WATCH: Puig gives tennis lesson to Oklahoma City Thunder's Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

No matter how good an athlete you are, the learning curve for tennis is steep.

Published Jun 22, 2021

In a video for The Players’ Tribune, Monica Puig gave Oklahoma City Thunder player Shai Gilgeous-Alexander an introductory tennis lesson, providing forehand tips everyone can use:

#ad After learning the ins and outs of tennis from @MonicaAce93, I think it’s safe to say I’ll stick to basketball. 🤣 @PlayersTribune @StateFarm pic.twitter.com/rvnSdvmgcv
— Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (@shaiglalex) June 14, 2021

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1. “Pretend that you’re making a C with your racquet,” Puig said, ensuring that Gilgeous-Alexander would make contact with the ball on the upswing.

2. “See if you can keep the ball on the strings as long as possible,” she added.

Puig also gave her playing partner a rapid-fire quiz, which wound up with a slightly embarrassing ending. Out with a shoulder injury, Puig will be unable to defend her Olympic gold medal this summer. The last time the 27-year-old took the court was at Roland Garros in 2020, taking an opening-round loss to 2012 French Open finalist Sara Errani.

#ad @shaiglalex shows no hesitation with these answers! Except he’s wrong on that last one…😂 Catch us out on the tennis court with @PlayersTribune and @StateFarm for more: https://t.co/o3YWOTs1IP pic.twitter.com/iTrN3sESOj
— Mónica Puig (@MonicaAce93) June 16, 2021

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