You HAVE PLAYED a little tennis, watched it being played, and now you want to improve your game-or you would not have picked up this book. You know in general how the strokes are played, the purpose of the game, and how to score. You have heard "spin" mentioned a lot and now you want to know the facts about it. You have probably seen a star crashing down aces and you want to know how you can serve something like that. You have realized that ball control must be the essence of the game and you would like to have the secret of it. In the pages that follow you will be introduced to all these subjects-and many more-and given point-by-point explanations. If you can get a coach to help you learn your strokes, do so. This book is in line with modern coaching methods and will help you to grasp more quickly whatever your coach shows you. In case you cannot go to a coach or cannot afford one, this book shows you repeatedly what" to look for in the strokes of experienced players, so that you may be your own coach. It is important that you start your tennis correctly, so that your later development will not be restricted in any way. Follow the text and the drawings and you will almost certainly perform well on the court: Tennis is in the mind as much as in the arm. After reading this book, I think you will watch the champions with new eyes.

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