RACQIX Academy blog

Short articles that teach the ideas behind the Academy’s lessons: how points are built, how courts change the game, and how to read the shot in front of you. Every article links into the lessons and patterns that train the idea interactively.

• Serve plus one: the shot after the serve decides the point — Serve plus one tennis explained: why the first shot after the serve — not the serve itself — decides most service points, the forehand the tour looks for, and how to rehearse yours.
• Why some courts play fast and others slow — Court pace index explained: why some tennis courts play fast and others slow, what actually changes — bounce, time and serve value — and how to adjust your returns, rally length and targets.
• The inside-out forehand: when running around your backhand pays — Inside out forehand tennis: when running around your backhand to hit a forehand is worth it, what it costs you in court position, and how to read the moment to switch inside-in.
• Shot selection: the decision is the skill — Tennis shot selection explained: why the choice, not the swing, decides most club points — how to judge a shot by the contact, the space and the margin, and three reads that come up in every match.
• Return position: the decision you make before the point starts — Tennis return position explained: how deep to stand, which side to shade and when to split — the trade between time and court coverage, what the tour numbers show, and how to choose against the server in front of you.
• Big points: chase the winner or protect the rally? — Tennis big points explained: protect the rally or chase the winner? Two famous coaches argue opposite answers — what the read actually depends on, and how to practise the decisions themselves.