A faulty tennis racket grip will ruin the finest shot, whereas the correct grip can essentially aid your stroke play. Correct body position will advance the correct footwork, bringing forth controlled and direct tennis shots.

To obtain a suitable forehand grip, hold the tennis racquet’s handle towards your body, with the edge of the racket face perpendicular towards the ground. Almost like shaking hands with a friend, allow the handle to settle comfortably into your hand, making the line of your arm, the racket and your hand as one. Do not hold the racquet handle loosely, a firm grip (but not a holding on for dear life type grip!) will spare your wrist unnecessary ache and swelling, not to mention points won!

To achieve the backhand grip, turn your hand upwards on the handle for a quarter circle, thereby pointing your knuckles directly up. It is normal for your backhand to have less control and power than your forehand, but try to minimize this at all costs. Opposite players normally target backhand returns from their opponents to gain a much vaunted psychological control and subsequent demise (lose confidence, lose points … game, set and match!). Deter this by countering with deep lob shots and short drop shots, depending on where your opponent is awaiting your return.

All tennis shots should be executed with your shoulders lined up parallel to the line of the ball flight, keeping your body at right angles to the net. Your body weight should always move forward, in the direction of your shot, passing from the back foot to the front at the moment of ball impact. Never move your weight away from your shot, the ball will have no speed and end up being thoroughly punished by an eager opponent.

Useful Resources:

1) Mental Toughness Wins Games!

2) Instruction Videos for Tennis Beginners

3) Strategies and Tactics used by Top Players

The Championships were started under the control of the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in 1877 as a Men’s Singles only event. It has grown since then from its garden-party roots to a Grand Slam tournament with millions of fans. The Grand Slams are made up of four major tennis tournaments: Wimbledon, The French Open, The US Open and The Australian Open. Pete Sampras of the United States has won the most Gentleman’s Singles Grand Slams with 14 titles (7 Wimbledon, 5 US Open, & 2 Australian Opens). The Wimbledon Tennis Championships is one of the most well respected and popular tournaments out there, and it now draws in crowds of over half a million during the event, with players competing from 60 countries worldwide. It has always been a popular event with sports betting enthusiasts and many bets will have been put on this years match on the outright winner, in addition to the individual matches themselves.

Separate tournaments are simultaneously held, all at the same venue they include, *Gentlemen’s Singles (128 draw) *Ladies’ Singles (128 draw) *Gentlemen’s Doubles (64 draw) *Ladies’ Doubles (64 draw) *Mixed Doubles (48 draw) *Boys’ Singles (64 draw) *Boys’ Doubles (32 draw) *Girls’ Singles (64 draw) *Girls’ Doubles (32 draw) *Gentlemen’s Invitation Doubles (8 pairs Round Robin) *Senior Gentlemen’s Invitation Doubles (8 pairs Round Robin) *Ladies’ Invitation Doubles (8 pairs Round Robin) *Gentlemen’s Wheelchair Doubles (4 pairs)

The players captivate thousands battling for prize money but most importantly the right to say they have captured a Wimbledon Championship.

This year all eyes are on Swedish player Roger Federer as he is expected to wipe out his competition. While the Women’s champion hasn’t been as easy to predict many are cheering for No.1 ranked Belgian player Justine Henin. But no player has it made, after all it is Wimbledon and it will be an incredible battle for each player to advance to the next round.

In the history of Wimbledon Tennis Championships there is always quite a bit of rain so this year is no different than usual – play is often stopped sporadically to allow for the odd downpour of rain. Bingo Alerts has a comprehensive review of Wimbledon tennis including the players themselves and you can check out the odds comparison sites to view the best odds and this years favorite to win is Federer with Nadal the next favorite. Its going to be fun but close match!