Entries from October 2017

Sunday, October 29th, 2017

Player Profile- Serena Williams

Sunday, October 29th, 2017

Local Tennis Courts

I wrote a previous post on general places to go when wanting to play tennis, however, I will focus this post on specific places around Whitewater to go. A great place is to play at the tennis courts

Monday, October 23rd, 2017

The 2 Main Tennis Strokes

There are many different strokes to use when hitting a ball in tennis. I will go over the two main ones used in a game. First off, there is a forehand. This is a hit using the players dominant arm and hand.

Monday, October 23rd, 2017

Serving

Serving is very important in tennis, it is the hit that starts a point. When a player serves, they aim for the box opposite of where they are standing. They want to make it inside of the service box while not hitting the net.

Sunday, October 15th, 2017

Where To Play

There are many different places to play tennis. Some could include local tennis courts, professional tennis courts, or at school. Where you play can depend on the weather.

Sunday, October 15th, 2017

Rackets

There are many different kinds of tennis rackets to use. However, there are some that work a lot better than others. Beginners tend to buy cheaper ones in case they do not like the sport, which is understandable.

Sunday, October 8th, 2017

Scoring

A common tennis saying is game, set, match! When scoring a game of tennis, there are scores for games and scores for sets. There are doubles and singles teams that generally play a total of 6 games.