About Today: Learn to Play Tennis

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Today From Jen Hubley, your About Today Editor A while back, my friend Cathy, an avid tennis player, gave me a tennis lesson. We did very well, once I stopped shielding my face with the racquet. Profile: The US Open Now that the US Open is in full swing, I'm thinking about taking up tennis again. Mostly because my husband assures me he doesn't know how to play, either, and I think it would be funny for the other people on the court to watch us try to play. Are There 24 Different Types of Tennis Balls? The Pros and Cons of Fast Hard Courts See More About:  us open  tennis tournaments  Buying a Tennis Racquet for a Beginner The first challenge, for me, will be not to do what I always do when I take up a new sport: Buy the most ridiculously expensive version of the necessary equipment, on the theory that it will somehow make up for the fact that I don't know what I'm doing. Find Your Racquet Grip Size What's the Lowest Price I Can Pay for a Decent Racquet? See More About:  tennis racquets  tennis for beginners  tennis strings How to Serve I am actually good at this. Well, relative to my other tennis-related skills. Basic Forehand Volley Tennis Lessons From Other Sports See More About:  tennis serves  learning tennis  tennis photo lessons Basic Backhand for Beginners This is the stroke I associate most with tennis. It looks very tennis-y, somehow, in action. As if just doing it will cause you to sprout an awesome tennis dress. (Or whites, if that's more your thing.) Problem-Solving Skills to Look For in a Tennis Teaching Pro Step-by-Step Tennis Lessons, in Photos See More About:  tennis backhands  photo tennis lessons  Today Ads Tennis lessons Tennis serve Tennis tips Tennis instruction Tennis for beginners Featured Articles No Double-Dip Recession? Venus Williams Withdraws From US Open JCPenney Pulls Offensive Shirt How Much Should You Save for Retirement Video: How to Make Peanut Butter Cups Best Shoes for Fall   More from About.com Favorite Summer Frozen Drinks Blended with ice or chock full of fresh fruit, these yummy drinks will liven up any warm-weather gathering. More> Best Frozen Summer Desserts Ten easy, delicious, make-ahead desserts that will cool you down on the hottest of summer days. More>   Sign up for more free newsletters on your favorite topics You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the About Today newsletter. If you wish to change your email address or unsubscribe, please click here. About respects your privacy: Our Privacy Policy Contact Information: 249 West 17th Street New York, NY, 10011 © 2011 About.com     Follow us on: Advertisement