Tennis is one of the most popular individual sports, played by a number of people throughout the world. It is either played with one player per side, also known as singles or with two players per side, also called doubles. In this game, the player has to hit a ball over a net into the opponent’s court using a racquet.

If you are a beginner to this wonderful sport, the below mentioned tips can help you to learn tennis. The first and foremost thing that a beginner needs to learn before starting to play is the basic forehand and backhand technique. Once you learn the technique, you can play and enjoy the game. With practice, you’ll gradually become perfect in this sport. Here are some of the important tips to keep in mind for beginners:

 1. To become expert in judging the ball, you need to play tennis at a shorter distance (just behind the service line) and at a lower speed, which is known as mini tennis. This practice allows beginners to judge the ball fairy well.

 2. The key to consistency and accurate tennis technique is nothing but hitting the ball at the right time and at the right contact point. You can learn this technique by playing tennis just slightly behind the expected contact point instead of practicing strokes with a full turn and the backswing.

 3. Once you become more comfortable and consistent in playing tennis from the contact point and extending forward, you can start learning the basic follow through technique. You need to keep playing the mini tennis, whilst preparing your strokes and adding up the follow-through technique on each stroke.

 4. After becoming more consistent in playing mini tennis with modified stroke technique, now comes the split step. It is basically a type of footwork that needs to be present on every shot you are receiving. The key for the split step is proper timing. It includes jumping slightly off the ground and split your feet wide in the air and land in the same position. This technique will help you to push off the ball in any direction in any directly very quickly.

5. Now, you should start playing tennis about a three-forth distance from the net, before increasing the distance from the net. At this stage, you will learn about different techniques of strokes such as the forehand, two-handed backhand and one-handed backhand.

Nowadays, there are many Tennis Clubs in Fort Lauderdale, offering tennis lessons for the beginners. You can join any of the reputed clubs as per your choice. Always keep in mind that the more you practice hitting the ball from mid-court; you will become expert in judging the speed of the ball and different stroke techniques. Also, identify the most natural way that your body uses to generate more power as it will help you to add power to your strokes.