How fast should you swing at a second serve?

How fast should you swing at a second serve?

All serves can, and should be, hit with identical technique and a fast swing speed. Sound crazy? It’s not. First and second serves are often taught and thought of as 2 different strokes. This approach makes the already difficult stroke more physically complicated and...
First serve please

First serve please

  It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to figure out that the serve in the modern game is important. In the past, this was mostly true on the men’s side, but today, female tour players can hit bombs just as well. And although there’s a saying in the tennis world...
Breaking through – Julia Boserup into top 100

Breaking through – Julia Boserup into top 100

A lot of great things have happened in Julia Boserup’s career since teaming up with coach Raj Chaudhuri 12 months ago. After her first major break through in 2016, Boserup told the L.A times that she couldn’t really say how or why she broke through, but...
Being a self-promoter

Being a self-promoter

These days, one of the first places an employer looks is at the social media pages of a prospective athlete. Coaches must think carefully about political posts and pictures they decide to share with the world, and most importantly, the way they discuss women’s tennis....
Davenport leads a surge in female coaches

Davenport leads a surge in female coaches

The wheels have started to turn in professional tennis coaching. Historically, WTA tour players have been coached almost exclusively by male coaches. Now in 2017, things are starting to change. For top players, it’s not always an immediate transition from...
The most important seat in the crowd

The most important seat in the crowd

It’s not always in the coaches’ box on a stadium court, but in a players mind their coach’s seat is usually the most important one in the crowd. A coach’s role during matches is pivotal. Though they are not allowed to coach from the sidelines, the coach often plays a...