Grind Out the Match When Down Do you find yourself struggling with your confidence in matches when you make mistakes and aren’t on top of your game? In this week’s tennis psychology podcast, mental game of tennis expert, Dr. Patrick Cohn speaks with Vasilis Mazarakis about the importance
Living up to Others Expectations Why do some very talented athletes never seem to live up to their potential? Do you feel that you have more to achieve in tennis but are consistently under-performing? Many talented, skillful and physically gifted tennis players fail to reach the pinnacle of
Staying Focused in Matches Tennis can be a game of psychological warfare. Sometimes, your opponents will delay the game (tying their shoes, switching out balls, arguing calls, making a scene of the court, excessively toweling off between points, feigning injury, delaying the game, expressing emotional outbursts) to get
Mental Training to Stay Focused At the 2015 Australian Open, Andy Murray suffered one of his biggest psychological meltdowns in his career during the final match… Murray was defeated by Novak Djokovic 7-6, 6-7, 6-3, 6-0 losing 12 of the last 13 games. What happened to the fourth-ranked
How to Gain An Advantage over other Players All tennis players seek to gain an edge over their opponents…. Maybe you have tried new equipment or hired a personal trainer. Possibly, you have changed your diet, playing style or training regimen. Perhaps, you have revamped your strokes or
Becoming Mentally Tough in Tennis What separates one tennis player from the next often has less to do with physical abilities and more with their mental skill set. When you think of a “tough” athlete, we often describe his strength and physical ability to withstand the vigor of