Inspired by Wimbledon? The best tennis coaches and experts will share their best advice to improve your skills

If you’ve tuned in to their years of Wimbledon coverage, you know the world’s oldest tennis competition is much more than just strawberries and cream, royal sightings and socialists.

The crowning champion of Wimbledon is the most prestigious recognition of the sport, which is not easy. Watching the world’s top players run and serve across the field is a great reminder that tennis is a passionately challenging workout, not just for the body but also for the brain.

Inspired to take your tennis to the next level? We asked Slinger Bag (slingerbag.com) four top tennis experts, coaches and ambassadors to give them the best tips

Former world-famous Tommy Haas 2 and Wimbledon semi-finalist says: Complete your peak

In order to clear the ball with a topspin (fast forward rotating players give the ball when they hit the ball), you want to be at a good distance from the ball so you can swing effectively through it. Take a moment to estimate the height by touching the ball between your hips and shoulders.

Most players believe that their contact with the ball is assumed to be in the middle of the racket strings, when in reality you want to be in contact with a little higher, Haas explains.

It is also important to schedule it correctly when you want to hit the ball directly in front of your hips so that you can rotate and produce good strength throughout your body.

Darren Cahill, WTA star Simona Halep coach and former Wimbledon Champions coach Andre Agassi and Lleyton Hewitt, says: Prepare your body for the tennis court

It is important to spend time warming up before your workouts and matches. If you feel like 10 minutes is too long, remember to warm up most professional players for about 45-60 minutes before stepping on the field.

The skipping rope is a great tool for raising your heart rate and getting your body ready for action; it’s a good idea to always keep a tennis or slinger bag. It may be one of the oldest forms of footwork and coordination training, but still one of the best, Cahill says.

Resistance bands are also lightweight, versatile and convenient accessories that allow you to warm up your muscles just by choosing the right level of resistance for you.

Wrap it around a bar or net and practice repetitive open-close movements of your arms and legs: 30-60 seconds should be a good start. Resistance bands are also very good for leg exercises and lateral tennis moves.

Dustin Brown, a grass field expert who won Rafael Nadal at Wimbledon 2015, says: Evaluate your performance

You should always log in to yourself after your workout and ask how you feel today, what went well and what you could do differently next time.

Also, consider if you have learned something new or confirmed something you have learned in the past. If you want to speed things up, take notes of the post-match analysis or save it to a voice memo so you can track your improvement over time.

Patrick Mouratoglou, coach of Serena Williams and founder of the Mouratoglou Academy, says: Work at your service

I like serving and returning to the top two shots in tennis because they mark the beginning of every point and, if executed well, can dictate how well it goes.

The service is one of the most difficult shots, mainly due to the high level of coordination required, from throwing the ball above the head, moving both hands separately, and jumping towards the shot.

These are Mouratoglous’s four great tips for turning your service into the effective weapon it is meant to be:

1. Go mainland and keep getting started simple: If you’ve just started learning service, make sure you hold the racket in a neutral or continental grip a bit like a hammer. If you’ve already learned to serve and naturally don’t hold the racket this way, take the time to learn the serving position again. This is the foundation that will take your service to new heights in the near future.

2. Make sure you get the right attitude: The legs should always start at shoulder width apart, with the front foot just behind the baseline and the front cover facing the net. This means that you have a good balanced base and the right position so that your whole body can work towards producing strength.

3. Let your ball toss evenly: Saying it is easier than done, but the good news is that there are effective exercises if you are willing to work and have the necessary patience. The ultimate goal here is to be able to continuously throw the ball up over your head with a straight arm. If your throw tends to go everywhere, you can forget about any other practice of it.

One very effective exercise is to place the racket toward the ground and just to the right of your front foot, throwing the ball and letting it bounce so you can see if you can land it on the racket tongues the most times.

4. Learn to pronounce: This is the key to learning to create speed and later diversify the service. Serving is nothing more than a kind of throwing movement, and when you throw your racket up towards the ball, the edge of the racket body should lead.

Pronation is performed just before you hit the ball when your hands and wrists turn outwards in contact with the springs [pronation is a special type of arm movement that allows you to accelerate yourracquet through the ball, increasing the amount of power and spin you can generate].

Watch some videos of professional tennis players online and you’ll see the technology in action quickly. You could also try to practice arm movement outside of the game before you start using this concept at your service.