This article is part of FT Globetrotter’s new guide to tennis, as well as our guide to London
Wimbledon comes but once a year and, for many, two weeks of watching the greats do battle on TV or sauntering down to Southfields for live action and strawberries or rain delays and singalongs is enough. A few might even be inspired to pick up a racket in the weeks afterwards.
But for some of us it’s a year-round love affair, played in all weathers and almost always outdoors, even if it means shovelling snow off a court or chasing down balls in howling winds. That’s not to say we’re any good. Even for a devoted player who hits the court every week, improving can be a painfully slow process. So what can a mediocre club player like me do to improve their game?