Improve Your Tennis Game With Our Effective Lessons From Expert Coaches

Below you’ll find lessons, tips, and strategies to help you improve your tennis game. We have lessons on doubles, the mental side of tennis, and stroke technique! Our lessons are more effective because we share simple and easy-to-follow advice that you can use to improve faster.

Doubles players can also check out our online doubles strategy courses and 5-star doubles podcast.

More Great Tennis Lessons

• How to Hit a Drop Shot and When to Use it in Singles
  Below, you’re going to learn how to hit a drop shot, and the best times to use this tactic in singles. Most tennis […]
• Singles Rule: How to Hit Approach Shots & Come to the Net
  When you see a short ball in singles, coaches teach us to attack. However, most coaches don’t tell us how to attack. Where […]
• How to Hit a Kick Serve in 5 Steps: Using the Right Toss, Technique, & Follow Through
  In this article, I will show you how to hit a kick serve with proper technique. First, I’ll explain what a kick serve […]
• Singles Strategy: How to Effectively Change Direction in Tennis
  Below, you’re going to learn a rule for changing direction of the ball in singles. Tennis players have a natural reflex to associate […]
• 5 Tennis Serve Tips for Better Technique & More Power
  If you need help with serve technique, if you double fault too much, or if you simply want to improve your serve consistency […]
• The #1 Most Important Thing to Add to Your Tennis Game
  Below, you’re going to learn how to get the most out of your tennis potential by adding this one thing to your game. […]
• Yours! Who Should Take the Middle Ball in Doubles?
  In tennis, doubles is a partnership. The stronger your partnership is in terms of communication, trust, and strategy, the better your chances of […]
• Complete Guide to Serve Strategy for Doubles
  If you are a doubles player, then you know how important serve strategy is to win a match. Over the years, as data […]
• 3 Ways To Break Your Opponents Down (Mentally)
  Today, you’re going to learn how to make your opponents mad. When you’re playing a tennis match, getting and keeping a mental edge […]
• The Mental Toughness Checklist: How to NOT Lose Focus in a Tennis Match
  How does Nadal continue to fight so hard on the court? Why does it seem like there’s almost never a dip in missed […]
• Why You Should Play Up in USTA Tournaments & Leagues
  What’s your USTA Rating? 3.5? 4.0? 4.5? When is the last time you played up a division? When I go to tournaments and […]
• The Backhand Volley – My Favorite Shot in Tennis
  Today, I want to show you why the backhand volley is one of my favorite shots in doubles. Wait… the backhand volley? Yes. […]
• 3 Times To Come To The Net In Doubles
  Coming to the net is obviously important in doubles, but when I watch USTA matches at the 3.0 to 4.5 level, I see […]
• How To Get The Most Out Of Tennis Practice
  How long have you been a 3.5? Or 4.0? Or 4.5 level tennis player? Most tennis players reach a certain level and get […]
• 7 Tips For Poaching In Tennis
  Today, you’re going to learn exactly when to poach in doubles. If you’re looking for more confidence at the net in your tennis […]
• Rafael Nadal’s Practice Strategy
  How many of us actually get better at tennis when we practice? Most people I watch hitting on the ball machine, or with […]
• Tennis Guide: Improve Your Mental Toughness
  How is Rafa so mentally tough? What makes John Isner so good in tiebreakers? How can you study their mental toughness in tennis […]
• How To Get Better At Tennis – A Mathematical Strategy
  Below I’m going to teach you a new way to think about how to improve your tennis game. Specifically, you’ll learn how to […]
• How To Be A Good Doubles Partner (Including Exact Phrases You Should NOT Be Saying!)
  I’ve been playing tennis for the majority of my life at this point. But I’ve only been playing adult tournaments and leagues for […]
• Forehand Grip: Learn the Different Types of Forehand Grips in Tennis
  Without the correct grip on your forehand, you will not have a good forehand. There are several options for your forehand grip in […]
• Tennis Doubles Strategy: A Complete Guide
  In tennis, doubles is a very different and more complex game than singles. The court is bigger, there are more players on the […]
• Tennis Forehand Technique and Drills
  In this lesson, we’ll be covering tennis forehand technique and drills. After reading this, you will walk away with actionable items for you […]
• Four Ways Playing Doubles Will Help You In Singles
  This is a guest post from Sam Page. He’s one of the best 4.5 singles players in Texas. In this lesson, he reveals […]
• How To Serve And Volley In Doubles (Including Half Volley Tips)
  One of the biggest struggles, yet most important skills, for many doubles tennis players to learn is the ability to serve and volley. […]
• The Ten Point Tiebreaker in Tennis: What is it? How to win more…
  The ten point tie breakers are one of the most important moments in tennis matches. People want to know, what works in a […]
• Make Them Play: Why Consistency is Important in Doubles & How to Make Fewer Errors
  The more doubles I play, the more I say this phrase. Make Them Play It’s simple to say, but the more I hear […]
• What Poker Can Teach You About Tennis
  In poker, every hand has certain odds tied to it. Let’s say you’re playing Texas Hold’em against 8 other people and you have […]
• Return of Serve Strategies for Doubles: The Ultimate Guide
  Whether you’re a singles or doubles player, the return of serve is one of the most important shots in tennis. Below, we’re going […]
• 6 Rules To Play Better Doubles (when nothing is going right!)
  You know those matches where nothing seems to be going right? You’re missing forehand winners you usually make. The other team is getting […]
• Three Simple Doubles Strategies To Beat Teams Better Than You
  You’re up 4-3 in the second set of the doubles final. You’re up a break and serving. You have a forehand volley at […]
• The Three Principles Of Good Tennis
  These tennis principles are crucial to understand before you can improve your game. Most recreational and competitive USTA tennis players plateau at 3.5, […]
• The Biggest Mistake Doubles Players Make
  In this post, you’ll discover the biggest mistake I see 4.0, 4.5 and 5.0 doubles players making, but first, we’ll go over crosscourt […]
• How To Volley In Tennis | Grip, Technique, & Drills To Improve
  Do you ever feel like you’re missing too many volleys? Maybe you don’t have the confidence you need to go to the net […]