Author: Claire Carter
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Tennis Ankle and Wrist Injuries: Prevention and Recovery
Why ankles and wrists get hurt in tennis, how to reduce the risk, what the PRICE protocol is for, and when a niggle needs a professional rather than rest.
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Playing Your First Tennis Tournament: What to Expect
How to enter, what a tournament weekend looks like, what to pack, and how to handle scoring, warm-ups and nerves when there is no umpire and no team.
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How to Find a Tennis Hitting Partner
Where to actually find someone to play with: clubs, ladders, apps, public courts and clinics, plus how to keep a hitting partnership going once you have one.
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Tennis Court Etiquette: The Rules Nobody Writes Down
Line calls, stray balls, waiting your turn and warm-up manners. The conventions every club player is assumed to know, and what The Code actually says.
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A Tennis Warm-Up Routine That Actually Prepares You
A 15-minute tennis warm-up: light cardio, dynamic stretches, mini tennis and serves, plus why static stretching before you play is the wrong choice.
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Tennis Grips Explained: Which One for Which Shot
Continental, Eastern, Semi-Western and Western grips explained using the bevel system, with what each is for and how to change between them under pressure.
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Should You String Your Own Racquet?
What a stringing machine costs, how long the job takes, the learning curve, and the honest break-even point compared with paying a stringer.
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Why Juniors Quit Tennis, and How to Keep Them Playing
Most children leave organised sport by thirteen. Why it happens in tennis, what the research says about burnout and early specialisation, and what actually helps.
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Padel for Tennis Players: What You Need to Know
How padel differs from tennis: the walls, the underarm serve, the solid racket and the tactics. What transfers, what does not, and what to unlearn.
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Box Leagues, Ladders and Round Robins Explained
How club social tennis formats work: box leagues, ladders and round robins compared, which suits which club, and how to run one that people stick with.