No doubt that the two most talked about forehands in the men's game belong to Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal. But they couldn't appear to be more different. It's an amazing aspect of professional tennis: players can succeed at the...
In 1992, after 10 years as a working teaching pro, I decided to try to learn more about the great...
There are two elements to becoming a complete player. The first is having the technical ability to hit all of the shots in the game; groundstrokes, approach shots, volleys, serves, and returns. That seems obvious. The second element is less...
What does it take to create a junior or a professional champion? The answer is complex, but one factor that has been generally overlooked in tennis coaching is what we call long-term athletic development. To maximize a player's potential, coaching...
Was that all just crazy talk, or did Indian Wells almost pack it all up and head to Shanghai? What, you didn't hear about that? Indian Wells moving to China? Hard to believe, but it could have happened. And maybe...
This month in Your Strokes we take a look at the two-handed backhand of Giancarlo Andreani. If that name sounds familiar it should. GC is an associate editor of Tennisplayer and a key member of our team. It's not an...
It is the love of study of tennis that has led me to the point where I never hit a shot without a conscious twist or spin, or the deliberate attempt to use none. I believe that only by doing...
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