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Beginners ·5 min · May 2026

Deuce vs Ad Court: The One Piece of Tennis Terminology That Trips Up Every Beginner

Walk onto any public court and within ten minutes someone will tell you the rule of thumb: the ad court is on the left, the deuce court is on the right.

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Terminology ·6 min · May 2026

Ad Court vs Deuce Court: The Tennis Terminology That Trips Up Every Beginner

You have probably stood at the baseline, ball in hand, and felt a small jolt of doubt: which side am I supposed to serve from right now, and which one is the "ad court" everyone keeps mentioning?

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Barricade ·4 min · May 2026

Barricade 14 Tennis Shoe Review: Did Maneuverability Cost the Line Its Durability?

If you've worn the Barricade line for years, you already know what you bought it for: a shoe that anchors you in the corner and dares you to load up on a wide ball without rolling an ankle.

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ITF Rules ·5 min · May 2026

Tennis Court Dimensions: What the 78-Foot Number Actually Measures

The number is 78 A regulation tennis court is 78 feet long, baseline to baseline. That single figure — 23.77 meters in the ITF's own units — is the anchor for almost every other tennis court dimension…

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Forehand ·10 min · May 2026

Tennis Grip Technique: Is the Eastern Forehand Still Worth Learning in 2025?

There is a question intermediate players ask their coaches, then ask again on Reddit, then ask a third time when they're stringing a new frame: should I still bother learning the Eastern forehand, or…

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Forehand ·6 min · May 2026

Testing the Semi-Western Forehand Grip: What Actually Happens From Hand to Ball

There is a sentence that gets repeated in clinics, lesson bays, and the comment sections under every forehand video on the internet: "switch to a semi-western forehand grip and you'll finally get…

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Coaching ·5 min · May 2026

Free Tennis Education: How the Sport Came to Trust the Internet Over the Club Pro

For most of the twentieth century, the assumption inside American tennis was straightforward: if you wanted to get better, you paid a pro.

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Racquets ·5 min · May 2026

How We Built Our Tennis Racquet Review Protocol (And Why It Matters For Federer Fans)

One frame, one scale, one surprise The first thing we did with a brand-new Wilson Pro Staff RF97 v13 was put it on a jeweler's scale, unstrung, no overgrip, no dampener.

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Racquets ·6 min · May 2026

Wilson Pro Staff 97 v13 Review: What the Refresh Actually Changed

Wilson refreshed its 97-square-inch flagship and made one decision that matters more than any of the marketing copy: they pulled Countervail out of the layup.