Tennis Strokes To Master

There are so many ways to play, which makes tennis all the more fun! However, there is no single best way to play.

So, that is why this page has all the major strokes instructionally outlined, most with videos (still working on getting more of those :-)). The idea is to cherry pick the strokes most suited to your game and improve them!

If we are to take a look at some of the professionals tennis strokes (always fun to do this), we can see that:

Professional Tennis Strokes

Andy Roddick, has focused on the tennis serve since 16 when he threw up the ball and hit it as hard as he could out of frustration, and now he has practiced it to perfection...

Here is the article that focuses on Tennis How To Serve Fast

Even though we all know that we need to take statistics with a pinch of salt, the fact that 'Roddick' can start the point with a cool 155mph serve, is pretty astonishing! No matter how much salt you pour on it.

Nadal has concentrated on sheer consistency and spin. Training on clay, as he did, partly forces you to focus on consistency as hitting winners or hitting flat is so much more difficult. Anyway, Nadal's lack of unforced errors brought him to number 1 in the world back in June 2010.

Here you can find more on gaining consistency, proper technique, correct footwork and tips for power in your Tennis Forehand

Similarly you may want to read the backhand article that will help improve your topspin backhand stance, technique, grip, and mental obstacles that so often go hand in hand with the Topspin Backhand

Pat Rafter, has specialized in the net game and has not missed a tennis volley since the cold war! He has chosen a game that centralizes around the serve and volley. Players do this with a serious of specific tennis patterns and "one, two punches" that helps them predict where the volley will come (due to the reduced amount of time)

The article on the forehand tennis volley focuses on these important combinations while at the net as well as on other key elements to your forehand volley. Follow the link for more on the Forehand Tennis Volley

The Backhand volley in tennis is different technically and while many things such as the stance and split step follow similar patterns to the forehand tennis volley. There are unique elements to the backhand volley that can not be ignored. Read about the Backhand Volley In Tennis

The Other Five Essential Shots

• Tennis Backhand (Slice)
  
  
• The Tennis Serve
  
  
• Return of Serve
  
  
• Tennis Overhead
  
  
• Drop Shots

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