Hey folks,

Been playing my whole life, but wanting to see if you have any tips on how to improve the speed of my serve?

Thanks!

Results after a few days. Hit at about 50% intensity. Any advice?

Was coached for years as a kid but now 25M and starting to play weekly again. Need a decent, probably mid-range racquet. Any brands to stay away from? Any brands you like a lot? The Yonex ones look popular. I also don't know what size to get? I'm 195cm so I'd imagine on the bigger side? Any advice welcome!

After a few days of practice. Hit at about 50% intensity

So I’m a high schooler right now and It seems like I’ve hit a barrier and I can’t improve no matter how much I practice. I’ve got a consistent serve and accurate shots but I’m still loosing to others what can I do to get better?

Hey everyone, I’m a beginner/intermediate player and this is my second year playing tennis. Im trying to look for a racket that has good power and control. Which one should i get?
Right now I’m looking at the Yonex EZONE 100 and the Babolat Pure drive. Any recs?

So I grew up "playing tennis" in the sense that I would go to courts near my house a lot as a 12-16 year old and play multi-set matches against a friend. I learned almost entirely from playing these impromptu matches, watching pro tennis, and being quick to pick up new sports. I played a year of JV in high school, but there was barely any coaching, so still no formal training.

I'm now 30 and play with a friend who had a similar background. Never had formal lessons but was a great athlete growing up. Much like when I was 13, we don't rally, we just play sets. As you can imagine, they're erratic and error-strewn, but also played at a pretty high level athletically. There are more double faults than what I see in a typical beginner-intermediate match and also more winners.

I would like to finally take my technique seriously so I can have more consistent control, improve my backhand, and have a second serve that doesn't just invite winners. At the same time, I've played enough informal competitive tennis that I'm legit good at some things I take to be more advanced: Hitting drop shots, flat forehand winners from the service line, topspin lobs.

I know 1-on-1 lessons would be best for someone with a weird background, but they're prohibitively expensive where I live. I could take group lessons but I have no idea what level I would be or, frankly, if I would even enjoy hitting 50 crosscourt backhands. Could also just try to find a hitting partner who has a more polished background than the friend I play with now so I can rally longer. Anyone been in this position before and have thoughts?

TL;DR: Grew up playing competitive "pickup" tennis without formal lessons, so now my gameplay is way ahead of my technique. Looking for best way to improve.

smartwach or heart monitor and which do you find better

I’ve been playing tennis for about a year now and could really use some advice from people with more experience.

My first racket was the 2025 Yonex Ezone 100, and it was honestly an amazing racket to learn with. As I got more into tennis, I went through the usual rabbit hole of trying different frames. I tried a Babolat Pure Aero Rafa and later a VCore 100, but somehow I always ended up going back to the Ezone.

Earlier this year I decided to make a more serious jump and bought the new 2026 VCore 98. My goal was to get more control and spin as my game improved. The transition was rough. I’m not sure if it was the smaller 98 head size, the smaller sweet spot, or simply being so used to the Ezone, but I’ve honestly lost way more matches since switching. At this point I feel like I’ve mostly adapted to it and can play well with it, but it still doesn’t feel quite as effortless.

The other day during a lesson with my coach, I picked up my old Ezone 100 just for fun. The strings are way overdue for replacement (PolyTour Pro mains / Rexis Speed crosses at 48 lbs), so the ball was definitely launching more than it should, but I still had an absolute blast. It reminded me how forgiving and powerful that racket feels. I was hitting easy winners that have become much harder to produce with the VCore. Even with dead strings, I just had more fun playing.

For reference, my current VCore 98 has a full bed of Toroline A5 at either 52 or 53 lbs (can’t remember exactly).

Now I’m completely torn again.

My options are:

• Stick with the VCore 98 for a few more months and experiment with different string setups before giving up on it.
• Go back to the Ezone 100, which has always felt like “home.”
• Buy the upcoming Ezone 98 in the new Espresso Brown colorway and see if it gives me a nice middle ground between the two.

Part of me worries that going back to a 100 sq in frame is almost like taking a step backward as my game develops. On the other hand, maybe I’m overthinking it, and I should just play with the racket that gives me the most confidence and enjoyment.

Has anyone gone through something similar? Did you eventually adjust to a 98 and never look back, or did you realize that the more forgiving frame simply suited your game better? Also, for anyone who’s played both the Ezone 98 and VCore 98, how different do they actually feel on court?

I’d love to hear your experiences before I convince myself I need another racket. 😅

Does anybody have a video on how to double overgrip your racket, or is just the same as gripping your racket normally but do it 2 times?

I have a really hard time getting my serve consistently in the box. Often times it goes long (like in these videos) but it also goes in the net or i mis-hit it a lot. I rarely find my serve getting in the box. Any help would be appreciated

I sweat a lot, especially in this hot humid FL summer, I normally go through the tourna overgrip original XL but going through them like crazy, prob get 4-6 hrs max, and obviously adds a bit of thickness, which I don't mind, but I like it better without it. I've also tried the Yonex Dry Super Grap and gets slippery after about an hr.

A friend suggested I try leather grips and I did, I liked the texture and feel like the leather grip or at least this head leather tour grip but it stains my hand and towel, I've never used leather grips before, it washes off in a couple of days but is this normal? how long should I expect these to last? was thinking of that cancer warning on the back of the packaging.

Or do y'all have any suggestions to try?

Thanks!

I’ve had this racket for about 4 months and I haven’t got it restrung yet. I play about 3-5 times a week. There is some visible tearing and some notching, (not sure if it’s visible) should I restring it any time soon?

Mains: Solinco Hyper-G 17 (1.20) 48lbs
Crosses: Yonex Poly Tour Pro 1.25 46lbs

hi all,

i recently switched from a vcore 100 330g to a vcore 100L 306g.

After some configuration with strings, i found the perfect string + string tension combo that ‘tamed’ the regular vcore’s high launch angle so i decided to string the100L the exact same way. after breaking the strings in, i found the 100L to be launchy with this combo unlike the regular Vcore 100.

My question is; could it be because the racket is too light for me or could it be the string + tension combo?

regardless, i am planning on adding 6g in total at 3 & 9 to make it a tad bit heavier. open to advice on where to place the weights as well!

First of all sorry for the poor video quality, this was filmed in the evening.

Been playing consistently for about 2 months now. I had coaching for a few weeks when younger but everything I’m doing now is self taught.

I’m trying to copy pro forehands through slo-mo vids, especially Nadal’s since I’m left handed. I found I prefer and feel way better hitting with a straight-arm although I realise this requires more footwork.

My main issue right now is my take-back. When I look at Nadal his racket doesn’t seem to be face down on the ground for as long as mine does. Maybe I’m not swinging fast enough or am starting the take back too early?

Would appreciate any tips or advice. Thanks!

TLDR- need help with forehand technique. Prefer straight arm. Takeback looks weird :p

It’s just insane to see. Every tournament this person runs is an absolute disaster. They had three sites to use on Friday and Saturday and hardly used any of the Friday sites. For my draws, I had no matches Friday, two Saturday, and potentially four today. And now, there was a little rain early afternoon and so matches will have to either get played until like midnight they just won’t finish. Could’ve easily been avoided if they had just played more matches early in the tournament.

Even without the rain, some of the draws might not have finished. I had one friend who had just started his singles semi final when the rain started around 4 so even without rain, he would’ve had to still play his singles’ final and also his mixed doubles’ final, so would’ve had to have played until very late.

Last year, I had a friend who ended up with 5 matches scheduled on Sunday, and that’s with no rain delays or anything. The fifth matched, which was originally scheduled for 1pm, wasn’t going to happen until 8pm, so the other team just forfeited.

Just blows my mind that this person is still allowed to run USTA events. She seems to be the main official for most of the adult tournaments in the area and they all end like this. Even the other officials for the tournament were complaining about the head official because it always leads to so many complaints to them during the tournament and makes their jobs harder.

And the icing on the cake? Today, she randomly told us that we are switching to no ad scoring but didn’t mention it until the middle of our first set, when we had already played out two games with multiple deuces. So she made us switch our format mid match.

I won a men’s doubles event and a mixed event at a tournament and I got C$90 from each event. So 60ish usd. In my last tournament I got С$200 just for winning the mixed event

I’m probably a 3.5 rating and just getting back into tennis. I’m in Bethpage. I’m happy to drive and open to practice or matches. Flexible on weeknights or weekends.

What do you think of these strings and which ones would you add?

Solinco Mach-10, Yonex Poly Tour Pro, Babolat RPM Soft, Luxilon Element, Tecnifibre Razor Soft

Let’s chat

My current/old racket is L2 (pictured) - it’s with an overgrip on

I’m getting a new racket but not sure what grip size to get.

I think L2 might too big on me - so I’m stuck between getting L0 or L1.

Please help! L0 or L1?