Introduction

He also showed me the proper way to hit a forehand stroke, a backhand stroke, and to serve and volley for a great offense net game.  Many of todays players use this strategy to put pressure on their opponents. However, there is no substitute for having a good baseline game.  In social tennis matches, one of the most important things is to get the ball back with a little pace and placement.  It may sound obvious, but the person that can get the ball back consistently usually ends up winning the tennis match. 

The game of tennis played today has been adapted from a much earlier game called Court Tennis, Real Tennis, or Royal Tennis. Tennis is played on a courts made of composition, clay or grass, divided by a net, with a single player at each end (singles), or a team of two players at each end (doubles). Players use racquets to hit a ball back and forth, either in the air or after a single bounce.  

Matches are either the best of 3 sets or the best of 5 sets. A set is played until one player reaches 6 games ahead by two or if tied at 6 all, some type of tie breaker must be played. A game is scored after a French system so the scoring is rather unusual.  The score of zero is called "love" in English because of the French word for zero.  You must win four points to win a game.  The score goes love, 15, 30, 40, deuce when both are tied at 40-all and ad when one person gets ahead by one point.  After a tie at 40-all, a player must win two points in a row to win the game.

The intent of this site is to offer you some tennis resources such as tips, books, articles on tennis, and other products.  Please enjoy the site, take your time and check out all the links and articles.  I welcome any feedback or ideas to improve this site.