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Guide helps you size up your opponent

Winning Tennis, by Rob Antoun, Firefly Books, 144 pages, $24.95. Everyone knows that tennis is a game played against an opponent and finally there is a book that focuses on what your competition is doing.

Winning Tennis, by Rob Antoun, Firefly Books, 144 pages, $24.95.

Everyone knows that tennis is a game played against an opponent and finally there is a book that focuses on what your competition is doing.

The player who has their own fundamentals down and is now ready to become more aware of the strategy of the game will benefit from these lessons.

Tennis coach Rob Antoun, a former worldranked player, shares his knowledge of the game in this easy to follow guide.

Filled with photographs and diagrams, the book is divided into chapters that focus on specific aspects of the game, such as reading the game, net play and playing from the baseline.

In each chapter Antoun provides tips on how to spot the signals your opponent sends through their body position, grip of the racquet, foot movement and more.

With a bit of time spent learning how to analyze the repeated motions of your opponent you will soon see the benefits in improved number of wins.