Adult tennis lesson in progress No, it is not too late. That is the short answer, and it holds whether you are 30, 45 or 65. The longer answer is more useful, because "can I learn?" is rarely the real question. What people actually want to know is how long it takes, whether their body will cope, and whether they will ever be able to play a proper match rather than just push balls back. This article covers all three, and ends with the practical side of starting as an adult in