Although they’re largely overlooked, grips are the foundation of all the strokes in tennis. Where you position your hand on the eight-sided handle has a huge impact on each ball you hit.

“Players like the thin grips because they can come over the ball much more and whip it,” says Roman Prokes, owner of RPNY Tennis in New York City and stringer to many pro players. Wilson and ...

It is the grip adopted by most of the professionals on the tennis tour because it is the best way to add top spin. Andre Agassi, Jennifer Capriati and Martina Hingis, who have three of the best ...

According to the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons, typical symptoms of tennis elbow include pain and burning on the outside of the elbow and weak grip strength. “To heal a tendon you are ...

A tennis racket consists of a lower handle, called a grip, and a frame that contains a tightly wound web of strings. The grip and frame are connected by a neck. While rackets vary in terms of length, ...

This is the way to hold the racquet for the serve, volley, sliced backhand and smash. It is known as the chopper grip, because it is the way you would hold an axe. It allows you to swing the racket ...