Tennis
Book - 2025
Introduces the basics of tennis, including understanding the game, how scoring works, tennis etiquette, and information on famous players and tournaments.
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- Subjects
- Published
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Hoboken, NJ :
John Wiley & Sons, Inc
[2025]
- Language
- English
- Main Author
- Other Authors
- Edition
- 2nd edition
- Physical Description
- xvi, 394 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Bibliography
- Includes index.
- ISBN
- 9781394254668
- Getting started with tennis. What is tennis? ; Meet me on the court ; Getting geared up ; Scoring in tennis: love means nothing ; Rules and regulations ; Tennis etiquette
- Playing the game. Mastering the fundamentals ; The forehand: your money shot ; The backhand: a perfect complement ; The volley: an exclamation point ; The serve: the most important shot in the game ; Completing the arsenal: lobs, overheads, and drop shots ; Winning strategies and tactics
- Taking your game to the next level. Enjoying your amateur status ; Practice: the "P" word ; Physical conditioning for tennis ; Handling the physical and mental challenges of tennis ; Improving your game with lessons
- Tennis aficionados only. The pro game ; The four grand slam events and cup competitions ; Tennis from the stands and on-screen
- The part of tens. Ten tennis tips ; The ten best men players of the open era ; The ten best women players of the open era ; The ten greatest matches of the open era.