Team Forman Tennis for Savvy Tennis Enthusiasts

Team Forman Tennis for Savvy Tennis Enthusiasts This page is dedicated to all who LOVE the game. In 2013, my student and avid tennis player founded this page as Karen's Korner for Savy Tennis Enthusiasts.

Our mission is to empower everyday players with engaging tips, fun drills, and valuable instruction to elevate your game. Her passion for building a community of "like-minded" tennis-crazed men and women morphed into a following of over 28,000 tennis fans worldwide. Personally,
Jane Forman is the Director of Racquet Sports at Riviera Tennis Center in Miami and brand ambassador to Volkl Tennis. Jan

e is a former WTA Tour player and Clemson Hall-of-Fame recipient. Jane brings 35 years of tennis and sports-management experience and is the founder of The Jane Forman Tennis Academy of Miami and TeamForman Tennis. The mission of Forman's Korner
#1 is to empower the "Everyday" tennis player with knowledge and fun. Tennis is a beautiful sport that brings people together for the love of sport. Robust dialogue, tennis sharing, and community networking of anything and everything to do with tennis.

06/23/2026

Receiving Side Tactics 🔥

Being aggressive has nothing to do with your level. It has everything to do with your mentality.

Once you rewire your brain to become proactive instead of reactive, you’re ready to take your game to the next level.

These 3.0 ladies from Fairhope, Alabama are making that leap by learning how to take control of the court instead of waiting for things to happen.

4 clips. 4 ways to take control on the receiving side:

1️⃣ Hit the return and get to the net.
2️⃣ Pre-plan the poach off the return.
3️⃣ Tidal Wave 🌊 — start 2 back, return and charge together.
4️⃣ Implode the net player with the return.

Aggressive doubles isn’t reserved for pros or 4.5 players.

It’s a choice.

Progressive tactics and a fearless mentality can be taught at every level.

Don’t let anyone ever tell you that you can’t be aggressive because of your level.

TeamForman says:

“You don’t have to be a pro to train like a pro.”



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06/22/2026

🎾 Are You Ready to Get Formanized? 🔥

Competitive recreational players from 2.5 to 4.5 all want to know…

“What’s the secret to winning doubles?”

Sorry to disappoint…

There are no secrets. 😬

Just pure STRATEGY — the #1 thing missing in most recreational clinics.

Getting Formanized means learning how to play with a mission, build points with purpose, and stop hoping things happen…

…and start making them happen.

No more random tennis.

No more “just get it in.”

No more waiting for your opponents to miss.

The TeamForman 4-Step System

🎯 Court Position
Because poor court position = winners for your opponents.

🎯 Shot Selection
One shot can change the momentum of the point.

🎯 Progressive Formatting
I-formation, Australian, poaches, serve and volley, shake and bake… all the fun stuff!

🎯 Fearless Tennis
Aggressive. Proactive. In it to win it. #
Learn the “Cut a Bitch” mentality — hunting opportunities, taking control, and refusing to let your opponents breathe. 😎

If you’re thirsty for this knowledge and ready to think differently…

Come Get Formanized.

Whether it’s in Miami or “At Your Club,” TeamForman will show you how to play doubles with confidence, purpose, and a whole lot more fun.

👇 Fill out the form at the website link in my profile.

“You don’t have to be a pro to train like a pro”.
TeamForman



06/21/2026

Cross Court or Down the Line?

Watch this clip carefully.

I’m hitting the exact same stroke on both balls.

The difference isn’t the swing. The difference is the contact point.

✅ Cross court — I take the ball a little earlier and farther out in front. This naturally opens up the angle and allows me to use more of the court.

✅ Down the line — I close my stance slightly more and let the ball travel farther into my strike zone, making contact later in my stance. This keeps the ball from pulling wide and helps me drive through the shot.

The stroke itself never changes.

I’m not trying to manipulate the racquet or reinvent my swing. I’m simply adjusting where I meet the ball.

One swing.
Two directions.

Mastering contact points is one of the easiest ways to improve your consistency and shot selection.

TeamForman says

“Don’t change your stroke. Change your contact point… for the rest of your life.”



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06/21/2026

One Bad Choice

In this dynamic 4.0 point, the receiving side worked so hard to take control. They were the aggressors from start to finish and had the point right at their fingertips.

Until… one shot.

The lob from mid court.

That one decision sucked the life out of the point — almost like letting the air out of a tire.

Instead of finishing what they had worked so hard to create, that one shot lengthened the point and invited their opponents right back into it.

A reminder that in doubles, it only takes one shot to go from offense to defense.

TeamForman says:
“Never lob from mid court for the rest of your life.”

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06/19/2026

Keep Them Honest 👀

If your opponents are super aggressive at the net — or at a minimum just plain “jumpy” — they can pressure you into errors and rack up a lot of poaches. In doing so, they often overcommit and leave plenty of room exposed down the line.

Make this simple adjustment:

➡️ Back your partner up.
➡️ Go right at the net player or take the ball down the line.

A few body shots and passes will make them think twice.

Keep them honest.

Bonus Tip 🎯

Aim for the belly button.

You’ll give yourself ample margin for error while making life miserable for the net player.

TeamForman says

“If they know you won’t challenge them, they’ll own the net.”



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06/19/2026

Returning a Lefty Serve 🎾

Both sides are equally tricky… just in different ways.

Ad side
✅ Natural left-to-right spin
✅ Slice serve pulling you wide

Deuce side
✅ Natural body serve
✅ Serve up the T

The solution?

Protect the side you know the ball wants to go.

Take away the higher percentage serve and force the lefty to beat you with the tougher angle.

By eliminating the obvious target, you give yourself a much better chance to make a stronger, more aggressive return and immediately put the server under pressure.

Remember, you don’t have to cover everything.

Cover what they do best, and make them execute what they do less often.

TeamForman says

“Don’t defend the entire box. Defend the most likely serve.”

06/17/2026

Dynamic staggering = aggressive tennis

Staggering isn’t static. Once the point starts, the roles can shift several times depending on who creates the momentum.

In this clip, the point starts exactly as it should:

✅ Returner attacks and approaches the net.
✅ Partner to the returner closes in, looking to hunt.

Then the exchange begins.

As the point evolves, the momentum shifts. The player who started in the staggered position recognizes the opportunity, moves forward, and ends up in the attacking position to Cut A Bitch™️ (her partner 😬).

That’s dynamic staggering.

You don’t stay married to one position. You react to the reality of the point, not your original assignment.

TeamForman says

“Staggering is not a position. It’s a moving target.”



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06/17/2026

When the Lob Goes Over Your Head…

The biggest mistake recreational players make?

Stopping on the service line.

If the lob goes over your head, switch and go ALL the way back (or at least as far as you can). Don’t stop halfway and hope. Halfway usually means trouble.

Anticipating a weak ball and/or lob from your partner, and assuming your opponents will be hitting down on you, is smart tennis. Thinking proactively puts you in position to handle whatever comes next instead of reacting too late.

Don’t react to where you wish you were.

React to reality.

Get back first.
Attack later.

TeamForman says

“When the lob goes over your head, don’t stop on the service line. Switch and go all the way back… for the rest of your life.”

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06/15/2026

Rules Check 🎾

This is my take on it . What do you all think?
Charles Axel Ekendahl ?

If your opponent’s racquet accidentally flies out of their hand during a point, play continues. There is no let.

A few key points:

✅ Racquet flies out of hand unintentionally → play on

✅ Opponent can pick it up and keep playing if they can

✅ Partner can continue covering the court while the racquetless player recovers

❌ No let because the racquet came out of someone’s hand

❌ Don’t stop because you’re distracted by it

❌ Don’t assume the point is over

The exception:

❌ If the ball touches a player’s racquet after it has left their hand, that player loses the point immediately.

The racquet flies out of your opponent’s hand?

Keep playing.

TeamForman says:

“It’s pretty safe to say that when you’re playing league matches, never stop in the middle of the point for the rest of your life.” 🎾

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