When it...
In a Tennisplayer article, Rick Macci made the rather bold assertion that Andy Roddick has more racket head speed than...
Watch the great players in tennis. Legends like Andre Agassi,or young champions like Roger Federer, Andy Roddick, or Maria Sharapova. Champions who thrill us with their play and will leave their mark on the game. All with their own individual...
"Open-stance" hitting has become the standard with players and coaches alike. The trend has been developing for a long time, but how did this really come about? Often times, "modern" open stance hitting is contrasted with the "obsolete" footwork of...
The two primary characteristics of the shots hit in professional tennis are that they are hit with great velocity and heavy spin. Because of the radar guns on the serve, at least something was known quantitatively about the velocity of...
In the first article we analyzed the basic geometry of the doubles court, saw how doubles is fundamentally different than singles, and analyzed the patterns and strategy for your team's serving games. Now let's look at the other half of...
In your weight training day in Stage 2, you will increase the amount of weight, and at the same time, drop the number of repetitions. Do the same exercises you learned in Stage 1. On alternate days do the lower...
This month in Your Strokes we take a look at the forehand of Mike Widell from Chicago, an avid player and an early subscriber to Tennisplayer. When I look at video of players one of the things you can usually...
"Serving is just like pitching a baseball." Probably everyone who ever took a serving lesson has heard this claim. It's is one of the most common myths in teaching. Unfortunately, it's not an accurate description. It's of minimal value in...
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