Volleying in tennis is more about thinking fast than hitting hard. The Web site TennisMindGames.com notes that the volley challenges players to make split-second decisions about attacking and ...

WAILEA – The Tracy Austin tennis tour winds through Wailea this week. Austin, a two-time U.S. Open champion, former world No. 1 and International Tennis Hall of Fame member, is the headline draw for ...

Women at this year’s U.S. Open have displayed incredible athleticism and shrewd strategy. We’ve seen blistering serves and masterful groundstrokes in the nearly two weeks of play. But we’ve been ...

Seven years ago at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden, Roger Federer practiced with his coach, Stefan Edberg. A fan turned to me and asked if Edberg, one of the greatest volleyers in tennis history, was ...

Aim: To examine the pre- and post-impact activation of five upper extremity muscles in the tennis volley across conditions of ball speed, ball type and side of the body. Methods: A repeated measures ...

Everybody agrees these days that the serve-and-volley style of play is a lost art in modern tennis. Equipment evolution and the advent of the two-handed backhand were the main factors contributing to ...