Training Day: Tennis Through the Years

SI Staff | May 26, 2014

Training Day: Tennis Through the Years /

Training Day: Tennis Through the Years

Championship tennis player Eric Findon in training with coach Edward Blair at the Maida Hill Club in 1936.

A group of professional women training for a tennis competition in Santa Monica, California in June, 1950.

British tennis players Fred Perry and Dan Maskell, along with other members of the 1936 Davis Cup team, being trained on Beachy Head, Eastbourne, by the Arsenal football club coach Tom Whittaker.

English tennis star Fred Perry training on Wimbledon grass courts in London, England on June 15, 1932.

Tennis coach Nick Bollettieri gives instructions to a young Anna Kournikova during a training session at his Tennis Academy in Bradenton, Florida.

Professional tennis star John McEnroe in training with his personal coach.

Arthur Ashe, complete with some flashy shades, participates in player training at Roland Garros in 1978.

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Kevin Keegan plays tennis as he trains with the England World Cup squad on June 10, 1982 at the Los Tamarises Hotel in Playa de Ereaga, Spain.

Serbia's Novak Djokovic trains at the Roland Garros stadium in Paris on May 23, 2014, ahead of the start of the Grand Slam tennis tournament.

Spain's Rafael Nadal (L) speaks with his trainer during a training session at the Roland Garros stadium in Paris on May 22, 2014, ahead of the 2014 French Open.

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Eugenie Bouchard practices during a training session at the Nuernberger Versicherungscup on May 19, 2014.

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Francis Tiafoe runs a series of conditioning sprints following a second round qualifying match in a USTA Pro Circuit tournament Sunday May 4, 2014 at the Eagle Landing Tennis Complex in Orange Park, Florida. Tiafoe is seeded fifth in the qualifying tournament and won this match in straight sets.

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Under the watchful eyes of assistant fitness director T. C. Costello, Francis Tiafoe does weighted-lunges at the Junior Tennis Champions Center on May 9, 2014, in College Park, Maryland.

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Andy Murray warms up for a late practice session watched by his team captain Leon Smith prior to the Davis Cup World Group Quarter Final match between Italy and Great Britain at Tennis Club Napoli in April 2014.

Radek Stepanek (R) of the Czech Republic is seen during a training session for the Davis Cup match on January 27, 2014 in Ostrava, Czech Republic.

Radek Stepanek works out during a training session for the Davis Cup in Ostrava, Czech Republic.

Maria Sharapova warms up before a practice session ahead of the 2014 Australian Open at Melbourne Park on January 12, 2014.

Bernard Tomic warms up before a training session on back courts during the Sydney International at Sydney Olympic Park Tennis Centre in early January 2014.

Gregoire Burquier trains ahead of the 2014 Australian Open at Melbourne Park in January 2014.

Australia's Bernard Tomic stretches during a training session at the APIA Sydney International tennis tournament in January 2014.

Gregoire Burquier trains ahead of the 2014 Australian Open at Melbourne Park in January 2014.

Hungarian tennis pro Marton Fuscovics trains ahead of the 2014 Australian Open at Melbourne Park in January 2014.

Gregoire Burquier trains ahead of the 2014 Australian Open at Melbourne Park in January 2014.

Maria Sharapova (R) talks with her coach during a training session at the Brisbane International tennis tournament on January 1, 2014.

Switzerland's Roger Federer attends a training session at the ninth and final ATP World Tour Masters 1000 indoor tennis tournament on October 28, 2013 at the Bercy Palais-Omnisport (POPB) in Paris.

The Final 30 Barclays Ball kids in action during the Barclays Ball Kids Training Day at the The Warwickshire Health & Racquets Club on September 8, 2013 in Coventry, England.

Rolando Fonseca (L) serves a ball during tennis practice at the Costa Rica Tennis Club in San Jose, Costa Rica.

Novak Djokovic works out during a training session at the All England Tennis Club in Wimbledon, southwest London, on June 23, 2013, on the eve of the start of the 2013 Wimbledon Championships.

Novak Djokovic stretches out during a training session at the All England Tennis Club in Wimbledon, southwest London, on June 23, 2013, on the eve of the start of the 2013 Wimbledon Championships.

Novak Djokovic works out with a resistance band during a training session at the All England Tennis Club in Wimbledon, southwest London, on June 23, 2013, on the eve of the start of the 2013 Wimbledon Championships.

Tayon Richardson and Dexter Humphrey gather tennis balls between drills at the Washington Tennis & Education Foundation's new $10 million Southeast DC tennis and learning center on Thursday, June 6, 2013, in Washington, DC.

Tennis pro Rafael Nadal takes part in a training session before the French Tennis Open at the Roland Garros stadium in Paris on May 23, 2013.

Switzerland's Roger Federer aims a shot during a training session for the ABN AMRO tennis tournament in Rotterdam on February 9, 2013.

Serena Williams joins tennis fans at a sponsor's workout training club in Melbourne on January 8, 2013.

Tomas Berdych does some agility drills during a training session in the central court of the Mary Teran de Weiss stadium in Buenos Aires in September 2012.

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A young tennis player practicing the fundamentals of tennis with his coach at center court.

Julien Boutter has his leg stretched by a trainer during his match against number nine seeded Lleyton Hewitt at the US Open Tennis Tournament in Flushing Meadows, NY in 2000.

Andy Murray works out with strength and conditioning coach Jez Green prior to practicing during the Farmers Classic at the Los Angeles Tennis Center in July 2010.

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Andy Murray works out at the Australian Open in Melbourne, Australia in January 2010.

A physiologist works on Gael Monfils during a medical timeout in the break against Mikhail Kukushkin of Kazakhstan in their third round men's singles match at the 2012 Australian Open.

Mardy Fish gets worked on by a trainer while playing against Mikhail Youzhny of Russia during the 2010 Sony Ericsson Open at Crandon Park Tennis Center in Key Biscayne, Florida.

Rafael Nadal works out on the court at a training session at Roland Garros stadium in Paris on May 22, 2014, ahead of the 2014 French Open.

Published May 26, 2014

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