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Personalized plans, elite courses, local lessons and practice partners. PlayYourCourt (www.playyourcourt.com) is a mobile tennis club that sends you certified professional tennis instruction to any court of your choice. You choose the court, we'll send the pro.

11/03/2026

A small adjustment to your footwork can make a big difference to the power and fluidity of your forehand. 🎾

When hitting an aggressive closed-stance forehand, focus on stepping forward into the court towards the net rather than stepping across your body.

Stepping across can lock your hips, restrict your rotation and make it harder to generate power. Instead, step towards the ball, allowing your heel to land first, followed by your toe. As your knee bends, your hips can rotate naturally, helping your racket accelerate smoothly through contact.

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10/31/2026

A great return of serve starts with mastering your split step. Proper technique and timing will help you react faster, move more explosively, and get into position for your next shot.

Start by keeping your weight lightly loaded on the balls of your feet during your split step. Rather than focusing on jumping vertically, think about preparing your body to push off in either direction. This allows you to react quickly and move toward the incoming serve.

Timing is just as important. Begin your split step just before your opponent makes contact with the ball, aiming to land as the ball leaves their racket. This puts you in an athletic, balanced position, ready to react immediately to the direction of the serve.

Mastering these two elements of the split step can improve your reaction time, court coverage, and overall consistency when returning serve.

10/30/2026

The overhead smash is one of the most important shots to master in tennis, and improving your technique is easier than you might think! ⬇️

Start by getting both arms up, with your racket behind your head and your non-dominant hand pointing directly at the ball. This helps you track the ball and prepare for a clean contact point.

Next, turn your body sideways, keeping your chin over your shoulder and your hips and shoulders rotated. As the ball moves, use your footwork to adjust your position rather than opening your body toward the net too early.

One of the biggest mistakes tennis players make is dropping their pointing arm and opening their shoulders before making contact. This causes you to lose power, control, and accuracy on your overhead.

Keep your positioning, track the ball, and swing up through contact to hit a stronger, more reliable overhead smash.

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10/27/2026

Struggling with the timing of your ball toss or transferring your weight forward during your serve?

A powerful, fluid serve starts with the right weight transfer. Begin with your weight on your front foot and your racket low. As you rotate your hips and shoulders, shift your weight onto your back foot.

As your weight moves forward again, initiate your ball toss while lifting your hitting elbow, allowing your racket to move freely into position.

Players like Jannik Sinner and Matteo Berretini have nailed this motion.

By coordinating your weight transfer, body rotation and ball toss, you can develop a smoother, more consistent service motion.

10/27/2026

Struggling with the timing of your ball toss or transferring your weight forward during your serve?

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10/26/2026

Rafael Nadal was famous for generating incredible amounts of topspin, especially in his ‘banana forehand’, but contrary to popular belief, it wasn’t his finish that created all of that spin…

The secret was in his fundamentals.

1️⃣ Footwork and preparation: Nadal’s elite footwork allowed him to get into position early, set his feet and load his legs before making contact. By generating power from the ground up, he could transfer energy through his body and into the ball.

2️⃣ Straight-arm contact: Rather than simply brushing up the back of the ball, Nadal extended his hitting arm away from his body, creating space and allowing his racquet to accelerate through contact with a whip-like effect.

3️⃣ Relaxed grip: Nadal kept his grip relaxed to reduce tension in his arm and allow the racquet to move freely. Combined with an upward swing path, this helped him generate tremendous racquet-head speed and topspin.

4️⃣ The buggy whip finish: Nadal’s famous over-the-head finish was often used when he was under pressure or out of position. But the finish itself wasn’t responsible for creating his topspin. The important work had already happened before and during contact.

Focus on getting into position early, using your legs, maintaining a relaxed grip and accelerating your racquet up and through the ball.

Master the fundamentals first, and the topspin will follow.

10/24/2026

When your opponent hits a powerful shot towards your backhand, your natural instinct might be to swing harder and match their power. However, learning to absorb and redirect pace is often a much more effective way to handle fast, aggressive shots.

The key is to prepare early, keep your racket face stable and shorten your backswing. Focus on using the speed of the incoming ball to redirect it back across the court with control and consistency.

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10/22/2026

Want to add more power to your tennis serve? It might not be about where you’re making contact with the ball, but when you’re rotating your body… 🤔

Focus on driving upwards towards the ball and reaching your highest point of extension. Making contact around the 12:00 to 12:30 position allows you to stay on edge longer, delay the release of the racquet and generate more power through contact.

The key is creating space between your head and hitting shoulder, allowing your arm to extend fully upwards while maintaining a strong serving position.

Rather than rushing to rotate towards your target, focus on extending upwards first. The better your upward extension and timing, the more effectively you can generate power and drive your serve forward.

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