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Choose countable outcomes: target hits, successful returns or balanced recoveries. Compare repeated tasks and the next session before changing distance or pace.

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Andy Murray preparing a forehand on a grass court in 2011

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    Two scoring games for streaks and momentum swings

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    What the receiver’s partner should watch

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    Low-compression balls: better forehands today and learning over eight weeks

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    Start serve practice by observing the toss

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    What to check beyond outsole wear

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    Three players, one court: a rotating doubles practice

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    Add a direction cue to the X drill

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    Zheng’s Florida training block precedes US Open quarterfinal and Beijing semifinal

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    Six weeks of training: what changed in starts and reactive movement

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    How variable arm movements can support a stable shot

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Ben Shelton smiling during a media conference at the Swiss Indoors in Basel in 2025
Players & the tour

Shelton improved his backhand. Why could Zverev still target it?

Ben Shelton’s backhand helped him progress in the summer of 2026, yet Alexander Zverev found it a useful target in the US Open final. Improvement and vulnerability can coexist.

6 min read
Ernests Gulbis preparing to strike a serve at the 2008 Pacific Life Open
Match tactics

Abandoned toss or missed swing: the rules for resetting a second serve

Catching an abandoned service toss is different from swinging and missing. Know the rule, keep the match moving, and practise the decision before a double fault makes it expensive.

7 min read
Tennis practice at a public sports facility in Nigeria
Match tactics

Before buying an AI ball machine, ask for a full practice session—not just its top speed

Pongbot, Acemate and Tero discussions reveal the questions a specification sheet misses: usable drills, app dependence, transport, repair and the real return conditions.

8 min read
Andy Murray preparing a forehand on a grass court in 2011
Match tactics

Still losing to pushers? Stop trying to prove you hit the better ball

Why experienced players lose to defensive retrievers—and how to change the geometry of the point without gambling on winners or rushing the net.

7 min read
Iga Świątek preparing a forehand on a practice court before the 2023 US Open
Players & the tour

Why Iga Świątek welcomed the long rallies in Beijing

Świątek said the extended rallies in her Beijing opener helped her feel the court and ball. What experienced players can learn before blaming unfamiliar conditions on their strings.

7 min read
Maria Sharapova hitting a two-handed backhand during a US Open practice day
Players & the tour

Why Sharapova’s early court mattered more than her alarm clock

Thomas Hogstedt’s account of early practice reveals a practical advantage: control of a scarce court. What experienced players can take from the Sharapova story without copying a champion’s daily timetable.

8 min read