Overcoming Match Expectations in Tennis Have you ever been up in a match and unable to finish? Do you sit on your lead and try to protect it? Have you been the “favorite” and expected to win… and lost? This scenario is quite common in tennis, and essentially
Nadal’s Mental Approach at French Open Are you resilient? Does pain distract you during competition? Or, are you able to maintain focus and push through? Rafael Nadal recently clinched his 11th French Open, beating Dominic Thiem 6-4, 6-3, 6-2 in the final match. Nadal missed a first serve
Trusting Your Training and Skills in Matches Do you analyze or critique your game each practice session? Do you look to improve something in your strokes or serve? Maybe you work on a shot that you just missed in a match? Do you dwell on the loss, always
How to Cope With Cheaters on The Court Do you struggle with your emotions and focus when you are playing an opponent who is clearly cheating? Here’s a recent question I received from one of our readers: “How do you manage an annoying opponent; a cheater or a
Improve Your Tennis Performance with Mental Training “Why should I add mental toughness training into my training regimen? Isn’t all the physical training enough?” This is a great question asked by many tennis players. There is no doubt that tennis requires many hours to hone physical and technical
Your Mindset For Beating Higher Ranked Players Competing against tough competition requires mental toughness… When competing against top competition, your opponent may be more skilled than you, but if you have more mental toughness, you can even the match court. Many tennis players lose the match even before