Are Wrist Exercises Bad for Tennis ?

Question by Omkar: Are wrist exercises bad for tennis ?
I see everywhere “do wrist exercises” when I search in Google, but a person claiming he plays for varsity team and “a very good tennis player” said on this site that they should not be done and the wrist serves no purpose for serve, volleying, forehand and backhand. So just wanted to confirm.

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Answer by Chuck
Forearm/wrist strength is important, but so is strength in the lower legs, quads, hamstrings, back, abdomen, trunk, upper arms, shoulders, cardio/pulmonary, explosiveness in the legs, and overall aerobic & anaerobic endurance.

If you’re in high school, try to get out and hit 5 or 6 days a week. Play practice matches or practice sets several times a week, in addition to practicing serve, return of serve, ball machine, drills on each and every stroke in the game.

Try to have some *fun* with it: behind the back shots, catching the ball on your strings, tweeners, Bucharest backfires, drop shots, lobs, dinks, etc etc

Answer by Tennis!
Ive always wondered this also. My wrists always hurt while I play so i will twist it and it always crakcs. It doesnt help at all, it actually makes my wrists feel numb. But I do know for sure that your wrist has everything to do with tennis, especially volleys! you need to sock your wrist back when you volley. And your grip in general completely involves your wrists.
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