The world No. 3 and two-time Grand Slam champion wants to be on the front foot. A shot she hits on her back foot is a tell for her game.

In this 10-part series, I am going to delve into a bit of fantasy tennis. That is to say I am going to devise the ultimate tennis player. Imagine fusing the heart of David Ferrer with the serve of Ivo ...

1. Looking over his left shoulder, Djokovic takes his racquet back high behind him to prepare to hit. Djokovic has a long distance to run for this shot, so he has to act fast. Once he picks up the ...

Roger Federer is, arguably, the greatest tennis player of all time. During his legendary career, the Swiss Maestro collected ...

1.Ivanovic’s preparation is exactly how I like to see it. Her stance is perpendicular to the net, which promotes good footwork and gets her hips turned. (If Ivanovic had started in a wide-open stance, ...

Emma Raducanu loves to tinker with her own technique. She sees herself almost as a tennis scientist, running daily experiments in the lab. This is unusual. Where most players look to improve their ...