Book excerpt: Beginning with an informative review of the history of tennis, this official handbook presents a complete course of tennis instruction from basic skills to winning strategies. Contributors, who include top tounament players and medical specialists, tell how to master backhand and forhand strokes, serves, lops and volleys; how to drill for improvement and evaluate your progress; how to prepare for matches; how to avoid injuries and wahat to eat and drink for top performance; and how to adapt your game to varying court conditions. They also offer guidelines for organizing tournaments, conducting manitenance. The book includes the official 1984 rules, a code of tennis etiquette, a glossary of tennis terms and membership lists. ISBN 0-87011-682-7 : $25.00.