Developing a Competitive Mindset Have you heard the idea that tennis players will “play up to the level of the competition”? This refers to the phenomenon of lifting the level of your game against higher-ranked opponents, creating inconsistency. Some tennis players will approach these matches with a different
The Mental Aspect of Closing Out a Tennis Match Closing out a match for the win is as much mental as it is physical. Many aspects of your mental game play a greater role towards the end of a match: Tiredness – Being tired during a match sets
How Pressure Impacted Osaka and Stephens Fear can hold back a tennis player from their potential. When thinking about fear, most tennis players think of the fear of failure. Fear of failure is when you worry about making mistakes, losing, embarrassing yourself or what others may think about
Cori Gauff Copes with Pressure at Wimdbleon 15-year-old tennis star Cori Gauff is making major headlines after defeating Venus Williams in the first round of Wimbledon. Gauff was ranked 313th in the world before being given the wild card entry to the qualifying tournament. Now now she’s making
How to Have a Positive Approach to Loss Nobody likes to lose… But losing does not have to crush your confidence. Losing normally affects tennis players in this way… You enter a match with some degree of confidence, whatever level that may be. Whether you lose in straight
How to have a Strong Mental Game What do you rely on most when you are in a tough match? Is it putting pace on your first serve or placement on your second serve? Is it your capacity to chase down balls to keep rallies alive? Is it