Patrick Mouratoglou: the coach we recommend for technique.

At How2Sport we’re always on the lookout for the best free places to learn a sport. For tennis technique, one name keeps coming back — and it’s our favourite: Patrick Mouratoglou. If you want to understand why a stroke works instead of just copying it, his videos are some of the clearest out there.

Who is Patrick Mouratoglou?

Mouratoglou is a French tennis coach (born 1970) and the founder of the Mouratoglou Academy near Nice, in the south of France. He has coached some of the biggest names in the sport — including Serena Williams, Naomi Osaka, Coco Gauff, Stefanos Tsitsipas, Grigor Dimitrov and Holger Rune. Between them, his players have won multiple Grand Slam titles and Olympic gold, and he’s a familiar face as a TV analyst and in the Netflix series The Playbook.

Why it’s great for beginners

Plenty of channels show you highlight reels. Mouratoglou’s channel is different: it focuses on the principles behind good technique — forehand topspin, serve mechanics, the slice backhand, footwork and match strategy. He films real coaching sessions at his academy and breaks down the strokes of the pros (for example, how Rafael Nadal generates so much topspin), so you learn ideas you can apply to your own game, not just a shape to imitate.

Watch a lesson

Here’s a good starting point — a forehand lesson on the difference between power and spin:

A forehand lesson from Patrick Mouratoglou’s YouTube channel: the difference between power and spin.

How to follow him

The best way to learn from him is to subscribe and watch a concept before each practice:

• YouTube: youtube.com/@patrickmouratoglou
• Instagram: @patrickmouratoglou

How we’d use it with How2Sport

Pair his videos with our own beginner material: start with the tennis basics and our tennis tips for beginners, pick one idea from a video (say, accelerating your hand through the ball for topspin), then drill just that in your next session. One concept at a time is how technique actually sticks.

How2Sport is not affiliated with Patrick Mouratoglou or the Mouratoglou Academy. This is an independent recommendation; all videos remain the property of their owner.