Tennis is a physically and mentally demanding sport. Every sport has its own challenges before you can be considered an accomplished player, but the range of skills needed to play tennis can set it apart. Tennis requires good levels of physical fitness and agility, a strong mental attitude, good technique, speed of thought, and a …
The top pro players can make tennis look easy. However, anyone who plays the game knows it is anything but easy, particularly when you first start. As well as being a physical and a mental challenge, there is a great deal of technique involved in playing tennis. Although it can feel challenging to begin with, …
Racquetball is a game developed from tennis during the 1950s. But even though one grew out of the other, there are a huge number of differences! What Are The Differences Between Racquetball And Tennis? Tennis and racquetball are played on very different courts, using different dimensions, and one being enclosed the other open. Racquetball uses …
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, …
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 …
Are you thinking of picking up a new sport or hobby? Consider tennis! This article gives you 9 reasons why tennis is fun! As a college tennis player, I can vouch for this list, and I can assure you it did not take long at all for me to compile it. Read the list below …