Physical Fitness and Technique

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  Professional tennis players train for hours every daytennis image by laurent gehant from Fotolia.com
  
  Dedicate at least three hours a day to fitness training and basic technique. To achieve the level of fitness needed to compete at the professional tennis level, you should be spending at least one hour, three times a week working on cardio fitness, and one hour, three times a week on weight training, and two hours every day on tennis technique. At the amateur and intermediate level, these techniques of fitness training and tennis techniques can be self monitored, but as you develop as a player, you will need to hire a fitness trainer and tennis coach to guide you through more advanced levels of training.
  
  
• 2). Speak to a sport dietian about the proper diet which you should be eating in order to achieve the most optimal body mass index, weight, and muscle level. Most professional tennis players not only are in excellent physical shape in terms of muscle tone, but also keep their body at a very specific weight level to maximize their fitness and agility on the court.
  
  
• 3). Speak to a fitness weight trainer about developing the proper muscle mass that will optimize your on-court performance. Although it is best to speak to a professional trainer before you begin, typically professional tennis players place the most strain on their biceps/forearms (for endurance in hitting the ball), calves (for getting to the ball faster), and torso (for body control).
  
  

Mental Training and Equipment

• 1). Enroll in the USTA player’s membership, and sign up for challenger tournaments at the clubs around your area, once you confident in your physical fitness and technique. Gaining experience as a player in real game time situations will teach you how to deal with the demanding anxiety and mental stress that typically taxes professional players. The more tournaments you play, the more comfortable you will be in tournament situations.
  
  
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  Sports psychologists can help you deal with mental stresstennis ball image by timur1970 from Fotolia.com
  
  Speak to a sports psychologist to help develop the mental training you need to compete as a professional tennis player. Tennis is as much about mental toughness and fortitude as it is about physical fitness and technique. Particularly if you plan on competing as a singles player, it will take a great deal of mental training to learn how to deal with the pressures of game time situations like match points, break points and second serves.
  
  
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  A professional racquet is a significant investment, so be sure to talk to your coach about which frame is best for you before you purchase.balles de tennis image by Francis Lemp??ri?¡§re from Fotolia.com
  
  Purchase a professional grade tennis racquet for yourself, once you are confident that you can consider yourself and advanced level player in terms of physical fitness, technique, and mental training. Although every player has a different set of technical needs that calls on different kinds of professional racquets, most professional frames can cost anywhere between $100 to $300. The benefit of having a professional grade frame to play with, however, is that most are designed to give you a greater level of control and power than the average amateur frame.