I recently played a doubles match where I was the net player and my partner had the least weapons on the court. The three other players were all 4.0 competitors, but the two opponents across the net were offensive, athletic, and loaded with weapons. My partner? Defensive minded with a
Most doubles players at the net feel like a spectator. The ball goes back and forth, back and forth, and nobody hits it to them. Their opponents just keep feeding each other from the baseline like the net player does not even exist. If that sounds familiar, here is why
I recently came across a set played between Karo and Taylor Fritz, the current world number 12, and what struck me wasn't the tennis itself. It was Karo's reaction afterward. He kept downplaying it. Kept saying it was just a practice set. Think about that for a second. You're playing
I recently worked with a student who had the most puzzling problem. She told me she was winning matches at the 3.0 level but losing quite a bit at 3.5. And when I watched her warm up, I honestly couldn't see how that was possible. Her swings looked long, confident,
You know what you're supposed to do. Hit harder. Add more topspin. Split step before every shot. You KNOW all of it. And yet... you just don't do it. Sound familiar? You've taken lessons. You've watched videos. You've drilled and practiced over and over again. And somehow your game just
What if you could hit your best shots and play your best tennis without having to think about it at all? No reminders. No mental checklists. No voice in your head constantly telling you what to do. Just pure instinct and habit doing the work for you. That's what the
Getting hit by a ball in doubles is frustrating. It feels sudden. It feels unfair. And most of the time you probably think you were in the right spot. You weren't. And here's the thing. It's not just you. Professional players make this exact same mistake. I was recently watching
I recently worked with a 10-year-old girl on her backhand and what I discovered was something that every single adult competitive tennis player needs to hear. This kid is incredibly coordinated, athletic, and she has a great coach. And yet, she still has technical flaws she's working through. Right off
I’ve been playing tennis for over 30 years, and in that time I’ve missed a lot of shots. Easy shots. Hard shots. Shots I probably should have made. But none of them were as painful or as embarrassing as one particular miss that happened during a big team match. This
I recently worked with a student who transformed his forehand in just seven days without taking a single lesson. Now before you think this is some kind of magic trick or clickbait promise, let me be clear about what actually happened. This player followed a very specific five step process
