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Six Brits in the main draw of the Australian Open
January 2017 is set to be a very busy month for British tennis fans as the cream of the UK crop take to the courts at the Australian Open. Six British players – Andy Murray, Johanna Konta, Kyle Edmund, Heather Watson, Dan Evans and Naomi Broady – will head straight into the main draw of…
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Tip of the day: Improve your game in the gym
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,…
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Tip of the day: Half volley
Be it at the net or on the baseline, the half volley is a key shot when you’ve been surprised by the pace of the ball or are launching an attack. Let’s take an example. The first clip in the Federer supercut below shows the Swiss stretching David Ferrer with a wide, cross-court backhand before…
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Signature moves: The Murray lob
If you spend any time watching the cream of the tennis crop, you’ll be aware that certain players have developed signature moves, or “calling cards”, to gain an advantage over the opposition. From Andy Murray’s pitch-perfect lob to Justine Henin’s finessed volley and Ernests Gulbis’ “soaring eagle” forehand, in our weekly signature moves series we’ll…
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Tip of the day: Sidestep slalom
The sidestep is a key weapon in a tennis player’s armoury. It allows you to get into position quickly and efficiently without turning your back on the action. That said, it may seem relatively simple to master, but it’s also very easy to trip over your own feet and see the ball whizz past. To help,…
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10 gifts for tennis players
Be it Christmas or a birthday, the dreaded “gift panic” can easily set in. Well, never fear: here at Tennis Talent we’ve drawn together a list of ten perfect gifts for the tennis player in your life. Moreover, we’ve tried to find the affordable gadgets, gizmos and accessories they probably won’t have already – not…
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Video: Meet a young Andy Murray
Following Andy Murray’s hard-fought battle to remain World No.1 at the end of the season, we take a trip down tennis memory lane to one of his first television appearances on BBC Scotland. Training on what looks like an incredibly wet clay court, the 14-year-old Murray isn’t a million miles away from the consummate professional he…
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Tip of the day: Warming down
It may seem incredibly basic, but you’d be surprised at the number of people who don’t warm down properly after playing. It’s always worth taking the time to look after your body and prevent those annoying aches and pains the morning after. In the video below, which comes courtesy of Go Moji, you’ll find a selection…
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Blast from the past: Fred Perry and Dorothy Round win Wimbledon
For our second “blast from the past”, we’ve delved through British Pathé‘s seemingly endless archive to bring you this gem from a golden year for British tennis: 1934. As the tight-lipped newsreader declares, it had been 25 years since an “Englishman” had won Wimbledon, a record that Fred Perry ended in a tough final against Australia’s…
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The three best videos showing how to return a serve
It’s one of the most underrated shots in tennis, but the return of serve sets the tone for the rest of the point. It’s a different beast to a normal groundstroke and should be tailored according to the power, depth and spin of the serve. To help improve your technique, we’ve trawled through the murky waters…
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