Cover -- Copyright -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- 1. BIOMECHANICAL PRINCIPLES OF TENNIS TECHNIQUE -- Force and Time -- Coordination and Transfer of Energy -- Balance and Inertia -- Range of Motion -- Optimal Projection -- Spin -- Summary and Match Points -- Advantage Box 1.1: Tennis Opinion and Science -- Advantage Box 1.2: Transfer of Energy in the Body -- Integration Box 1.1: Complexity of Inertia -- Integration Box 1.2: Kinematics: Measuring Motion -- Integration Box 1.3: Physics of Ball Spin -- 2. INJURY PREVENTION IN TENNIS -- Tennis Injuries -- Warm-up and Conditioning -- Technique -- Equipment -- Racquets and Strings -- Balls -- Shoes -- Follow-Through -- Summary and Match Points -- Advantage Box 2.1: Biomechanics of Stretching -- Integration Box 2.1: Perfect or Optimal Technique -- Integration Box 2.2: Shock or Vibration -- 3. BIOMECHANICS OF THE SERVE -- Grip -- "Flat" Serve -- Footwork: Using Force and Time -- Optimizing Speed and Accuracy: Balance and Inertia at Work -- Maximizing Racquet Speed: Coordination and Transfer of Energy Are Key -- Hitting Out: Optimal Projection -- Slice Serve -- Brushing Right: Coordinaton and Transfer -- Twist Serve -- Brushing Up: Coordination and Transfer -- Higher Arc: Optimal Projection -- Summary and Match Points -- Integration Box 3.1: Continental Grip and the Serve -- Integration Box 3.2: Viscoelastic Muscles and Tendons -- Integration Box 3.3: Gender Differences in the Serve -- Stroke Technique Box: The Serve -- 4. BIOMECHANICS OF THE FOREHAND -- Grips -- Preparation and Footwork -- Stances -- Stroke -- Follow-Through -- Summary and Match Points -- Advantage Box 4.1: Heavy Ball -- Integration Box 4.1: Modern Racquets and the Modern Forehand -- Stroke Technique Box: The Forehand -- 5. BIOMECHANICS OF THE BACKHAND -- Grips -- Preparation and Footwork -- Stances -- Stroke -- Follow-Through.

Summary and Match Points -- Advantage Box 5.1: Copying the Champ -- Integration Box 5.1: One or Two-Handed? -- Stroke Technique Box: The Two-Handed Backhand -- Stroke Technique Box: The One-Handed Backhand -- 6. BIOMECHANICS OF THE VOLLEY -- Grips -- Preparation and Footwork -- Stroke -- Punch Volley -- Drive Volley -- Optimal Projection -- Summary and Match Points -- Advantage Box 6.1: Vision and Reaction Time -- Integration Box 6.1: Recent Technique Changes-The Swinging Volley -- Stroke Technique Box: The Volley -- REFERENCES -- INDEX.