3.Spartak Tennis Club

Spartak Tennis Club is a Russian tennis academy located in the surroundings of Moscow. It was a part of the former, soviet Spartak sports society, and as such, it produced several prominent names in tennis. The alumni it produced are Elena Dementieva, Yevgeny Kafelnikov, Anna Kournikova, Marat Safin, and Dinara Safina. 

Also known as Shiryaevka, this tennis academy features 15 outdoor clay courts, which remain open for four months during the year, because of Russia's cold climate. The rest of the year, students undergo rigorous, old-fashion training on the indoor courts. The academy's success rate in recent years speaks for itself, and competition for the place at the academy remains high, due to its rigorous training program.

4.Gorin Tennis Academy

The Gorin Tennis Academy was founded by Vitaly Gorin, who coached several ATP and WTA players and guided them to the Top 50. He also created more top professional tennis players from the junior division than anyone else in the world. 

The coaches at Gorin Tennis Academy will work with you to determine your skill level and come up with a suitable training program. They have a proven methodology that can help your child reach their full potential as a tennis player by providing them with the best coaching and instruction available. 

5.Good to Great Tennis Academy

Good to Great Academy was founded by Magnus Norman, Nicklas Kulti and Mikael Tillström – players that went from good to world-class professionals. After being among the world's best, these three now teach at the academy with a burning passion for tennis and player development.

Good to Great is a small academy with a limited number of sports available. They have nine full-time coaches that take care and travel with the players to various tournaments, with the 3-to-1 player-coach ratio. This way, the academy offers maximum possibilities for players to develop to their full potential.

Player Quotes:

Rafael Nadal:

“Endure, put up with whatever comes your way, learn to overcome weakness and pain, push yourself to the breaking point, but never cave in. If you don’t learn that lesson, you’ll never succeed as an elite athlete.”

Rafael Nadal, the winner of all four Grand Slam tournaments, was introduced to tennis when he was only three years old. His natural talent was recognized by his uncle, Toni, who himself was a former professional tennis player at the time. His uncle also encouraged him to play left-handed for a natural advantage on the tennis court.

Nadal won his first regional tennis championship at the age of 8, and turned pro in May 2001, when he defeated former Grand Slam tournament champion Pat Cash.

Roger Federer:

"Tennis can be a frustrating sport. There is no way around the hard work. Embrace it. You have to put in the hours because there is always something you can improve. You have to put a lot of sacrifice and effort for sometimes little reward, but you have to know that, if you put in the effort, the reward will come."

Roger Federer started playing tennis when he was eight and became Switzerland's junior champion six years later. He entered the top 100 rankings for the first time in September 2000 and is currently one of eight men to have achieved a Career Grand Slam.

In his career, Federer has won a record of eight Wimbledon titles, five US Open titles, six Australian Open titles, and one French Open (Roland Garros) title. The five US Open Titles were all consecutive, which is also a record. 

Andre Agassi:

“Nothing can substitute for just plain hard work. I had to put in the time to get back. And it was a grind. It meant training and sweating every day. But I was completely committed to working out to prove to myself that I still could do it.”

Andre Agassi won several USTA national titles in the junior division, before turning professional at the age of 16. By the end of that year, 1986, Agassi was ranked No. 91 on ATP Rankings. By the end of 1988, Agassi was ranked 3rd and voted the Most Improved Player of the Year 1988. In April 1995, he reached No. 1 for the first time.

After a series of mishaps, Agassi's career plummeted, and his rankings fell to No. 144, in November 1997. However, in 1998, Agassi won five titles, and his rankings went from No. 110 to No. 6. This is the highest jump into the top 10, made by any player during a calendar year.

Novak Djokovic:

“The winner is the one who believes in victory more”

Djokovic started training when he was four years old and went to a tennis academy at the age of 12. He began his international career at 14 and turned professional in 2003 by entering the ATP World Tour. Nick Bollettieri praises him as "the most complete player ever" and “most perfect player of all time."

Serena Williams:

Serena started playing at the age of four and turned professional at the age of 14, in October 1995. In 1997, ranked No. 304, she defeated No. 7 Mary Pierce, and No. 4 Monika Seles, recording her first wins over the top 10 players. She became the lowest-ranking player to defeat two top 10 opponents in on tournament.

She currently holds the most Grand Slam titles among active players. She has 39 Grand Slam titles: 23 in singles, 14 in women’s doubles, and two in mixed doubles.

Conclusion:

These are the quotes of some of the greatest and most famous tennis players in the world. Anyone of them will tell you that tennis is a sport in which hard work and dedication brings results and rewards.

Best Strategies for Doubles

First off, keep in mind that communication is vital. Knowing your partner's strengths and weaknesses can make a difference between forming a good plan or a failing one. Remember, you're working together to win the match. Developing your way of communication will help you when you're switching strategies, game styles, etc.

Be aware of your partner's positioning at all times. This allows you to close any unnecessary distance between you. Whenever you notice your partner moving in a specific direction, move with him. You and your partner should move or play like one.

Serves can make or break your game. Getting to serve first is essential in doubles. If you don't get the first serve, make sure you have an accurate second serve, preferably one with topspin. Weak serves can ruin your game as it allows your opponent to put away your serve down the line, or at a sharp angle. When serving, attack the middle of the court. Hitting a ball through the middle of the court can create confusion between your opponents as to which one will take the shot.

Use special techniques to surprise your opponents, like having you and your partner both at the baseline when returning serve. It may not be the most effective tactic, but it can surely help you switch up your game if your opponents are winning.

Whenever you can, join your partner at the net. It's one of the best strategies since the majority of doubles points are won at the net. You should come to the net early, and as quick as you serve. If you're returning serve, hit a deep ball and rush to the net. This may surprise your opponents, especially if they're expecting a baseline exchange.

You can also use an Australian Formation, which allows you to surprise your opponents by playing to your strengths as a team, rather than allowing your opponents to target your weaknesses. As your teammate switches sides at the net, he forces the opponent on the opposite side to avoid him or her. It’s a risky strategy, but it can throw off your opponents and help you achieve great results.

Exploiting your opponent’s weaknesses, and attacking the weaker player is an effective way to win points. Keep in mind that your opponent might exploit your vulnerabilities too, so cover stay alert. Also, go for the feet, or out of reach. You don't always have to place a perfect shot. Bait your opponent, make them hit errors, and awkward shots. Directing a ball into players' feet usually represents a shot that won't be returned.

You can also aim shots just out of reach to the player at the net. They’ll be tempted to make a volley, which usually ends up with ball hitting the frame or bouncing out. 

Conclusion: 

There are many doubles strategies you can explore and implement into your play. Learning these strategies and skills, individually and as a team, can significantly improve the quality of your game and your results in doubles matches.

If you don’t wish to stress out with staples or sticky tapes, consider getting an overgrip, since they're easier to replace. Instead of sticky tape, overgrips have a small amount of glue that keeps it attached to the butt of the racket.

Replacing an overgrip is easy, you just remove any previous overgrip, by removing the sticker tape, and pull the overgrip off. 

How to Regrip a Tennis Racket:

Regripping a tennis racket isn’t hard, and it’s a good idea to learn how to do it yourself. After a few tries, you will determine what’s the right size for you, and you’ll be able to customize it further.

Before you start, you'll need needle-nose pliers for removing existing staples, and some scissors to trim the excess grip and finishing tape. A staple gun is an optional tool, and it's used for securing a grip to a handle when starting.

First, you’ll need to buy grips, which usually come in a pack of three, along with the grip tape. Once you've bought the appropriate grips, you need to remove the old one. Unwrap it, and use the needle-nose pliers to remove old staples at the bottom. Make sure that the handle is free of any old grip material or adhesive, and as clean as possible.

Take your new grip and unroll it. Be careful with the grip tape, and put it somewhere safe, you’re going to be needing it later. For now, just remove the clear plastic protecting the grip. Once you’ve peeled it off, pay attention to the ends of the grip. One of them will have a sticky piece, which indicates the side you start with. You can staple that end to the but of the handle if you wish.

Start wrapping the grip around the handle, overlapping the edges about 1/16 of an inch each time. This overlap ensures that the grip won’t unwind or unwrap. By controlling the width of the overlap, you control the thickness of the grip. 

Keep wrapping it, nice and tight, all the way to the top. Once you’ve reached the end of the handle, cut off the excess grip and secure it with the finishing tape. And there you have it, and nicely regripped racket.

Conclusion:

Regripping a tennis racket isn’t hard, and with a little practice, you’ll be able to do it correctly. However, if you don’t want to stress over it, there are tennis professionals that will regrip the racket for you.

The serve starts from behind the baseline, anywhere on the right-hand side of the court, between the sideline and the center mark of the court — the player who began serving continues to serve until that game is over. Then the serve passes to the other player.

3.How long is a tennis match?

One of the beautiful things about tennis is that it has no time limits for its matches. Average women's game lasts approximately two to three hours, while men's lasts about 3 to five hours. However, there are several factors to consider. The matches tend to last longer on clay, and shorter on the grass. The clay is slow, making it harder to score past your opponent. Hard courts are somewhere in between the two.

The absence of a timer or short clock allows you to play your opponent the same way as always, regardless of long it takes. But, it’s wise to mix of your tactics, so they don’t start to predict your strategy.

4.Is it expensive to play? 

​You can play tennis regardless of your age, physical fitness, and your budget. As long as you have a racket, and a friend to play with, you're good to go. As you progress and begin to compete at higher levels, the cost of better, higher-quality equipment and training will most likely rise.

5.Do you need high-quality

If you're playing recreationally, during weekends, or you're an absolute beginner, you won't benefit much from expensive, high-quality gear. But if you're playing competitively, an expertly constructed racket tends to be more balanced and long-lasting. Besides being more durable, a right racket can be re-strung. Playing with a tightly strung, well-balanced racket will significantly improve your strokes.

6.What tennis strings should I use? 

Gauge is used to describe the thickness of tennis racket strings and ranges from 13 (super thick) to 22 (ultra-thin). Though it's usually down to personal preference, most players use 16- or 17-gauge strings. Also, the material used for stings provides different levels of power, comfort, tension, and maintenance. Beginner players should use low-cost, synthetic gut strings made of nylon. More experienced players use natural cow gut strings, which provide more comfort and power.

7.What to wear? 
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​Appropriate tennis clothing should be worn. Be sure to wear a shirt that allows you to move as freely as possible, but not too loose. Tennis shirts are usually paired with tennis shorts for men. Many women also choose to wear shorts, while others prefer tennis skirts. Whatever you wear, you should avoid 100% cotton, as it retains sweat and can stick to the body. Also, proper footwear is crucial. It's as important as your racket. 

It’s also important the way you set up for the shot. You should balance well with your knees flexing. Take your racquet as you would if you were to hit a slice backhand.

It’s crucial because being in a wrong position can give away your intentions. Having your racquet face dangle will show precisely what you want to do.