The book of S.P. Belits-Gaiman, Candidate of Pedagogical Sciences, Honored Coach of the USSR, covers the main features of modern tennis technique and tactics and training methods in this sport. Brightly, in an entertaining form, instructive matches of Soviet tennis players with the strongest foreign players are described, characteristics of outstanding tennis players in the world are given. The author pays special attention to the psychological side of the competition. The book is richly and originally illustrated. Intended for coaches, athletes and all those interested in tennis.