In this drill player works on coordination, balance and strength. Jump rope is a great tool to use during warm up to prepare body for the training session as also to improve physical skills at the same time. 2 jumps on each side of the line test player's balance and coordination which are crucial physical abilities in tennis. Player should perform many different exercises on jump rope to get ready for the demands of modern game.
A tiebreak is a short sprint where every point is worth the same as a break of serve. The players who win them are rarely the ones who hit hardest. Here is how to coach the patterns, habits and scoreboard thinking that win the big points.
Most club players practise the serve on its own and then have no idea what to do with the ball that comes back. Serve plus one is the pattern that turns a good serve into a won point.
Wimbledon has just crowned another champion, and if you watched closely you saw the same thing every year: the best returners quietly won the tournament. Here is how to coach a return that pressures the server rather than just surviving it.