If you can’t get on the court as much as you’d like and use the gym to keep the pounds at bay, there are plenty of muscle exercises that can help you improve your tennis game.
In this CNN video, World No.1 Angelique Kerber runs through a few basic techniques, such as sit-ups and planks, and shows how they can benefit your upper body strength, balance and footwork.
However, we’re sure that it probably takes more than a few simple gym drills to pull an incredible shot like this out of the hat…
Now read Tennis Talent’s quick tips about the half volley, sidestep, warming down, the serve toss, doubles positioning and the tweener
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