Women's Tennis Association

Tennis is sports that associate with a lot of muscle groups since it involves many movements during a tennis completion. It takes a lot of dedication and determination to become a successful tennis player. The movement of muscle groups can get intense and if done incorrectly, it could destroy their chances of making a career out of the sport. Tennis also requires a high amount of agility, quick reflexes, flexibility and aerobic and anaerobic conditioning. Since there are so many techniques and…

Although I play the sport of tennis, I’m welcomed with an entirely new situation that has differed me in the tennis society. At the crack of dawn, I rise up out of my hotel bedroom, nervous for the first time in my life. As an eleven year old, my competitive instincts are nowhere near experienced, but I am driven by my natural surroundings, such as my parents or my conscience. In this episode, I am competing in my first U.S.T.A. (united states tennis association) tournament in San Antonio,…

I was filled with anger and frustration, covered in sweat, standing at the serving line in my backyard preparing to serve. I held the ball in my hand, hoping and praying my serve would go over the net. I tossed the ball in the air and hit it with all of my might. I watched the ball come off my hand, my heart beating a thousand times a minute. When the ball hit the net, my heart sank and all I wanted to do was scream and cry at the same time. For weeks I had been outside everyday working on…

Being a part of my high school women’s tennis team for 4 years has taught me how to thrive in a team environment while still growing as an individual. Tennis is an interesting sport in that even though you each play individually and accumulate a personal win-loss record, you are ultimately judged at the team level – if you don’t have a competitive team your win-loss record won’t matter because your team will be eliminated and your season will be cut short. I think this creates a unique…

well as teach a few classes. For the Change of Direction class, I worked out. Towards the end of the workout, we did a few interesting reaction drills with tennis balls. One of them was turning and catching a tennis ball when the coach told the athlete to turn. The other drill was the athlete turning their hips everytime the coach move the tennis ball into the opposite hand. These drills were challenging in terms of being able to react to the stimulus (the coach) as well as having coordination…

Tennis Serve Analysis The all important tennis serve; people say it’s the hardest part in tennis; that the server wins the point and so people need to know how to do it well. In this presentation I will compare and contrast my tennis serve with a professional to highlight my weaknesses and to provide recommendations through different types of practice and feedback to improve my serve. The major weakness in my tennis serve is the incorrect balance of weight in the prep phase, no snap of the…

Tennis is a sport where either two or four players hit a ball over a net using racquets. During play, tennis balls can reach speeds up to 263 km/h, but how do they do this (Nichols, 2016)? There are multiple factors to the speed of a tennis ball during play, including the strength of the hit, the racquet, the type and tension of the racquet strings and the location of the ball’s collision with the racquet (Allen, 2010). One of the most important factors, the location of the ball’s collision…

On June 19, Andy Murray defeated Milos Raonic in London at the Aegon Championships. Murray won the Queens Cup for the fifth time, which is a record setting amount. He hopes this win can propel him to another Wimbledon title. Raonic did not allow the current World No. 2 to walk away with the title easily. Murray came back to win in three sets 6-7(5-7), 6-4, 6-3. Throughout the tournament, Raonic won his serve 55 games in a row. In the final match, Raonic was on pace to hold his serve again.…

“So are you going to do tennis again this season?” my grandma asked me with a light smile on her face as the leaves danced around in the cool autumn air. “Yes!” I exclaimed like I just won the lottery. “Tennis was a blast, and it was my favorite part about freshman year!” I spoke, excitement pouring out of my mouth. “That’s great honey. I’m glad you’re getting involved in your school because high school were some of the best years of my life,” my grandma spoke with wisdom while…

won his third Grand Slam and second Wimbledon title, defeating next generation of tennis member Milos Raonic. The match was a fairly routine three-set victory (6-4, 7-6, 7-6) for Murray, who never seemed in jeopardy of losing the meeting. Raonic entered Sunday’s Wimbledon men’s final playing at a tremendously high level, fresh off the greatest win of his career, a five-set victory over arguably the greatest tennis player of all time, Roger Federer. In the semifinal match against Federer, Raonic…