Folks I found a great article which I think you will enjoy espically beginners -

Here are the usual problems beginners face:

1. Don’t try too hard – whatever you do. Even when your coach tells you to do something it’s not an order. What they are really saying is give it all your best and we’ll see what happens. Even when you miss you get feedback as to what happened. How did that feel, how does my racquet face determine where the ball goes,

We are so used to trying harder when things don’t go our way. In tennis it usually doesn’t work. When things don’t work, try less. Soften your grip and your muscles and hit average shots for a while. Do not try to hit good all the time (while learning new technique!)

(I find clients defentely try to do too much and tennis is meant to be fun, try to observe more)

2. Do your best to have no expectations. You are improving as fast as you are. The only problem that can arise is in your mind; if you believe that you are not improving fast enough. Nothing changes in reality except you start suffering – and your shots suffer as a consequence of that even more.

(Everyone learns skills at a different pace, there’s no rush, never compare yourself)

3. Focus on your feel and how this affects the outcome. Of course – listen to your coach and do your best to do the correct stroke. But this is not the most important part of a good shot. Feeling for the ball and racquet is. Start looking for that.

(This is one of the biggest points i stress when I coach, once you have feeling thats where the control is, power comes after. I have some great techniques for this)

4. There are no mistakes only feedback. If you hit into the net, hit higher next time. It is that simple. You don’t have to complicate things with knees, going under the ball and follow through. It will all happen by itself.

(This is very true, a good coach should be able to suggest a small change which will then cure other problems naturally.)

5. Keep moving, dance, jog, make small hops, whatever you do just keep moving. Standing statically on the spot makes your moves even tighter than they already are.

(Yes I always tell my students once you stop you loose momentium and your moves are not as smooth or easy)

6. My favourite tennis tip for a beginner that you can apply is to wait. Yes, wait, because it takes time for your brain to start making adjustments from all that information coming in. So when a coach instructs you hit in a certain way or aim for certain area of the court, do your best to hit that. And then wait until your body adapts. Don’t look for results after 10-20 shots. Wait. The results will come, be patient.

(Yes it will come but for some quicker than others)