Essential Tennis

“This is a must read. A ‘how to’ regarding tennis for all ages & all skill levels. For too long we’ve been waiting for something like this to come along. Now, tennis players everywhere have terrific guidance and information to continue to improve their games.” –Paul Annacone, long-time coach of Pete Sampras and Roger Federer

“Great read. Something for all ages and levels. This can move the needle in your game! I really enjoyed the book.” –Rick Macci, USPTA Hall of Fame Master Professional and former coach of Venus and Serena Williams, Andy Roddick, and Maria Sharapova

“Technical, strategy, physical and mental pillars - The essence of tennis.” –Emilio Sanchez, former doubles world #1 player and winner of five Grand Slam titles

“Not just highly entertaining, but more importantly, totally relevant. There is so much to learn from this book, even for me! I have always been a believer in what Ian teaches and I’m glad to see that he put his ideas into a book. I highly recommend it.” –Gigi Fernandez, seventeen-time Grand Slam Champion, two-time Olympic Gold medalist, former number one world doubles player, and member of the International Tennis Hall of Fame

“Essential Tennis will change your game–and your life.” –Murphy Jensen, 1993 French Open Doubles Champion and Coach of the Washington Kastles

IAN WESTERMANN is the founder of EssentialTennis.com, the world’s #1 online tennis instruction portal founded in 2011. After graduating college, he took a job at Congressional Country Club in Bethesda, MD. Now, Westermann and his staff of coaches, content planners, and production crew guide the improvement of thousands of students from every corner of the world-more that 140 countries in all. Westermann lives in Milwaukee with his family.

JOEL CHASNOFF is a stand-up comedian and author of three books, including the comedic memoir The 188th Crybaby Brigade. A Chicago native, he currently splits his time between Austin, TX and Tel Aviv.