Basic Tennis Instruction to Help You Become a Better Tennis Player

This website provides basic tennis instruction on the fundamental strokes of tennis. It will be helpful for a player but won't substitute for the tennis lessons that a tennis coach can provide.

Nevertheless, if it will help you improve your game then, all-about-tennis.com has done its purpose which is to assist the average player become a better tennis player.

If there are three words that I can advise you as a beginning or intermediate tennis player, those are: practice, practice, practice.

There are no shortcuts in learning the game. The strokes take time to develop. You keep on honing them until you do them without thinking.

If your groundstrokes consistenly fall within a few feet of the base line, then that's a sign that you are indeed getting better. If your serves always hit the service box and close to the service line, they are great indication that you're doing well.

If you can approach the net and have more winners more than errors, you are progressing indeed. There's a lot to learn, 'tho. But one doesn't stop learning. Be active and keep hitting the ball - the right way.

But yes, all the tennis instruction in the world will do you no good if you don't practice.

Tennis Serve: Flat or Basic Serve, Topspin Serve, The Slice

Return of Serve

The Forehand

The Backhand

The Volley

The Lob

The Overhead


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The latest of Nick's students to be a champion and benefit from his tennis instruction was Maria Sharapova, 2004 Wimbledon singles champion. Sharapova was also a 2005 Australian Open Semifinalist.

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