Author name: Dungannon Tennis Academy

The Stark family have been warning us that winter is coming for 6 years now and it has finally arrived (if you don’t watch Game Of Thrones then you should because it is amazing!). Winter means cold temperatures but that doesnt have to mean an end to playing tennis. Here are some tips and advice

There are some big questions: the chicken or the egg, tomato or tomato (doesn’t work when typing?) and single or double handed backhand? If you watch a professional tournament on TV then you will notice that the overwhelming majority of players use a double handed backhand. This hasn’t always been the case though. In fact

It’s a big point and you feel like it will decide the match outcome (unless it’s a match point then it really won’t decide the outcome). Maybe it’s happened on an ace or on a cross-court forehand after a lung busting rally but it’s happened….your opponent has called the ball out and you disagree. Your

Every tennis player has to make this decision at the start of every match. Some players will have a favourite choice that they will always choose regardless of the situation. Some players like to base their decision on their opponent or the match conditions. Some players panic and choose the first option that comes to

Thanks to our glorious weather conditions, tennis in Northern Ireland is a sport often played in the rain. Depending on your style of play you will either enjoy playing in the rain or detest it. If you have a big serve then the wet court will produce fast skidding bounces which will make your serve

Ah the wind. Quite possibly the most annoying weather condition that a tennis player has to put up with. Unfortunately it is also one of the most common weather conditions that we all have to endure. Therefore it is important to be prepared for the wind and have a game plan that will help you

There are many different ways to play the game of tennis. If you regularly play competitive tennis then you will have, or soon will, encounter all of these styles of play.     Retriever This type of player is particularly common in junior tennis but there are some examples in adult tennis as well. A