Part of reason why I love tennis so much is that it mirrors life so well. On a daily basis I'm able to teach children and adults alike important lessons that can help them improve not only their game on the court but also their outlook on life. Just yesterday I was reminded abruptly of
The grass court season is pretty much non-existent these days, a fallout of the US Open first changing its surface to clay, then to grass, back in the mid 70s. For most players, the grass court season consists of three tournaments: Queen's, Halle, and Wimbledon.Since Queen's and Halle are played the same week, players can
What better person to ask about putting together doubles teams than the coach of a Division 1 tennis team! Matt Hill is our guest today on the podcast and we discuss the psychology and technical side of pairing up tennis players together to create the best possible doubles team.
Today is an all singles show! Learn how to put together a high quality, high focus practice session for your singles game. After that I talk about basic strategy ideas as well as how to become more mentally tough when it comes to competition and practice. Follow what I outline here and I
As the days go by to the start of the biggest grass event on the tennis calendar, possibly the biggest of the Grand Slams, I thought I'd trot out a Monty Python line (though it's usually written as the "knights who say ni").Perhaps the single most compelling player is one who is not playing this
Recognize this fellow on the left? That's Rod Laver. Ever since Roger Federer won the French Open and captured the career Grand Slam, that is, the Australian, the French, Wimbledon, the US Open sometime during their lifetime, there has been discussion of who is the greatest of all time or the less than glamorous acronym
The More They Stay The Same! Pursuant to and somewhat contradictory to my esteemed colleague Jeremy's article I feel compelled to let all our readers in on a few trade secrets. Some will be obvious, some not so much. At the end of this article you will be a more informed consumer. #1-We are in
Shortly after Roger Federer won the French Open, convincingly over Swede, Robin Soderling, questions arose as to whether Roger Federer was the best ever.Two events occurred that made the discussion possible. First, of course, was the French Open title, the one missing piece to his career Grand Slam. Federer had won the other titles numerous
The last couple of months have been very exciting if you follow the equipment of the top pros! Since the Aussie Open we have seen the number 3 player in the world switch racquets, the top American player get an updated frame, and in a couple of weeks we'll see the great British hope get
Robin Soderling, in his speech after the match, said he was "yoking" with his coach, Magnus Norman, himself a finalist of the millenial French Open in 2000 (losing to Gustavo Kuerten in four sets), "yoking" that no one beats Robin Soderling 10 times in a row.This was a riff on the famous quote by Vitas
