Tennis at a Glance

If you are interested in making career in the field ofof courts.
tennis, you need to be supremely fit. Playing three toGrass: These courts are quite fast. Points are not
four hours daily in an extreme heat is not an easygoing to be long in grass. Often, two or three shots are
task. Players whose fitness levels are not up to themore than enough to win a point. Good grass court
mark usually retire midway through the match.players have exceptional serve and volleying skills. As
Because of this, their ranking does not rise and are notgrass court season last for only a month, there are not
able to participate in big tournaments like French Open,many tennis players that are good in these courts.
Wimbledon, US Open and Australian Open.Hard court: If you want to reach a pinnacle of success
Tennis is a very complicated sport and therefore as ain the game of tennis, you need to be good in these
player you need to improve your game regularly.courts as most of the tournaments are being
There are players who are good in certain conditionsorganized on hard court. To become a decent hard
but once they play in different environment, they startcourt player, you need to be good in every
struggling. Not everyone can play like Roger Federer.department including serve, volley, forehand, backhand
He is an all-court player. On the other hand, there areand drop shots. To earn free points in hard court, try to
players like Rafael Nadal and David Ferrer who areimprove the speed of your serve. You can get fifteen
exceptional in slow and low clay courts but are notto twenty aces in these courts easily.
that good in fast and bouncy hard courts.Indoor hard: Similar to grass, indoor hard season does
Generally speaking, tennis is played on wide variety ofnot last for a long period of time. Good thing about
surfaces. It includes:playing in indoor hard courts is that wind is not going to
Clay court: These courts are low and slow. To attainhave an impact on your play. Nature of indoor hard
success in these courts, you need to have a goodcourts varies from one location to another. Sometimes,
forehand and backhand. Points are going to be long incourts are extremely quick while in some cases they
these courts, therefore try to curb your unforcedare slow and low.
errors. Service is not much of a factor in these kinds