| If you'd like to learn how to play tennis, there are many | | | | you to get the feel of the racket and the court. You |
| options open to you, but hiring a private tennis | | | | will also be taught the proper techniques of holding the |
| instructor is the easiest way to learn. Once you hire a | | | | racket properly. If a person begins playing tennis and |
| private tennis instructor, your first lessons will be | | | | develops bad habits from the beginning, it will be hard |
| learning the rules of the game. Before taking the court | | | | to re-learn the proper way to hold the racket. |
| with you, the instructor will go over the basics of the | | | | Next, the instructor will show you how to serve the |
| game. You will learn the standard structure of the | | | | ball. This is sometimes a difficult skill to master, as you |
| game, including how to keep score. The instructor will | | | | have to toss the ball up with one hand, release it, and |
| also go over the rules for playing "doubles." This is a | | | | then time your swing so that you can strike the ball |
| variation of tennis where two teams of two people | | | | hard, sending it over the net. You will learn how to aim |
| play together against each other. | | | | your shot, which must land within the serving square on |
| Once you have learned the rules of the game and | | | | your opponent's side. |
| how to keep score, you will then go onto the court | | | | Learning tennis is fun, and in order to be a great tennis |
| with the instructor or trainer. Here you will first learn to | | | | player, you should be in good physical condition, as |
| "volley" the ball back and forth, which is simply hitting | | | | there is a lot of running involved in the game. |
| the tennis ball back and forth over the net, enabling | | | | |