Serveitup Tennis Magazine #66

Issue #66 August 2021
real junior tennis
The ATP
Forehand
The WTA
Forehand
Inside Out
Forehand
DETERMINED
TO WIN
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Tennis Talk
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07/15/21
Dear Junior Tennis Players,
There are some junior tennis tournament referees,
who are not displaying professional qualities to the
younger impressionable minds.
This was a case of which a parent was visually upset,
because the referee was telling the losing player
where he ought to hit the ball, in order to beat the
parents child.
There’s this situation where I (the publisher) witnessed
player A hit the ball to player B. Player B called the
ball out, but returned the ball back over the net. The
referee proceeded to overrule player B, and awarded
the point to player A even though player B returned
the ball over the net
I don’t know why he’d do that, but that was a clear
example of when you should replay the point.
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#66
August 2021
6
The ATP Forehand.
14
Even Beginners Feel
The Pressure.
in this issue
8
12
20
The WTA Forehand.
Watch The Ball Hit
The Ground.
Who Is Daylia Harris.
16
18
30
First You Play For
Experience.
Strategy First.
20
Cover Story
Who Is Daylia Harris
There’s No Re-do.
26
Inside Out Forehand.
32
Footwork.
28
Know The Rules.
33 Cat Lee.

the
ATP
FOREHAND

Thus is the preferred swing path, for all
ATP (men) players. It is a modern forehand
swing, which starts and stays on
one side of the body. It produces, returns
and absorbs power very well. It
uses your entire core, and not just your
arms, when producing the stroke, and
it’s a must for professional tennis.

This swing is more common swing on
the WTA (women) tour. It’s more of
an arm swing, which takes and shows
the racket and the arm, all the way on
the other side of the body. Using this
swing, you tend to hit many balls “late“.
It doesn’t handle power very well, and
it can breakdown quite easily.

the
WTA
FOREHAND

onCourt
with
Daylia Harris

onCourt
with
Daylia Harris

Too many junior tennis players, never
really watch the ball, all the way, until
they strike it, or until it hits the ground.
Some players may “get away“ with not
watching the ball, until they hit it; but
the quality and placement of the shot,
is poor.
But end up “cheating themselves“, a lot
of points, by not watching the ball hit
the ground, during competition. They
frequently miss the “out“ balls that land
near the service box, and play them as
good.
They see the ball, but they don’t really
watch it, until it hits the ground; and
h
if you ask them, they will tell you , that
it was a good serve, in the box. They
even miss some on the sidelines, and
baseline.

watch the ball
it the ground

eve
begin
feel
press

In their desire to “motivate” their kids,
parents actually put lots of pressure
on them, and they are totally unaware.
They talk about certain players who
are winning, and about some seeded
players their child has to play, and
many other things. Then these parents
come to the tournaments, and are just
nervous watching. They have no idea
what their child is going through.
n
ners
the
ure

FIRST
you play for
experience

All “rookies“ in every area of life, are
asked to perform, for one reason
only... to get experience. The more
experience they get, the more proficient,
they become. Only in tennis,
parents expect and demand their
rookie kids to win instantly. This is
never going to happen, you play to
get experience, experience will get
you wins.

strategy
first

Strategy is the plan of action you’ve
designed in order to achieve your
goals. As a junior tennis player, you
must have a strategy, or strategies
going into competition. You must
have strategies for playing every
type of player, from pusher to all
court player, righty, or lefty. Without
a strategy, you’re just hoping to
get lucky.

Daylia
Harris

Cover Story
From USA with love

Hello, my name is Daylia Harris, age 14.
I was born in Pembroke Pines, USA. Currently,
I train at Coach Rudy tennis academy,
DTI.
As a child, I was blessed with parents who
sacrificed so much for me to achieve my
goals. I played the flute, the piano, did
tap dancing, hip-hop, karate, ballet, and
gymnastics. Though I did many activities
during the ages of 4-7, I decided to fully
pursue tennis. After I found my love for
tennis, my parents enrolled me in Bill Adams
Tennis Academy where I trained for
3-4 years.
After my time at Bill Adams Tennis Academy,
I decided to go to DTI. There, I worked
on the mental aspect of tennis and everything
around it. At the moment, my teammates/
competitors and I are training 4
hours in the morning and 2 hours in the
afternoon striving to reach the goal of going
professional.

Since I started tennis a bit late I have not yet
accomplished as much as I know I can but
I am determined to win the fight against
myself and time. At the moment, I have
an injury in my right ankle and it will take
a couple of weeks to recover but I am taking
physical therapy to get back into it.
I acknowledge that going professional
takes a lot of work. Because of that, for the
next year, I plan to grow as much as I can
so I can get into higher-level tournaments
and eventually go professional.

This is one of the premier strategies
used by professional tennis players
to construct their points. This
stroke overwhelms the opponent,
because of the amount of disguise,
angle, and placement on the shot.
By the time most players figure out
where it’s going, it’s either too late,
or it’s an outright winner.

inside out
FOREHAND

KNOW
the rules

Every game has rules; and if you
don’t know the rules, you will lose
to people who know them, and
even make up their own rules, as
the game progresses. The same is
true in tennis.When you don’t know
them, you’re at the mercy of players
who cheat, and unknowledgeable
officials.

there’s no
re-do

It’s only the players who are losing,
want a “do over“. The player who
losses the point will make any and
every excuse, to get the point to
be replayed, so they can win (steal)
it. The player who is winning the
points, never calls for a “do over“.
These “do overs“ mainly happen in
lower level 12’s and under.

footwork!
footwork says a lot
about your game

Artist: Cat Lee
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