Game/Set/Match A Tennis Guide

1. The Preliminaries to the Strokes in Tennis. 2. Groundstrokes. 3. Net Play. 4. The Service and Service Return. 5. The Aerial Game. 6. Mental Aspects of Tennis Competition. 7. Singles Strategy. 8. Doubles Strategy. 9. Tennis Practice. 10. Physical Aspects of Playing Tennis. 11. Tennis Behavior and Interpretation of Tennis Rules. 12. The Tennis Court, Equipment Design, Tournament Competition, and Resources. Appendix A. USTA's The Code: The Player's Guide for Unofficiated Matches. Appendix B. National Tennis Rating Program. Answer Key. Glossary. Index.

Preface

v

Acknowledgments

vi

Preliminaries to the Strokes in Tennis

1

(12)

Basic Tennis Grips

1

(3)

Types of Strokes

4

(1)

Feel and Timing of the Tennis Ball

5

(3)

Increasing Beginner Skills: Racket Control and Ball Spin

8

(5)

Groundstrokes

13

(20)

Groundstrokes---Basic Forehand

13

(4)

Groundstrokes---Basic Backhand

17

(4)

Groundstrokes---Two-hand Backhand

21

(2)

Synopsis of the Groundstroke

23

(3)

Increasing Beginner Skills: Forehand Groundstroke---Slice and Topspin

26

(2)

Increasing Beginner Skills: Backhand Groundstroke---Slice and Topspin

28

(1)

Increasing Beginner Skills: Using the Groundstroke to Hit an Approach Shot

29

(4)

Net Play

33

(10)

Forehand Volley

34

(1)

Backhand Volley

35

(2)

Increasing Beginner Skills: Insight When Hitting a Volley

37

(3)

Increasing Beginner Skills: Half Volley

40

(3)

Service and Service Return

43

(14)

Basic Flat Service

43

(5)

Return of Service

48

(3)

Increasing Beginner Skills: Slice Service

51

(6)

Aerial Game

57

(10)

Overheads

57

(4)

The Lob

61

(6)

Mental Aspects of Tennis Competition

67

(8)

Understanding What Competition Really Means

68

(1)

Eliminating Negative Attitudes

68

(1)

Concentration

69

(1)

Anxiety and Slumps

70

(1)

Relaxation

70

(1)

Mental Toughness

71

(1)

Putting It All Together

72

(3)

Singles Strategy

75

(12)

Percentage Tennis

75

(1)

Service Strategy

76

(1)

Return-of-Service Strategy

77

(1)

Increasing Beginner Skills: Placement and Service Strategy

77

(1)

Increasing Beginner Skills: Second-Service Strategy

77

(1)

Increasing Beginner Skills: Return-of-Service Strategy

78

(1)

Increasing Beginner Skills: Attacking the Net and Beating the Net Player

79

(3)

Increasing Beginner Skills: Lob and Overhead Strategy

82

(1)

Increasing Beginner Skills: Baseline-Play Strategy

83

(4)

Doubles Strategy

87

(10)

Basic Alignments and Formations

87

(3)

Special Formations

90

(2)

Service and Return-of-Service Strategy

92

(1)

Doubles Game Plan and Strategy

93

(4)

Tennis Practice

97

(12)

Tennis by Yourself

97

(3)

Partner Practice Drills

100

(9)

Physical Aspects of Playing Tennis

109

(14)

Warm-up

109

(1)

Stretching Exercises

110

(1)

Warm-down

111

(2)

Developing Overall Fitness

113

(2)

Preventing and Caring for Tennis Injuries

115

(4)

Dealing with Heat, Sun, and Insect Bites, when Playing Tennis

119

(4)

Tennis Behavior and Interpretation of Rules

123

(8)

Behavior on a Tennis Court

123

(3)

Interpreting Tennis Rules

126

(5)

Tennis Courts, Equipment Design, Tournament Competition, and Resources

131

(10)

The Tennis Court

131

(1)

Tennis Equipment

132

(4)

Tennis Clothing

136

(1)

How to Get Started in Tennis Competition

137

(1)

Tennis Resources

138

(3)

Appendix A: USTA's The Code: The Player's Guide for Unofficiated Matches

141

(4)

Appendix B: NTRP Rating Categories

145

(2)

Answer Key to Checkpoints

147

(1)

Photo Credits

148

(1)

Glossary of Terms

149

(2)

Index

151

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