Here is a challenge to everyone. The next time you are out on the tennis court try to take a step forward after you hit every volley. Why? There are two reasons. The first reason is that it gets you going forward while you are hitting your volley. It forces you to go out after [...]

The tennis court can be a very lonely place for a singles player. In between points it is easy for our mind to wander and be distracted. People wandering around the behind court, planes flying over, other matches going on around you, all have the potential to take your focus away from the match. It [...]

When you are playing it a tournament at a tennis centre for the first time it is very important to make sure you know a few of the finder details about the centre. Spending a little bit of time gathering all this information will make your time at the tournament much more relaxed. You will [...]

As Early As Possible. Yes, go out after your volley. Do not wait for it to come to you. This does a few things. Firstly it gets you moving forward to the volley. With your body momentum going forward you will use your body weight as the main power in the volley. Most people who [...]

One of the most challenging parts of tennis is that nearly every ball is going to come to you differently. In most other sports there are not as many variables. This is one of the great parts about tennis, the challenge! Ok having said that, the shot with the LEAST number of variables is our [...]

It happens all too often. Before we know it we are about to serve a second serve. What happened to the first one? Did we just throw it away? Is it because we have a second chance that we treat the first serve with less respect? We might just have a slap at it, go [...]

During a match we tend to tighten up in pressure situations. Serving is where these pressures can mount up. Why? Well, we are expected to win our serve AND we are in control of when the point starts. (Here also lies the opportunity to become a very sold server – more about that another time) [...]

It is important to get off to a quick start in a match. Why not start with the warm up! The best part is you make the rules and start controlling what is happening on the court. I am not talking about hitting winners or junk in the warm up. It is unsportsmanlike and you [...]