Doc's Tip of the Evening -- Return of Serve

When returning serve, try to maintain your balance after split stepping. Once you have adjusted your feet to get behind the ball, try not to lean forward with your body or lunge forward to hit the return of serve. It is OK to wait for the ball to come to you as long as you have judged the ball to still be close to the top of the bounce or just below the top of the bounce.
Again, after split stepping, the next movement should be to turn your body in preparation in conjunction with footwork adjustment. ay

Doc's Tip of the Evening -- Volley

When you hit your volleys in general the ball should have backspin coming off your racquet. This is important as it imparts more control when you are placing your volley. The ball should drop faster once it loses speed.
Remember volleys are often used to set up an easier volley or to force your opponent into making a weak reply or just to simply force an error.
So, make sure you have a proper grip and that the racquet face is angled open and you also have a firm wrist and you should see that nappy backspin automatically. goy

Doc's Tip of the Day -- Movement/Balance

If you are having trouble sliding on a Clay court, one tip to remember is to point the toe of your shoe in the direction of your slide. So, for example if you are sliding out to hit an open stance forehand and you are right handed then you would try to point your right foot toe in the direction of your slide. kd

Doc's Tip of the Evening -- Volley

One of the first and most important aspects of learning to volley is how to hold the racquet in your hand. You must let the grip of the racquet lay in the palm of your hand. Your grip should be close to a continental. It does not need to be a strict continental grip, but make sure it is not closer to an eastern grip. So when you hold the racquet with the proper grip it is laying in the palm of your hand. And when you do squeeze the grip to volley, you do not want to have a 'death grip' where you squeeze too hard.
You want to be able to feel the top or tip of the racquet when you grip it. kd

Doc's Tip of the Day -- Two handed Backhand

When preparing for the two handed backhand, reach straight back with both hands to the back fence. Do not reach back HIGH with your hands and arms. Keep the reach back about waist level with your hands. Keep the racquet tip above your hands. Your dominant arm should be almost straight with your non dominant arm bent and relaxed when you reach back.
And I emphasize that you must turn your shoulders, especially your front shoulder where a majority of your back is facing your opponent or net when you take the racquet back. ay

Doc's Tip of the Day -- Two Handed Backhand

When learning the two handed backhand, make sure you first learn the proper grips with both hands. The dominant hand should be a strict continental grip at a minimum. The non dominant hand should be a semi western grip.
Next, you should practice hitting a lot of non dominant hand forehands from the short court. Also, practice hitting some one handed backhands with the dominant hand's continental (or greater) grip.
Then when you use both hands on the grip it should be easier to learn.

Doc's Tip of the Day -- Serve Tech

if you want to learn how to properly hit an effective topspin serve, you must be able to push your hips out and or bow your back as you are descending(bending) into the loaded position. goy