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Use tennis footwork move: back foot up

Bringing your back foot up after you hit the tennis ball puts you in position to recover back to the middle of the tennis court. The key, as we explain in this video, is to get your body facing the net after you hit (similar to the ready position). This will let you side shuffle back to the middle of the tennis court.

How To: Replace the grommet strips on a tennis racket

Take a look at this instructional video and learn how to replace your bumper guard/grommet strips. This should be done for a number of reasons. One reason is if the bumper guard has worn through and you are now hitting graphite when you scrape it on the ground. Another is if the grommets are coming apart and the string has a chance at touching the frame. Or if you wish to add lead tape in a more conspicuous manner, replacing the strips and guards will help.

How To: Tie a Bulky knot for your tennis racket

Take a look at this instructional video and learn how to tie a bulky knot. This is a starting know and tension can be pulled directly to it. Keep in mind that this knot is not for the end of your mains and crosses.

How To: Use a guide Awl on your tennis racket

Take a look at this instructional video and learn how to use a guide Awl to pass string through blocked grommets on your tennis racket. Wax or chapstick can help the guide Awl ease through the block grommet. When attempting this, try spinning it as it'll help reduce the friction.

How To: Put on a tennis racket grip

Check out this tutorial and learn how to replace your tennis racket grip with a new one. This instructional video shows you how to do this with an overgrip, but also explains how to go about it with a replacement grip.

How To: Fake a poach move in tennis

This video presents one of his specialties, a shoulder fake, the secret is make the move, but retain the form as you go through it.

How To: Master the basic one-handed backhand in tennis

Francis Ribeiro explains that to hit the one-handed backhand, you must use the eastern grip. You should approach the ball, take a backswing with bent arms, swing, and follow through. You should never take your eyes off the ball. Master the basic one-handed backhand in tennis.

How To: Use drills to develop a reliable, accurate forehand in tennis

Practice is the key to success in any sport, and tennis is no different. If your forehand is lacking in power, accuracy, or consistency, watch this video to learn about some easy drills you can perform to improve your forehand shots.

How To: Exercise for Tennis Elbow

Here is a simple exercise to help you heal and recover from tennis elbow without having to spend money on Doctors or medical treatment.

How To: Use the right practice drills to improve your serve accuracy in tennis

Serving in tennis is the flashiest part of the game, and if you've got a nasty serve you won't need the other parts of your game nearly as much. Watch this video to learn about some drills for beginning players that you can use to improve the accuracy and consistency of your serves.

How To: Put topspin on your forehand tennis shots like Rafael Nadal

The basic forehand shot in tennis is predictable for your opponent and not likely to get your very far against advanced players. This video will teach you how to put topsin on your forehand shots like Rafael Nadal, allowing you to move the ball a lot more and confuse the opposition.

How To: Use footwork and movement to win tennis matches

Tennis is much more tiring than players of other sports often give it credit for. A match is most often won by the more agile player. If you need to work on your footwork and movement to improve your tennis game, watch this video for drills that will help you do it.

How To: Use different grips to hold a tennis racquet for beginners

If you're new to tennis, you might not have realized that there are a lot of different "correct" ways to hold the racquet. These include Eastern, Western, and Continental, as well and single and double-handed backhands. Watch this video to learn about the different grips and how to decide which one is right for you.

How To: Use advanced forehand groundshot drill to improve your tennis game

The forehand shot is the preferred shot for many tennis players. If you feel like you've reached the limits of your current forehand shot, you should practice up and add some new techniques to it, and this video will help you do just that.

How To: Use the right tactics to win in singles tennis

Being more physically gifted than your opponent is only part of successful tennis. You have to have a keen mind well versed in the tactics of the game as well. This video will teach you some basic tactics for singles tennis that will help you win matches you would have lost otherwise.

How To: Use slice serves to serve with spin in tennis

If you've mastered the basic tennis serve, it's time to move on to the more advanced styles. If you want to put spin on your serves like Rafael Nadal instead of going for pure power, the slice serve is probably for you, and this video will teach you how to do it.

HowTo: Brawl With an Old Dude at the U.S. Open

For some of you, this is old news. But for those who spent Labor Day weekend cooped up like a hermit (me), you may have missed this recent nasty bit of U.S. Open news.

News: Tennis in Slow-Mo Looks Like Amazonian Ballet

The New York Times has posted a video gallery of top female tennis players — in slow motion. The result reveals (unsurprisingly) a beautiful Amazonian grace in the world's greatest players: Kim Clijsters, Serena Williams, Elena Dementieva, Jelena Jankovic, Samantha Stosur, Victoria Azarenka and Vera Zvonareva.

How To: Use your forehand groundstroke while playing tennis

In this tutorial, we learn how to use a forehand ground stroke while playing tennis with Carl Hart. Take your racket and turn on your right foot. Drop the ball out in front of you and make contact following through in your shoulders. You should be able to see your elbow and see the back of your hand facing toward your cheek. You should be doing "step, drop, then follow through". To correctly place your hand on the racket, place your open hand on the racket and slide it down to hold it on the ...

How To: Serve in tennis with David Lloyd

If you want to learn how to serve in tennis this is for you. The serve is the most important aspect in the game because the server has complete control. You have two attempts to serve the ball; if both attempts hit outside of the service box the server double faults and their opponent receives a point. When you are serving the ball your front foot should be at a 45 degree angle and your rear foot should be parallel to the baseline. Your weight should be evenly distributed over both feet. The ...

How To: Serve a tennis ball with some basic rules

In this how to video, you will learn how to serve a tennis ball. Start off with an eastern forehand grip. You can pretend to shake hands with the racket to find this grip. The knuckle of the index finger should be on top of the handle. Make sure your stance is sideways to the net and the feet are shoulder width apart. Your foot should point at 1 o'clock. The back foot should be parallel to the base line. Your racket should start at pointed towards the net. The first step of the swing involves...

How To: Smash your tennis serves like Ana Ivanovic

In this video tutorial, viewers learn how to serve in tennis. Viewers are taught how to serve by tennis player, Ana Ivanovic. Ana provides tips that will help the viewer improve their serving skills in tennis. Some tips that are given include: be relaxed, slightly lean forward, start with the palm on the racket, toss the ball in a straight line, move your foot forward as you strike the ball and the ball should be hit in the middle of the racket. This video will benefit those viewers who want ...