I started playing this game when I was 17 years old. It all started when I bought my first Dunlop tennis racquet in Cartimar shopping center in Manila. It is a light weight aluminum midsize racquet and that’s good for beginners. Tennis here in Manila is not so popular and only few tennis courts available for public use. The first tennis court I played with was in Derham Park (now Cuneta Astrodome) it is a shell court. After just 15 minutes of playing, I gave up! whooah not an easy sport, I’ve run out of energy and strength. Tennis is a tough game. My advice to beginners, start with walling first and know how to control the ball, know how to control your strokes, do some warm-up before playing. By the way always watch the ball this is one of the basic.
Reading some tennis mag or books will help but if you are serious enough and have a budget to pursue your career in this sport, enrol in some tennis clinic/schools or hire an instructor. Tennis is a nice sport for your family, friends, for your health, and beautiful as Maria Sharapova, Ana Ivanovich, and of course Daniela Hantuchova. At present I play regularly in Rizal green tennis courts located at the back of De La Salle University and at the same time I train my little kids there and hoping someday that I am sitting behind and watching them playing or competing in an international games.
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