Know Your Own Game DVD

40 minutes published: 2006

About the DVD

Before developing an attack strategy for opponents, you need to develop a game plan centered on your strengths. Know Your Own Game sets up several match situations to assess your skills and determine the style you should play, and then it solidifies your game with key drills and games you can use in practice. It’s like hiring your own elite-level tennis coach!

Hosted by Paul Annacone, coach of Tim Henman and former coach of Pete Sampras, TENNIS Magazine’s Tactical Tennis Series reveals the key strategies and tactics necessary for overcoming any type of opponent. Other DVDs in the series include Beat the Baseliner, Neutralize the Net-Rusher and Attack the All-Court Player.

Human Kinetics DVDs are coded for universal playback and can be played in all regions of the world.

About the Author

Paul Annacone has been one of the world's leading tennis professionals for the past 20 years. Best known as the coach who guided tennis legend Pete Sampras to nine Grand Slam titles and six year-end number 1 world rankings over eight years, Annacone currently coaches world top-10 player Tim Henman from Great Britain. A former professional player on the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) Tour, Annacone reached as high as the number 12 world ranking in singles and the number 3 ranking in doubles. He has been a player representative on the ATP Board of Directors, and has served as managing director of the United States Tennis Association’s (USTA) High Performance Division. Annacone is the senior instruction editor for TENNIS Magazine.

About the Producing Partners Human Kinetics, the premier publisher for sports and fitness, has partnered with TENNIS Magazine and The Tennis Channel to develop this expert instructional series.

TENNIS Magazine features in-depth reporting, exclusive player interviews, and highly regarded instruction articles, as well as expert advice on tennis equipment, health and fitness, and tennis-specific travel. TENNIS is the complete guide to the game—one that instructs, informs, and inspires. For more information or to subscribe, visit TENNIS.com.

The Tennis Channel was established in 2003 as the ultimate destination for everything tennis. With live tournaments, news, one-on-one interviews, game analysis, and skills instruction, The Tennis Channel goes beyond the front lines to give viewers an all-access pass to the game.

The TENNIS Magazine Tactical Tennis DVD series is now airing in episodes on The Tennis Channel. Check local listings for dates and air times.

Words of Praise

“Paul understands there is more to the game than simply hitting the ball. To be successful, a player requires technique and strategy. This balance is incorporated throughout TENNIS Magazine’s Tactical Tennis, and the result is an amazing DVD series that will help players at every level improve." Pete Sampras No. 1 world-ranked player (1993-1998) and 14-time Grand Slam winner

“Paul has a terrific knowledge of the game and can really help people at all levels learn the most effective ways to play the game and get the most of their potential." Tim Henman Top-ranked British tennis player