tennis

The physical demands of tennis have changed over the past 10 years, as players are required to hit the balls much harder and move more quickly and explosively. The body needs to be better conditioned to ... Continue Reading

Sports drinks are used to improve performance in pretty much every sport, but this practice has been called into doubt in recent years. In a study in the Journal of the International Society of Sports ... Continue Reading

Grunting in tennis is a well known phenomenon. Its supporters cite it to be a natural expression of force that improves athleticism. However, once grunting gets to an extreme level, like a full-blown ... Continue Reading

Do you play tennis and want to get stronger and faster for your sport? Here is a 12-week program designed just for you. Tennis players need strength, power, endurance, speed, and balance. They also need to ... Continue Reading

Photos provided by Danette "Dizzle" Rivera. I sat in the near-empty stands of a pristine tennis court at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden with a pink umbrella trying to fight off the cruel sun. The ... Continue Reading

Photos provided by Danette "Dizzle" Rivera. In the very beginning of my near-perfect fourteen year marriage to a great tennis player/coach, I took three tennis lessons. And that was that. The ... Continue Reading

During a first-set point of the 2012 Wimbledon women’s final, American player Serena Williams was poised to return a second serve from Agi Radwanska from Poland. The serve was soft, as second serves can ... Continue Reading