Category Archives: Your Virtual Tennis Coach

Power or Consistency in Tennis Tennis is a dichotomy of power and consistency. On the one hand power wins out over consistency; on the other hand consistency wins out over power. Power In this blog I am only dealing with … Continue reading →

Technique-less motion vs more motion-tennis Less motion in learning technique in tennis means learning quicker and extending your enjoyment of tennis into later years by putting less stress on your body. More motion puts more stress on your body parts … Continue reading →

Second Serve-Tennis A second serve in tennis is associated with consistency. This normally means, at the higher levels of the game, using more spin while still accelerating the serve motion through the ball. Grip The grip is key in hitting … Continue reading →

Humidity-altitude-temperature-affect tennis It seems simple. A tennis court for singles is 78 feet long and 27 feet wide, a service line 21 feet from the net and a centre line. A player has a strung tennis racket averaging 27 inches … Continue reading →

Racket stringing-tension-tennis In my years of teaching I have found one of the most underrated aspects of club players is their attention to stringing. Much attention is focused on lessons and techniques with little paid to the strings that are … Continue reading →

Grass tennis courts Grass tennis courts are amazing to play on. When I first stepped on a grass tennis court in White City, New South Wales, Australia, I felt I was playing on a carpet surface similar to the one … Continue reading →

Tennis Ball-Rubber Base-Felt-Endurance The materials that go into making a tennis ball are at first glance rather straight forward. When doing some research on it, each web site I visited showed much the same process. The ITF also has strict … Continue reading →

French Open-tennis ball speed-court surface The tennis court surface plays a big part in a players choice of shots, strategy and conditioning. The French Open is called a clay court surface. It is really white limestone covered with a layer … Continue reading →

Learning Serving Basics-Tennis Serving could easily be the most important stroke in tennis. Not to belay the other aspects of the game – they all come together to make a complete player. However, the serve is such an important component … Continue reading →