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Doubles Tennis Lessons: Improve Faster by Learning from a Pro Strategy Analyst

Below you’ll find lessons, tips, and strategies to help you improve your doubles tennis game. I have lessons on doubles, the mental side of tennis, and even a few on stroke technique!

Most readers find my lessons more effective because I share simple and easy-to-follow advice that you can use to improve faster than traditional lessons.

I am enjoying your writing, Youtube videos, and Podcast content (when I drive) a lot. Thank you for the great strategies and tactics. Actually, I recommended The Tennis Tribe to many friends.

Hyun

Club tennis player | South Korea

All lessons below are totally free. For even more in-depth lessons, check out my doubles strategy products and listen to my 5-star doubles podcast

Improve Your Tennis Game With Lesons On…

Doubles

Lessons on when to poach, serve formations, return strategy, & more!

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Mental

Lessons on winning tiebreakers, making your opponent angry, & more!

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Technique

Lessons on hitting cleaner volleys, better forehands, & bigger serves!

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Not sure where to start?

To get the most out of these lessons, I recommend starting with the 3 principles of good tennis, followed by what poker can teach you about tennis.

After reading those two lessons, you will have a foundation for the tennis strategies I’ve built everywhere else.

If, however, you know you need help in a specific area of tennis, like serve technique, navigate to the technique area above.

World Team Tennis men's doubles match

Doubles Lessons: Improve Your Strategy


Doubles strategy lessons are where Tennis Tribe got started. Eventually, they became so popular that I started a doubles podcast and YouTube Channel.

I’ve helped 1000’s of tennis players improve their serve, return, net play, and baseline strategy in doubles with the lessons below.

How to Beat the No1 Doubles Team in the World

How to Beat the #1 Doubles Team in the World: A WTA Doubles Scouting Report

What We Can & Can't Learn from the Bryan Brothers

What We Can & Can’t Learn from the Bryan Brothers

Who should take the ball in the middle?

Yours! Who Should Take the Middle Ball in Doubles?

Serve Strategy for Doubles

Complete Guide to Serve Strategy for Doubles

Doubles Match at the Australian Open

Pro Players & Coaches Reveal the Biggest Mistakes in Doubles

Attack the Backhand Volley

Attack the Backhand Volley: My Favorite Doubles Strategy

3 Times To Come To The Net In Doubles

3 Times To Come To The Net In Doubles

7 Tips For Poaching In Tennis

7 Tips For Poaching In Tennis: Learn the Best Times to Poach for Beginners & Advanced Players

How To Be A Good Doubles Partner

How To Be A Good Doubles Partner (Including Exact Phrases You Should NOT Be Saying!)

Tennis Doubles Strategy

Tennis Doubles Strategy: A Complete Guide

How To Serve And Volley In Doubles

How To Serve And Volley In Doubles (Including Half Volley Tips)

Return of Serve Strategies for Doubles

Return of Serve Strategies for Doubles: The Ultimate Guide

6 Rules To Play Better Doubles

6 Rules To Play Better Doubles (when nothing is going right!)

These written lessons, along with our video doubles lessons are here to make you better at tennis without having to put in dozens of hours of court time.

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Lessons on the Mental Side of Tennis


I’m not here to give you the standard coaching lessons on how to “stay positive” or “keep your energy up.”

There’s WAY too much of that already…

Instead, I go deeper than that. In the mental lessons below, I dive into the reasons why players get mad, lose their focus, or get nervous on the court. Then, I show you exactly how to make progress towards better mental performance.

The most important thing to add to your tennis game

The #1 Most Important Thing to Add to Your Tennis Game

3 ways to break your opponents down mentally

3 Ways To Break Your Opponents Down (Mentally)

The Mental Toughness Checklist

The Mental Toughness Checklist: How to NOT Lose Focus in a Tennis Match

Why You Should Play Up in USTA Tournaments

Why You Should Play Up in USTA Tournaments & Leagues

How To Get The Most Out Of Tennis Practice

How To Get The Most Out Of Tennis Practice

Rafael Nadal’s Practice Strategy

Rafael Nadal’s Practice Strategy

Improve Your Mental Toughness

Tennis Guide: Improve Your Mental Toughness

The Ten Point Tiebreaker

The Ten Point Tiebreaker in Tennis: What is it? How to win more…

What Poker Can Teach You About Tennis

What Poker Can Teach You About Tennis

The Three Principles Of Good Tennis

The Three Principles Of Good Tennis

Lessons on Tennis Stroke Technique


Technique means having the ability to hit a particular shot. You need a technically correct serve, return, forehand, and backhand to become a better player. Improved technique in tennis allows you to execute your strategy.

The technique lessons below were written by expert coaches and players with years of experience coaching adult tennis players like you.

How to hit a drop shot in tennis

How to Hit a Drop Shot and When to Use it in Singles

How to hit a kick serve in 5 steps

How to Hit a Kick Serve in 5 Steps: Using the Right Toss, Technique, & Follow Through

5 Tennis Serve Tips

5 Tennis Serve Tips for Better Technique & More Power

Different types of forehand grip in tennis

Forehand Grip: Learn the Different Types of Forehand Grips in Tennis

Tennis forehand technique and drills

Tennis Forehand Technique and Drills

How to volley in tennis

How To Volley In Tennis | Grip, Technique, & Drills To Improve

FREE 20-page guide - Learn 3 doubles tactics to force errors and get more easy volleys! Download

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