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Launching a new tennis coaching app

Written by: Jonas Eriksson |

The coaching videos with Nikki Roenn have received a lot of positive feedback, and that is why we are launching a new tennis coaching app. New tennis coaching app Do you need help with your tennis? Is your forehand not as heavy as it could be? Do you feel like you lose a lot of […]

Improve your one-handed backhand

Written by: Jonas Eriksson |

Since the fixing your forehand video was well received, we did one on the one-handed backhand. How to improve your one-handed backhand. The one-handed backhand Many club players, including myself, struggle with the one-handed backhand. It feels like a complicated stroke with many moving parts, but once you get some fundamentals down, it’s not that […]

Fix your forehand

Written by: Jonas Eriksson |

Maybe your forehand isn’t broken. Perhaps it’s already a weapon. But there can be things to improve. We call it “Fix your forehand.” I wouldn’t be able to do this Fix your forehand video without the help of my friend and excellent tennis player, Nikki Roenn. Nikki used to be a professional tennis player and […]

Improve your shot selection

Written by: Jonas Eriksson |

I’m trying to broaden the horizon of Tennisnerd a bit with some coaching content. This is how you improve your shot selection. Most coaching content online is focused on forehands and backhands and serves, but tennis is a huge area where you can get into depth on many different topics. There are also different points […]

Tennis footwork tips

Written by: Jonas Eriksson |

I’m doing some lessons together with coaches around the world. Here are some tennis footwork tips with Karl Adrian from Marbella. I have asked the community on YouTube, Instagram and my Patreon what kind of instructional material they would like to see. The first topic that my fellow tennis nerds requested was footwork. The footwork […]

Solo Box Training

Written by: Evan Gaudreau |

Coach Evan is back with a drill so you can work on your tennis this summer. It’s called Solo Box Training. There are a lot of coaches who “need” to hear their voices. Whether they are unsure of themselves or are projecting so that other people ten courts away can hear them. When you are “Solo […]

A Mental Tennis Checklist

Written by: Jonas Eriksson |

My friend Filippo Gioello of Mental Tennis has created a mental tennis checklist for you to use when you play matches. There are a lot of good points here that I use myself. If you are interested in improving your mental tennis, Filippo offers mental training through his website Mental Tennis. I have tried his […]

How I Work on My Tennis

Written by: Jonas Eriksson |

I created Tennisnerd as a way to collect everything I learn about tennis. It is not only about gear, far from it. Here is how I work on my tennis. I got into tennis gear because I noticed it made a difference in how I feel and play on the court. But I am not […]

5 Tips to Improve Your Tennis

Written by: Jonas Eriksson |

I am not only a racquet and string nerd. My main goal is always to work on my game. Here are 5 Tips to Improve Your Tennis. When you’re browsing through Tennisnerd.net, you might think I have an unhealthy obsession with racquets and strings. I do like to experiment and test new gear, but I […]

How to Handle High Balls – Moonballer Medicine

Written by: Jonas Eriksson |

One of the most common questions for tennis coaches is how to handle high balls. Especially on the often weaker backhand wing. This video deals with various approaches to dealing with high balls, both aggressive and defensive. We like to call it Moonballer Medicine. It might sound like a basic problem, but high balls on […]