10 Must Follow Instagram Tennis Accounts
Doin’ it for the gram! As an athlete, Instagram is sooo helpful. As a junior player and someone hoping to play college tennis someday, I use Instagram in so many different ways when it comes to tennis. Not only does it help a player put themselves out there for recruiting and allow you to research and connect with schools, you can watch a ton of professionals play and learn tips and tricks super easily! I definitely utilize Instagram to help my tennis game, so here are some of my ‘must follow’ tennis accounts:
1. USTA
@usta
The USTA account is great to keep up with American pro players’ performances and just generally lots of American tennis-- tournaments, future plans, players, etc. I would also recommend following your state/sectional USTA accounts if you live in the U.S. (for example I follow USTA TN and USTA Southern).
2. WTA
The WTA is full of great content of pro women’s tennis players. Some of my favorite content of theirs is the ‘behind the scenes’ content, like players’ interviews, traveling content, funny moments, and more! It’s also helpful for keeping up with the majors and pro circuit tournaments and who’s playing who.
3. ATP
Like the WTA, the ATP account is full of great content like behind the scenes and tournament results, just for the pro men’s tennis players.
4. Dave Bailey
For my birthday last year, I got to go down to the USTA National Campus in FL and take some lessons (best birthday ever!). One of the main things I worked on while I was there was footwork. Dave Bailey is a footwork trainer at the National Campus and developed a method for footwork. I used a lot of his methods in my lesson and it elevated my game a lot! Using different ‘contact moves’ when you hit the ball can help with power, speed, placement, and other aspects of your game. On his Instagram, he shares lots of great videos of different footwork movements, pro player footwork analyses, and more! This account is definitely helpful for anyone looking to improve their footwork or game in general.
5. Focused Tennis
I love Focused Tennis because it has great motivational quotes and tips. I think the mental side of tennis is one that sometimes isn’t talked about enough, because it’s very important and a huge component! Focused Tennis has great quotes from pro players and mentality tips from them (Novak Djokovic especially has some great ones) as well as just some mental strategies. The reels are usually short and sweet, so it’s great for some quick motivation sometimes.
6. Hit With Me
This account is great because there’s lots of courtside videos of pros playing as well as different slow motion videos. It’s fun to see different drills the pros do to warm up/train, different pros’ techniques or form, or just some great shots or points!
7. Jonathan Stokke
This account is super helpful with tips and drills! My favorites are the doubles drills and tips. Also, sometimes there are interviews or tips from pro or college players. It’s also super easy to navigate, because the highlights are organized for different areas (forehand, volleys, etc.).
8. J.Y. Aubone
Aubonetennis has a variety of great content, like advice (for both tennis parents and players), motivational quotes, and more. He also links his blog, junior online coaching, and his podcast on his Instagram, so this page definitely has lots of great resources.
9. Greg Quesnel
Coach Greg has lots of great mentality and motivation tips, especially for tournaments and tournament performance. I love the different tips on his account for handling stress, setting goals, self talk, and swing techniques. It’s some solid advice and I especially think it’s helpful for tournament players!
10. Ashley Neaves
The Tennis Mentor has a lot of helpful strategy tips and drills. He also sometimes ‘diagrams’ or ‘maps’ shots and points onto a tennis court, which I think is really helpful for visualization! It’s one thing to have a coach just tell you when you get one shot to hit it in a certain spot, but I think it can be even more helpful sometimes to have a visual representation to go with that!
Bonus Must Follow:
Me!!
Of course I would also recommend you follow my account! I’d love to have you follow me along on my tennis journey!
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