I would have suggested weightlifting, but it's highly technical and may take away from tennis practice because you need so much practice. I suppose you could take it slowly and get the form down, but it would take a very long time and a ton of dedication.

you can pick up weightlifting fairly quick, you just can't sling record numbers right off the bat.

Guys, he's a beginner, he doesn't need to be doing C&Js and plyometrics just yet.

Cleans and jerks are unnecessary for a tennis player, period. Low impact plyos would be fine, but unnecessary until you have a base level of strength. I would work a whole body routine, adding in some SAQ (Speed, Agility, Quickness) work.

Actually they're unnecessary for pretty much everyone. It's usually a choice to do them.

They won't do anything for a tennis player, they will do something for a football or basketball player.

They won't do anything for a tennis player, they will do something for a football or basketball player.

Actually I was being sarcastic. Saying, however, that developing explosiveness wouldn't do anything for a tennis player seems a little off-base to me. Obviously most tennis players won't weightlift, but the actual benefits of weightlifting can help a tennis player. They do have to move and be explosive a lot and have a lot of balance, and all of these things are required for a weightlifter. It may not be practical to do, but it is possible to see carryover I would think.

I don't think jumping is of little importance in tennis, but it isn't executed very often. However - a very important skill to have. Here I am thinking of Lleyton Hewwit

Cleans and jerks are unnecessary for a tennis player, period. Low impact plyos would be fine, but unnecessary until you have a base level of strength. I would work a whole body routine, adding in some SAQ (Speed, Agility, Quickness) work.

I disagree. I use clean and jerks for cardio. I use a lower weight and just keep doing them when i first come off a bulk cycle so i can get quickly into shape to start running again. I think they are a quick way to build stamina and get your heart rate up.

I play tennis, it is of little importance. I am 5'11" (Short by tennis standards) and I spend maybe .5% of the time jumping. You figure with my outstretched arm, and a 2.5 foot racquet, you can cover most balls that will be in with your feet on the ground. Most of the time you see a tennis player leave the ground, it isn't because they are jumping, it is because they are generating so much speed/power that their feet leave the ground.

I can't remember off the top of my head, but I believe the average tennis point lasts 10 seconds and average time between points is like 25 seconds, so do intervals similar to that, adding in longer ones every so often.