To return a first serve confidently, begin with a good starting grip. Place your top hand in the backhand position and your bottom hand in the forehand grip so you can easily swap between a ...

This is the way to hold the racquet for the serve, volley, sliced backhand and smash. It is known as the chopper grip, because it is the way you would hold an axe. It allows you to swing the racket ...

MELBOURNE, Australia — In the fog of his 150mph serves, his seemingly limitless athleticism and his frightening forehand, it ...

NEW YORK—For some in tennis, the serve clock was long awaited. For others, it was long dreaded. Not surprisingly, its introduction during the North American hard-court season this summer has ...

In a patchy serve display, Raducanu found stability on her groundstrokes to reach the second round in Melbourne ...

Beginners are encouraged to learn to play shots on the backhand side with two hands. This grip gives extra strength and control than a one-handed grip, especially for junior players. It is also easier ...