Long Island Tennis Magazine

The racquets that are being made today are vastly different than 50 years ago. I grew up playing with a wooden racquet and nylon strings. My two favorites were the Dunlop Maxply Fort and the Wilson Jack Kramer Pro Staff. These racquets were only 60-68 square inches and weighed between 375 and 395 grams. I always like to challenge my students to hit some balls with this type o...

Serving is one of the two most important shots in a tennis match. Practicing your serve can be very challenging and is often overlooked and under practiced because of that.

The muscles used to serve are very different from what is used on your groundstrokes, so it is important to do a proper warm up prior to hitting any serves. Start with some upper body rotations w...