The Art of Lawn Tennis

A comprehensive manual by a leading player combines technical instruction and strategic advice, detailing grips, footwork, groundstrokes, serves, volleys, spin and court positioning, and methods for developing sound fundamentals. It pairs practical drills with chapters on rules, the psychology of practice and match play, physical conditioning, and tactics for singles and doubles. Later sections survey the modern growth and probable future of the game and offer sketches of prominent contemporary players, including discussions of women's competition. Emphasis is on systematic method, progressive training, and adapting technique to an attacking baseline-and-net style of play.