If you have been taking tennis lessons or if you are playing competitively, then mini tennis (some tennis pros call it short court tennis as well) is probably not something new for you. Many coaches and pros have been using mini tennis as a form of warm up in their tennis lessons. Personally I...

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When a tennis shot comes to your non dominant side, do you use a single backhand technique or a two-handed backhand technique to return the shot? Or do you try to avoid it and run around the shot, to use your forehand? In this lesson, you will learn how to use the two-handed backhand technique...

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Do you know that different tennis strokes use different tennis grips? If not, find out the correct tennis grips for a perfect shot. Many of my friends started playing tennis with one type of grip, i.e., the eastern forehand grip, for every stroke. They have no idea of topspin and underspin. They...

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In this tennis lesson, I want to address a tennis forehand question that was posted online. I believe it is a common problem faced by many tennis players. Here is the question: “ Can anyone help me? I have been playing tennis for months now, and I have known my weakness and that is my forehand....

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As a tennis coach, what do you look out for and when can you confidently say that the tennis coaching session was a successful one for your client? I am very fortunate that in my years of tennis coaching, my clients have been very satisfied. They are happy with the training that they have...

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One of the most common tennis forehand mistake among tennis players when they are learning is the wrist snap when they contact the ball. Why are they doing tennis forehand mistake? Well, it could be due to the prior experience of playing badminton where they used a lot of the wrist...

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Have you ever wondered why you lose tennis matches very often? And you have no idea how you lost them? In my experience as a tennis coach and my research on tennis players, I have found there are actually 6 main reasons why players lose their matches. Apart from the opponent’s being far superior...

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When you are playing in recreational tennis tournaments, what type of tennis groundstrokes the players play? Did you observe that the winners of these tournaments do not possess the most beautiful tennis groundstrokes? They are able to win because they can employ good strategies and direct the...

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It was the second lesson that I had with my tennis student, Naem, and we were working on the forehand technique (groundstrokes). I was hitting baseline rallies with him. During the break, as usual, I checked with him how he felt about his technique or whether there was anything that he felt was...

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Whenever you arrange a tennis session with your friends, both of you are eagerly on the court, playing tennis. However, the thing is that both of you are struggling with is to keep the ball in play. I have seen that happening to many people, while I’ve been playing or coaching at the public...

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