Rather than offering one tip each month, TennisONE provides a whole library of tennis lessons. Anytime you have a problem on the court, check out TennisONE's lesson page to find the solution. We've built our library of lessons using the top local teaching pros as well as nationally recognized industry figures.
The TennisONE library covers all six dimensions of the game of tennis: 1) theories, 2) strokes and mechanics, 3) strategies, 4) mentality, 5) fitness, and 6) fun
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I. Overview
- Private Lessons from Americas Top Teaching Pros
- Scott Murphy
- Kerry Mitchell
- Corky Cramer
- Maximum Tennis - Nick Saviano
- Quantum Tennis - John Yandell
- EASI TennisTM - Ray and Becky Brown
- Mental Toughness - Jim Loehr
- Evolution of the Game - Dave Smith
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- Coach Bollettieri - Lessons from Nick
- Statistics - John Yandell
- Advanced Tennis: Myths and Reality by John Yandell
- Advanced Tennis: The Sampras Serve by John Yandell
- The Visual Tennis System by John Yandell
- Creating American Champions by Robert Lansdorp
- The BollettieriSchool - Peter D. McCraw
- Winning Matches - Allen Fox
- Unlimited Doubles - Steve Tourdo
- Learning From Past Champions (Playing the Greats) by Dr. Allen Fox
- Golden Oldies - Great strokes in tennis history by Ed Atkinson
- Tom Stow and the "All Court Forcing Game" by Jim McLennan
- Bill Tilden and the Classical Vision by Kim Shanley
- The Secret Game of Tennis by Jack Broudy
- The Genius of John McEnroe
II. Tennis Strokes & Mechanics
- Basics
- Ground Strokes
- Net Play
- Serve
- The Sampras Serve by John Yandell
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- The Sampras Serve by John Yandell
- Return
- Specialty Shots
- Footwork
- Juniors Lessons
- Pro Tips
- Special Features
- Teaching Kids
III. Tennis Strategy
- Winning Matches - Allen Fox
IV. Mental Toughness
VI. Fun
VII Features
VIII Travel
IX Interviews
X1 ProPortraits
I. Overview
Theories of the Game
- Golden Oldies - Great strokes in Tennis History by Ed Atkinson
- Tom Stow and the "All Court Forcing Game" by Jim McLennan
- Bill Tilden and the Classical Vision by Kim Shanley
- The Visual Tennis System, by John
Yandell
- Part 1: A New Approach to Stroke Production
- Part 2: John McEnroe Case Study
- Part 3: The Advantages of the Classical Style
- Part 4: The Role of the Hitting Arm Position: Forehand
- Part 5: The Role of the Hitting Arm Position: Backhand
- Part 6: "The Role of the Hitting Arm Position: Backhand Slice
- Part 7: The Classic Two-Handed Backhand Arm Position
- Part 8: Forehand Volley Arm Position
- Part 9: Backhand Volley Arm Position
- Part 10: Underspin Forehand Volley Arm Position
- Part 11: Underspin Backhand Volley Arm Position
- Part
12: Hitting Arm Position on the Serve
- The
Secret Game of Tennis, by Jack Broudy
- Part 1: Introduction: "This is the first in a series of articles exploring the illusive and secret game of tennis. It is an internal game of balance and harmony that is expressed outwardly by effortless, fluid strokes and a passion for the game."
- Part 2: The Geometry of Tennis and Life Broudy discusses the "Infinity" sign or inverted figure 8 lemniscate. That geometric figure is the basis, or the blueprint for effortless, controlled and balanced (in every sense of the word) groundstrokes. It is the motherform for the entire game.
- Part 3: Confidence in the Center Paying attention to the ball as it relates to the center of your body provides the proper perspective for playing your best and most focused tennis at all times.
- Part 4: The 45º Angle Jack Broudy reveals how you too can learn to draw the ball into that same hitting zone these pros use.
- Part 5: A New Approach for the New Millennium
- Creating American Champions: Robert Lansdorp
- Private Lessons from Americas Top Teaching
Pros
- Kerry Mitchell
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- Scott Murphy
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- Volleying - The Mechanics
- The Volley: Are You Really Ready?
- Return of Serve, part 1
- Return of Serve, part 2
- The Serve - part 1
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- Forehand Preparation
- Forehand Finish
- Backhand Preparation
- Backhand Finish
- Slice or Underspin Backhand
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- Corky Cramer
- Kerry Mitchell
- Advanced Tennis: Myths and Reality - John Yandell
- Advanced Tennis: The Sampras Serve - John Yandell
- The Genius of John McEnroe
- The BollettieriSchool - Peter D. McCraw
- Coach Bollettieri: Lessons from Nick - Nick Bollettieri
- Evolution of the Game - Dave Smith
- Mental Toughness - Jim Loehr
- EASI TennisTM - Ray and Becky Brown
- Effortless Tennis - Brent Zeller
II. Strokes & Mechanics
Basics
- Optimizing Your Technique - Nick Saviano
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Optimizing Your Technique, part
2
- Balance and Vision II - Jim McLennan
- Balance and Vision: Underlying Fundamentals - Jim McLennan
- The Dynamics of Throwing a Ball - and Hitting the Serve and Forehand: Jim McLennan
- Essential Tennis Skills: Dennis Van der Meer
- Acquiring Essential Movement Skills for Tennis: Dennis Van der Meer
- Correct Use of the Legs: Dennis Van der Meer
- Developing Talent Dennis Van der Meer
Ground Strokes
- Set Up Early for Maximum Power and Control by Monty Basnyat
- Proper Positioning for Better Ground Strokes by Monty Basnyat
- The Return of Serve - Move to the Ball! by Nigel O'Rouke and Jim McLennan
- Shot Selection in the Neutral Mode by Nigel O'Rourke and Jim McLennan
- To Coil or Not To Coil - Jack Broudy
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- The Two-Handed Forehand: Learning Tool and Weapon! -
- The Venus Williams Forehand - Rick Macci
- The Myth of the Wrist: The Modern Pro Forehand - John Yandell
- The Myth of the Backswing - John Yandell
- Private Lessons
- Forehand Preparation - Scott Murphy
- Forehand Finish - Scott Murphy
- The Lansdorp Forehand - Robert Lansdorp
- Reverse Forehand - Robert Lansdorp
- "Take it on the Rise and Apply Pressure", by Jim McLennan
- Forehand: To Loop or Not To, by Monty Basynat
- The Hingis Forehand by Jim McLennan
- Secret to an Effective Forehand Slice by Doug King
- The Potent Topspin Forehand by Doug King
- The Basics of the Forehand Drive by Jim McLennan
- The Inside Out Forehand - The Weapon That Has Changed the Modern Game by Greg Patton and Jim McLennan
- The Defensive Forehand - Stay in the Point and Bide Your Time by Nigel O'Rouke and Jim McLennan
- The Kick Back and Out to Hit Forehand by Monty Basnyat and Jim McLennan
- The Whip Forehand: Weapon of Choice in the 1990s by Jim McLennan
- The Modern Forehand Drive - Dennis Van der Meer
- Lindsay Davenport - All the Tools of a Champion - Jim McLennan
- Circle of Power - Corky Cramer
- Tommy Haas: The World's Best Backhand? - Nick Bollettieri
- Understanding Grips: The Backhand Grips - Kerry Mitchell
- The Venus Williams Backhand - Rick Macci
- Building the Agassi Backhand - Nick Bollettieri
- The Slice Backhand: Formidable Weapon or Situational Stroke? - Dave Smith
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- Myth of the Wrist: The Backhand - John Yandell
- The Lansdorp One-handed Backhand - Robert Lansdorp
- The Lansdorp Two-handed Backhand - Robert Lansdorp
- Backhand - One-Handed
- Preparation - Scott Murphy
- Finish - Scott Murphy
- Slice or Underspin Backhand - Scott Murphy
- Gambill vs Agassi Backhand by Jim McLennan
- Agassi: The Best Two Handed Backhand in the Game by Jim McLennan
- Using Your Two-Handed Backhand as a Weapon by Anna Ivan
- Maximize Your Backhand Slice by Doug King
- The Ultimate Topspin Backhand by Doug King
- The Classic Topspin One-Handed Backhand by Corky Cramer
- The Short Approach - The Backhand Drop/Slice by Brian Garrow
- The Rosewall Slice Backhand by Jim McLennan
- The Lindsay Davenport Rolling Backhand by Jim McLennan
Net Play
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The Volley:
More Types and Tactics
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- Volleying - The Mechanics - Scott Murphy
- The Volley: Are You Really Ready? - Scott Murphy
- The Approach and Volley - Allen Fox
- The Forehand Volley - Dave Smith
- The Backhand Volley: A Visual Comparison - Dave Smith
- Forehand Volley - Corky Cramer
- The Groundstroke Approach Shot by Reggie Vasquez, Jr.
- Volleying the High Floater by Monty Basnyat
- Approach and Split-Step to Gain a Strategic Advantage by Danny Leon
- Forehand Volley - Simplicity, Movement and Placement by Torin Schultz
- The Do's and Don'ts of Successful Doubles Net Play by Brian Garrow
- Poaching at the Net: Partnership and Timing by Brian Garrow
- The Half-Volley - Feel the Bump and Stay In the Point by Mark Fairchilds
- Volleying A Ball Hit Into the Body by Mike Estep (Martina Navratilova's former coach)
- All Volleys are not Equal (backhand) by Jack Broudy
- The Classic Volley::A Lost Art in Today's Game by Jim McLennan
- The Continental Grip: For Players Only by Jack Broudy
Serve
- The Serve - part 1 - Scott Murphy
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- The Myth of the Wrap - John Yandell
- Myth of the Pinpoint Stance - John Yandell
- The Myth of the Back Foot - John Yandell
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- The Myth of the Pitch - John Yandell
- Goran the Resilient, the Ivanisevic Serve - Jim McLennan
- Advanced Tennis: The Sampras Serve - John Yandell
- The Sampras Serve by Jim McLennan
- The Heavy Topspin Serve by Mark Fairchilds
- The Slice Serve by Mike Estep
- Cracking the Serve: Swing Up for Greater Leverage by Jim McLennan
- The Lew Hoad Serve: The Power Game From Down Under by Jim McLennan
- A More Consistent Serve Via a Better Ball Toss by Monty Basnyat
- Disguising the Serve by Jim McLennan
- The McEnroe Serve - John Yandell breaks it down in plain and simple terms.
- The Y2K Serve - Dennis Van der Meer
Return
- Return of Serve, part 1 - Scott Murphy
- Andre Agassi: The Best Return in the Game - by Jim McLennan
- Andre Agassi's Backhand Return - Jim McLennan
- Speed of the ball and your return of serve - John Yandell
Specialty Shots
- What’s Up? The Overhead or is that Overheads? - Corky Cramer
- The Sampras Overhead by Jim McLennan
- Drop Shot Basics by Jim McLennan
- Buy Yourself Some Time Using the Defensive Lob by Monty Basnyat
- Hit an Offensive Overhead to Finish in the Winners Circle by Brian Garrow
Footwork
- Recovering off a Wide Shot for Better Court Coverage by Kevin Pope
- Series on Footwork Fundamentals by Jim McLennan
- Gravity Steps by Jim McLennan
- The Ready Position - Michael Friedman
- First Two Steps: The Key to Quickness - Michael Friedman
Juniors Lessons
- The Right Approach to Practice Drills by Stefan Lundgren
- A Word to the Wise on Tennis Parenting by Jack Broudy
- Focus on Contact by Jack Broudy
- Head Weight=Bigger Serves by Jack Broudy
- Swedish Tennis School by Stefan Lundgren
Pro Tips
- Idiosyncrasies - Oscar Wegner
- Playing Nature's Way:
Instinct and Feel - Oscar Wegner
- Building Confidence Before a Match by Jack Broudy
- How to Play a Softballer by Mike Whittington
- The Where and Why in Serving by Mike Whittington
- What to Bring in Your Court Bag by Mike Whittington
- Setting Up for the Return of Serve by Monty Basnyat
- Hopscotch and Split-Step by Dan Leon
- Catch a Ball to Hit a Volley By Dan Leon
- Play Shoulder Tag by Anna Ivan
- Hitting a Harder Serve by Mike Whittington
- How to Handle the Low Chip by Mike Whittington
- A More Consistent Second Serve by Mike Whittington
- Why do You Lose? by Mike Whittington
- Getting out of Slump by Mike Whittington
- The Heavy Swing by Jim McLennan
Special Features
- "The Martina Hingis Series" by Jim McLennan
- Agassi Aims to Dethrone World's Number 1
Teaching Kids
- Advice to Parents by Steve Proulx and Susan Reeder
- Tiny Tots Lesson by Betsy Gravett
- Advice to Parents of Juniors by Jim McLennan
- A Word to the Wise on Tennis Parenting by Jack Broudy
- The Right Approach to Practice Drills by Stefan Lundgren
III. Strategy
A. Singles
- Winning Matches: Allen Fox
- Percentage Tennis - Jim McLennan
- Learning from the Pros - John McEnroe
- Identifying Your Opponent's Weaknesses, by Reggie Vasquez Jr
- Bad Calls
- How a Baseliner Should Play a Net Rusher
- How to Play Against an Opponent in No Man's Land
- Finishing the Point with the Angled Volley by Brian Garrow and Jim McLennan
- How to Play a TopSpinner by Monty Basnyat
- When to Split Step When Serving? by Monty Basnyat
- Advice on Serve and Volley? by Monty Basnyat
- How to Play a Pusher by Monty Basnyat
- Serve and Volley Tactics by Monty Basnyat
- How to Play Mid-Court Ball by Monty Basnyat
- Chang vs McEnroe:Lessons Learned by Jim McLennan
- "Gaining Court Sense: The Dink-em Drill" by Monty Basnyat
B. Doubles
- Unlimited Doubles by Steve Tourdo
- The Woodies: Volleying to the Right Place by Monty Basnyat
- TheWoodies--Moving to the Right Place by Monty Basnyat
- ATP World Doubles Championships: Lessons Learned by Kim Shanley
- What To Do BEFORE The Match by Monty Basynat
- What To Do Once The Match Starts by Monty Basynat
- Mixing Up The Pace by Monty Basynat
- Hand Signals by Monty Basynat
- The Most Common Doubles Errors by Jim McLennan
- Part 1: Moving Too Early on Your Partner's Serve
- Part 2: Failure to Cross When Lobbed
- Part 3: Playing Center-to-Side
- Part 4: Failure to Cover the Alley
- Part 5: Playing Defensive Volleys Offensively
- Part 6: Not Focusing When Your Partner Serves
- Part 7: The Closest Volleyer Not Taking the Ball
- Part 8: Not Covering the Center
- Doubles: How to Play Against a One Up/One Back Team
- Handling the Lob Return in Doubles by Monty Basnyat
- Develop "Fast Eyes" For Better Reaction at the Net by Monty Basnyat
- Playing Team with Lefty
- "Holding Serve in Doubles: Move with Flow" by Monty Basnyat
- "Four Returns for Doubles Success" by Mike Whittington
- "Potent Poaching: Move and Track" by Monty Basnyat
Pattern Play
- Play like Pete and Approach Down the Center by Monty Basnyat
- Play like Philippoussis, Hit Behind Your Opponent by Monty Basnyat
- The Sneak Attack by Monty Basnyat
- Take the Offense by Going Down the Line by Monty Basnyat
- Steffi Graf's Short, Deep Game by Monty Basnyat
- Chip and Charge and Put on the Pressure by Monty Basnyat
Tennis Drills
- Drill to Win: Aerobic Doubles - Scott Murphy
- Controlling Crosscourt Rallies - A. J. Chabria
- Tap the Net - Monty Basnyat
- Cat and Mouse - learn patience, balance, and cat like quickness: Jim McLennan
- Crosscourt Pattern - Deep and crosscourt opens the court John Yandell
- Playing Crosscourt Points: John Yandell
- Developing Consistency in Your Serve by Mike Whittington
- Second Shot Pass - Opening a passing lane by Jim McLennan
- Serve & Return - The two most important shots by Mike Whittington
- Volleying on the Move: Monty Basnyat
- Approach Ball: Monty Basnyat
- Two on One Crosscourt: Kevin Pope
- One Up, One Back - Kevin Pope
- Mastering the Serve - Kevin Pope
- Drill to Win: 2 Ball Volley - John Yandell
- Drill to Win: 3 Ball Volley - John Yandell
- Practice the Vertical Game to Improve Footwork - Kevin Pope
- 4 Back - A. J. Chabria
- Lobs and Volleys - A. J. Chabria
- Offense/Defense - A. J. Chabria
- ZigZag Drill - Monty Basnyat
- Attack the Net - Allen Fox
- Close the Net for Better Doubles - Monty Basnyat
- 2 on 1 Serve/Return Game - Monty Basnyat
IV. Mental Toughness
- From Negative
to Positive
- The Greenwald Interviews:
- Mastering Your Choking Response - Jim Loehr
- Breathing and the Mental Game - Jim Loehr
- Mental Toughness Training: The 16 Second Cure, Part 1 - Jim Loehr
- Mental Toughness Training: The 16 Second Cure, Part 2 - Jim Loehr
- The Ideal Performance State - Jim Loehr
- The Mental Game - John McEnroe
- The 8 Greatest Myths of Tennis Psychology - Dr. Roland A. Carlstedt
- Mind Your Heart - Dr. Roland Carlstedt
- Anti-Choking Remedies by Jack Broudy
- Even Champions Choke by Allen Fox
- Be Wary of Hidden Fear by Allen Fox
- Developing Rhythm: The Quantum Swing by Jim McLennan
- Do You Think Like a Winner?:
Competitors' Questionnaire by Jim McLennan and Carol Blackman
- Part 1 Analysis: Positive Expectations by Jim McLennan and Carol Blackman
- Part 2 Analysis: Crisis Management by Jim McLennan and Carol Blackman
- Part 3 Analysis: Focus Control by Jim McLennan and Carol Blackman
- Part 4 Analysis: Attribution Control by Jim McLennan and Carol Blackman
- Part 5 Analysis: The Art of Winning by Jim McLennan and Carol Blackman
- Coping with Competition by Robert Murio
- Choosing Goals For a Tournament Player by Robert Murio
- How To React To the Unexpected by Robert Murio
- Pressure and How to Make Your Opponent Feel It by Jim McLennan
- Playing The Score by Robert Murio
- The Power of the Mantra by Stefan Lundgren
- Does Richard Williams Know Something? by Jim McLennan
- Utilizing Wisdom in Your On-Court Arsenal - Jeff Greenwald
- Anger and Competition - Jeff Greenwald
- Closing Out Matches - Jeff Greenwald has some ideas to help you quiet the inner voice
- Riding the Wave of Momentum: Jeff Greenwald
- Utilizing Anxiety to Obtain Peak Performance - Jeff Greenwald
- Learning to Play "Loose" in a Result-Oriented Society - Jeff Greenwald
- Five Lessons Learned From a Match Almost Lost - Jeff Greenwald
- Prepare for the Zone - Jeff Greenwald
- Winning Ugly: by Steve Jamison
- Concentration - Michael Friedman
V. Fitness and Health
- Pro Secrets of Cross Training - Pat Etcheberry
- Periodization
Training for Tennis - Dr. Paul Roetert series on training in stages
and how it can improve your tennis fitness and your game.
- Part 1 - What is periodization training
- Part 2 - Periodization Training
- Part 3 - The Warm-up
- Part 4 - Arms, Sloulders, Torso Stretch
- Part 5 - Hips and Legs.
- Part 6 - Lower body machine exercises
- Part 7 - Lower body free weights
- Part 8 - The Trunk
- Part 9 - Trunk Extensions
- Part 10 - Rotator Cuff
- Part 11 - Upper Body Exercises
- Part 12 - Upper Body Exercises, cont.
- Part 13 - Wrist and Forearm
- Part
14 - Quicknes
- Part
15 - More Quicknes
- Part 16 - Ball and Racquet Drills
- Part 17 - More Ball and Racquet Drills
- Strength Training for Tennis Players by Stefan Lundgren
- "What to do about tennis elbow?"
- What to do about wrist pain by Mike Whittington
- Question of Nutrition
- Heel Pain by Dr. Simon Small
- Power Tennis Training - Dr. Donald A. Chu
VI. Fun
Line Calls
Rule of the Week
- "Can doubles partners switch racquets?"
- "Ball good when hitting permanent fixture?"
- "Should you always call your ball out?"
- "Where does the worm go?
- "Server catches ball without hitting it"
- "What happens if the ball goes flat?"
- "In doubles, ball hits receiver's partner"
- "Player jumps over net"
- "Ball hits on one side, spins back to other"
- "Player comes over to other side of court to inspect mark"
- "Coaching during warm-up allowed?"
- "Making noises as opponent hits ball?"
- "When is the receiver deemed ready to receive?"
- "What fixtures can a ball hit and still be considered in play?"
- "Who serves after the tie-break?"
- "What are the limits on where the server can stand in doubles?"
- "What's the rule on changing your mind on an 'out' call?"
- "What happens if you serve out of proper rotation?"
- "In doubles, what's the rule regarding switching receiving positions?"
- "Ball bounces off elbow?"
- "Tossing the ball during a point?"
- "Opponent requests having all three balls in his possession?"
- "Rules for Tiebreaker?"
- "Ball hits rock on court?"
- "Ball goes around net post"
- "Who makes the call?"
- "Where does the Worm go?"
- "Who makes the call?"
- "Are different types of balls allowed?"
- "Changing mind on racquet spin"
- "Where can you serve in singles?"
- "Serving on wrong side"
- "What can't you touch?"
- "What can't you touch?"
- "What happens when you break a string?"
- "Can you cross the net to inspect ball marks?"
- "Can two players hit a ball?"
- "Can you play with both hands?"
- "Warning before calling foot fault?"
- "When is it stalling?"
- "Can you throw your racquet?"
- "Injury time-out?"
- "Ball hits receiver on serve"
- "Deliberate Hindrance"
- "When is it ok to coach?"
- "Correcting a bad call?"
- "Who makes the call on the serve?"
- "Let serve or lose the point?"
- "Hat falls off--hindrance?"
- "Opponent asks for help making call?"
- "Can you take a second look?"
- "Should you practice your return when server is warming up?"
- "What constitutes an out mark?
- "Calling a let after point is over?"
- "When Is a double hit legal?"
- "Always signal when ball is good?"
- "Receive coaching between 2nd and 3rd sets?"
- "When are you ready to receive serve?"
Life At the Net
- "Why does learning the game take so long?"
- "Want my man"
- "Too focused on technique?"
- Should I play up?"
- "Stressed out by hyper-competitive teammates"
- "Politically frustrated?"
- "Irked by interruptions"
- "Want to switch teams"
- "Want to get better without paying"
- "Too much information"
- "Getting no respect"
- "Smash at a woman"
- "How to react to opponents' ups and downs"
- "Single and disrespected "
- "Discouraged
by partner's reaction"
Products
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- "The Softer
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Miscellaneous
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- "TopSpin: Ups and Downs in Big-Time Tennis," by Elliot Berry
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