Tennis is generally viewed as an individual sport. The singles match with two opposing players is the primary image of tennis in many people’s minds. Therefore, the notion tennis could be a team sport is often overlooked. However, this is a slightly simplistic approach to the sport, and the fact is that tennis is most …
Tennis remains one of the most popular participation sports. It is a global sport, boosted by high-profile professionals such as Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal, and Roger Federer. But How Many People Play Tennis? According to the last detailed study in 2019, 87 million people around the world play tennis. 22% of these are from China, …
Novak Djokovic has consistently been a dominant force in men’s tennis since winning his first ATP tour event in 2006. He is one of the most technically gifted players on the circuit, a major contributing factor in maintaining his place at the top of the game. His forehand is a part of his game he …
The Federer topspin backhand remains one of the iconic shots in tennis. No matter how often you watch Federer unleash one of his topspin backhands, it still makes you smile. Honed over the years, this single-handed shot merges brute force and sheer artistry in a ruthlessly efficient way. It is easy to forget the backhand …
To be a successful tennis pro requires unswerving commitment and an iron will to win. For the duration of the match, your opponent is there purely for the purpose of being defeated. However, that ruthless desire to win can be tested to the limit when your sibling is facing you on the other side of …
Engineering theory and the laws of physics are probably not at the forefront of your mind when playing tennis. Yet, how a tennis ball moves in flight and how it responds to spin depends on such theories and laws. When you strike the ball at the right angle you can get the ball to significantly …
Vibration dampeners are the small pieces of rubber you often see attached to a tennis racket. You may well have seen them and thought what do they actually do? Are they used by pro tennis players, and if so do they offer any real advantages? Many of the world’s top pro tennis players use a …
Tennis can seem a bit of a niche sport to many people in terms of participation. Tennis courts don’t adorn every local neighborhood and tennis clubs often have an image of exclusivity. For anyone looking to play the game, or wanting to play at a more serious level, they may well wonder is tennis worth …
Tennis can be played on a variety of surfaces, the four major types being grass, clay, hard court, and artificial grass. This offers a unique challenge to the sport’s professionals to master the technique required to adapt and be successful across all these different court surfaces. Grass is viewed as the traditional, classic surface for …
Mastering the kick serve adds a serious weapon to your tennis game. The serve generates topspin to make the ball kick up off the surface, arriving around shoulder height to the receiver. A correctly struck kick serve will also have side spin to move the ball away from your opponent. The kick serve is often …