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		<title>Learn How to Play Tennis</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Feb 2010 09:40:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tennis is a sport usually played between two people or two teams of two people on each team. There is a net directly in the middle of a lined court in which each player hits a felt covered tennis ball over the net with a strung tennis racket. The game is moderately easy to learn [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-176" title="tenis" src="http://www.crookednecks.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/tenis.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="300" />Tennis is a sport usually played between two people or two teams of two people on each team. There is a net directly in the middle of a lined court in which each player hits a felt covered tennis ball over the net with a strung tennis racket.</p>
<p>The game is moderately easy to learn how to play, only following some very simple rules. But, playing tennis may get progressively harder if you are playing against advanced players.</p>
<p>The game starts out with a serve from one player on one side of the court. The serving player must successfully serve the ball over the net into the opposite side of the court. Then, the receiving player is allowed to let the ball hit the ground one time before returning the ball back to the serving opponent. Points are scored for the unsuccessful and legal return to the other side of the court.</p>
<p>There are many different techniques that players use in their serves to gain the advantage over their opponents, such as aces. But they are not necessary to gain points in the game of tennis.</p>
<p>To return the ball, there are two swings that are acceptable in the game of tennis that you can use to return to your opponent, the forehand and backhand.</p>
<p>The forehand swing requires you to hit the ball with the face of the racket and your palm facing the ball when you are holding the racket. This is the predominant swing used by all tennis players, including professionals.</p>
<p>The backhand swing is used when you are holding the racket with two hands and hit the ball with the back side of the racket. This swing may take a little time to get used to and efficiently use, but keep practicing it.</p>
<p>Once you and your partner are able to perform serves and swing successfully, you should ready to play. Rallying is when the ball is hit back and forth, cross-court, between the players of the game.</p>
<p>Each move may take some time to master, so if you don&#8217;t get it on the first try, just keep practicing. Remember, practice makes perfect.</p>
<p>There are six games within an entire match, and the player with the most games wins. Each point that you can earn by offsetting your opponent is based on 15, and you need four points to win the game.</p>
<p>Basic equipment for tennis can be found, generally, at any store that carries sports equipment. All that is needed to play tennis is a sturdy tennis racket, a tennis ball, appropriate clothing, and a partner with the same things.</p>
<p>If you are interested in further training, there are many resources online that you can use that have videos and detailed instructions that can teach you how to play better. Tennis is a sport that anyone that can hold and swing a racket can play and is worth giving a try</p>
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		<title>Tennis Elbow</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 27 Dec 2009 17:59:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tennis elbow or what you may call the lateral epicondylitis is a common injury that tennis players frequently experience. The name tennis elbow is as obvious as to what it refers to. But surprisingly, it also occurs to quite a huge number of people who do not play tennis at all. Tennis elbow usually occurs [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Tennis elbow or what you may call the lateral epicondylitis is a common injury that tennis players frequently experience. The name tennis elbow is as obvious as to what it refers to. But surprisingly, it also occurs to quite a huge number of people who do not play tennis at all.</p>
<p>Tennis elbow usually occurs at the tendon of the extensor carpi radialis brevis muscle, 2cm below the outer edge of the elbow joint. Usually the signs and the symptoms would show immediately. One would experience pain about 1-2cm down from the bony area at the outside of the elbow. If one also has difficulty in performing simple tasks such as shaking hands with someone or opening the door and feels pain, one should go to his or her physician immediately. Pain is also felt outside of the elbow when one tries to straighten the fingers against resistance.</p>
<p>Tennis elbow is usually because of repetitive strain or overused repeated bending back of the wrist against resistance. One can have this injury if he or she is playing sports like tennis, badminton or squash. People who overuse their wrists on a day to day basis also experience this form of injury. So it&#8217;s not mainly the athletes who commonly get affected with this mishap. Although majority of the athletes would get tennis elbow because of poor backhand technique in tennis or if the racket grip is too small. Even your racket strings if they are too tight could also be a cause. Wet heavy balls that are used in the game is also another cause.</p>
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		<title>Is There One Tennis Skill That Matters Most?</title>
		<link>http://www.crookednecks.org/2009/11/07/is-there-one-tennis-skill-that-matters-most/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 16:40:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>abahzaqi</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As tennis continues to grow its fans and players will always be arguing on what determines a good player and which skills are the most important to have. So it&#8217;s all just conjecture really, but it&#8217;s still worth having a debate over just for the fun of it and there are many aspects of the [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>As tennis continues to grow its fans and players will always be arguing on what determines a good player and which skills are the most important to have.</p>
<p>So it&#8217;s all just conjecture really, but it&#8217;s still worth having a debate over just for the fun of it and there are many aspects of the sport to choose from.</p>
<p>Some very important aspects are listed. Are there any that you would find most important?</p>
<p>What about volleying? A game that it going too smoothly can become a disadvantage for opponents as point may easily be lost. Just take a look back at players of the past such as John McEnroe.</p>
<p>What about baseline play, is that important? Many experts would say that it is the more modern approach as opposed to playing at the net. Take Rafael Nadal for example, he spends a lot of time hanging at the back of the court rather that up at the net. And other players such as Andy Roddick have changed tactics in favour of the baseline play.</p>
<p>Any player with a powerful serve can easily take control of the court if their opponent is unable to break them and this will give them an overall advantage. Take Roddick as a good example of a big serve.</p>
<p>And what about the speed of the players? It obviously helps out a lot if the player can reach the ball every time and the opponent then has to work that bit harder to gain a point.</p>
<p>What I think is the most important aspect is the x-factor, as in the mental game. Rafael Nadal knows how to play a tough mental game and as a result has some of the toughest in the history of tennis.</p>
<p>During matches, he has the ability to remain composed and calm with a win attitude that seems to work for him.</p>
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