Return of Serve

Return of Serve is seldom/hardly practice and this is one of the most skills to learn when returning your opponnet serve.

Doubles Tactics Tips

Double Tatics tips are rarely found on the Internet.


2010 Australian Open - Men's Doubles Final Bob & Mike Bryan vs Nestor & Zimonjic

The Importance of Racket Back

Look what these players are doing with their non-dominant hand. Some put their opposite hand (non-dominant) on the racket. some put it on the throat of the racket. The most importance thing about utilizing racket back is to have a good shoulder rotation.

Learn Volley from World Famous Coach

Nicholas James Bollettieri (born July 31, 1931 in Pelham, New York) is an American tennis coach who is credited with developing many world-class tennis champions, including Andre Agassi, Jim Courier, Monica Seles, and Mary Pierce. He also has worked with 2006 U.S. Open champion Maria Sharapova, Daniela Hantuchova, Jelena Janković, Nicole Vaidišová, Sabine Lisicki, Sara Errani, Tommy Haas, Max Mirnyi, Xavier Malisse, Venus Williams, Serena Williams, Martina Hingis, Anna Kournikova, and Marcelo Ríos. He coached Boris Becker for two years.

3 elements of a good volley
1) Bend your Knees and keep racquet head up
2) short backswing
3) contact out infront of the body
Note : Split step is important for Volley as it prepare you to react to oncoming balls.


Net Drill from Brad Gilbert
Brad Gilbert (born August 9, 1961) is an American tennis coach, a television tennis commentator, an author and former professional tennis player. He was born in Oakland, California and graduated from Piedmont High School (California).
Gilbert's career-high singles ranking was world no. 4, which he reached in January 1990. Since retiring from the tour, he has coached several top players, including Andre Agassi, Andy Roddick, and Andy Murray. As of 2011, he is coaching Kei Nishikori.

The Role of the Non-Dominant Hand in Tennis

Here is a little advice to help you improve the 2 most dominant shots in today’s tennis….serve and forehand.

Serve:
Allow your tossing hand to continue up towards the ball after you release it. This will keep you sideways longer enabling you to ‘load up’ for more power and control. Also try keeping the palm of your hand facing up to the sky, this will stop the hand from ‘flicking’ when you place (not throw) the ball.

On the follow through bring the tossing hand across in front of your body. This will enable your body to rotate quicker and with more control, just like an ice dancer who spins quicker when their arms are brought in to their body rather than away from the body.


Forehand:
Keep the non dominant hand on the throat of the racket for part of the backswing. This will facilitate a good shoulder turn as well as enabling you to line up for the shot. Imagine you are standing in the middle of a clock (12 o’clock directly ahead of you, 3 o’clock to the right (for right handers). Your non dominant hand should be at 2 or 3 o’clock (10 or 9 o’clock for lefties) when you set up to begin the forward swing.

Having trouble hitting for depth? Perhaps your problem is because you’re not hitting through the contact point enough. Catch the throat of the racquet on the follow through, not the handle. This will make you drive through the ball more after contact for more power and control.