Wimbledon Champion, Novak Djokovic faces a dilemma about taking a possible mandatory COVID-19 vaccine supplied to every ATP and WTA player once the tours recommence according to ESPN News.

I know, these are unprecedented times with very little if any income, an inert tennis programme and racquets gathering dust. But amongst the gloom, the actions from many in our industry have been second to none. Home tennis ideas, webinars to discuss the way back, the list goes on.

It’s a typical doubles scenario whether you are serve and volleying or just coming in on a short ball and highly frustrating having just successfully played one of the hardest shots in the book, only to have your efforts thwarted by a keen net poaching opponent!

As a naïve junior player it was drummed into me,” You must step into the volley! Get forward!” But many years, much experience and research later I discovered that this is not strictly true.

When you play doubles either socially or more on a competitive level what tactics do think about?
Most would think about needing to be sharp at the net, possibly even the need to serve and volley or chip and charge.

I hope you and your families are keeping well in these physically and mentally challenging times. We’d love you to try out some of these 5 fun garden games.