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Fundamentals.

Tennis fundamentals cover grip, stance, and stroke mechanics that determine your consistency, power, and injury risk on court.

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Fundamentals ·6 min · June 2026

Tennis Court Surfaces and the 0.85 Number: What the Court Coefficient Actually Tells You

There is a single number that the International Tennis Federation uses to sort every tennis court in the world onto one scale, and most club players have never heard of it.

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Technique ·6 min · June 2026

Tennis Serve Mechanics: Where the "Correct" Way to Serve Actually Came From

Walk onto any club court and you will hear the serve described as a stack of non-negotiables: feet here, toss there, racquet down the back, snap up and out.

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Beginner ·9 min · June 2026

Tennis Basics for Adults: What the 25-Minute Number Actually Tells You

Somewhere in the coaching literature is a claim that sounds too tidy to be true: a person who has never held a racquet can sustain a back-and-forth rally with a partner inside the first 25 minutes of…

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Grips ·5 min · May 2026

Why Does the Continental Grip Feel So Wrong at First?

Almost every player who has been told to switch grips arrives at the same complaint: the continental grip feels wrong. The racquet face points at the sky. The ball sails long on a groundstroke.