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Introduction.
PART I: Tennis Anyone?
Chapter 1: What Is Tennis?
Chapter 2: Meet Me on the Grass, Clay, or Hard Courts.
Chapter 3: The Well-Equipped Tennis Player.
Chapter 4: Scoring in Tennis: Love Means Nothing.
Chapter 5: Knowing All the Rules and Regulations.
Chapter 6: Tennis Etiquette: Do You Really Want to Throw That Racquet?
PART II: Playing the Game.
Chapter 7: Mastering Your Tennis Fundamentals.
Chapter 8: The Forehand: Your Bread and Butter.
Chapter 9: Your Backhand: Use It or Lose It!
Chapter 10: The Volley: An Exclamation Point.
Chapter 11: The Serve: It's Entirely in Your Hands.
Chapter 12: Completing the Arsenal: Lobs, Overheads, and Drop Shots.
Chapter 13: Winning Strategies and Tactics.
PART III: Taking Your Game to the Next Level.
Chapter 14: Enjoying Your Amateur Status.
Chapter 15: Practice: The "P" Word.
Chapter 16: Physical Conditioning for Tennis.
Chapter 17: When the Machine Breaks Down: Common Tennis Injuries.
Chapter 18: Improving Your Game with Lessons.
PART IV: Tennis Aficionados Only.
Chapter 19: The Pro Game.
Chapter 20: I'll Take Four Grand Slams and a Cup, Please.
Chapter 21: Tennis from the Stands and on TV.
PART V: The Part of Tens.
Chapter 22: Ten Tennis Tips.
Chapter 23: The Ten Best Men Players of the Open Era.
Chapter 24: The Ten Best Women Players of the Open Era.
Chapter 25: The Ten Greatest Matches of the Open Era.
Index.
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PART I: Tennis Anyone?
Chapter 1: What Is Tennis?
Chapter 2: Meet Me on the Grass, Clay, or Hard Courts.
Chapter 3: The Well-Equipped Tennis Player.
Chapter 4: Scoring in Tennis: Love Means Nothing.
Chapter 5: Knowing All the Rules and Regulations.
Chapter 6: Tennis Etiquette: Do You Really Want to Throw That Racquet?
PART II: Playing the Game.
Chapter 7: Mastering Your Tennis Fundamentals.
Chapter 8: The Forehand: Your Bread and Butter.
Chapter 9: Your Backhand: Use It or Lose It!
Chapter 10: The Volley: An Exclamation Point.
Chapter 11: The Serve: It's Entirely in Your Hands.
Chapter 12: Completing the Arsenal: Lobs, Overheads, and Drop Shots.
Chapter 13: Winning Strategies and Tactics.
PART III: Taking Your Game to the Next Level.
Chapter 14: Enjoying Your Amateur Status.
Chapter 15: Practice: The "P" Word.
Chapter 16: Physical Conditioning for Tennis.
Chapter 17: When the Machine Breaks Down: Common Tennis Injuries.
Chapter 18: Improving Your Game with Lessons.
PART IV: Tennis Aficionados Only.
Chapter 19: The Pro Game.
Chapter 20: I'll Take Four Grand Slams and a Cup, Please.
Chapter 21: Tennis from the Stands and on TV.
PART V: The Part of Tens.
Chapter 22: Ten Tennis Tips.
Chapter 23: The Ten Best Men Players of the Open Era.
Chapter 24: The Ten Best Women Players of the Open Era.
Chapter 25: The Ten Greatest Matches of the Open Era.
Index.
Book Registration Information.
