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What comes first tennis confidence or winning?

Kathy Toon2 Comments MENTAL GAMEWhat if I told you that you will win more when you focus less on winning? It may seem counter intuitive, but it’s true. What else is true is that if you build your tennis confidence through constant improvement, you will win more often. In our society, we tend to define…
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An 8-Stage Model for Evaluating the Tennis Serve

An 8-Stage Model for Evaluating the Tennis Serve Implications for Performance Enhancement and Injury Prevention Mark Kovacs, PhD, CSCS*† and Todd Ellenbecker, DPT, MS, SCS, OCS, CSCS‡‖Author information ► Copyright and License information ►This article has been cited by other articles in PMC.Go to: Abstract Background: The tennis serve is a complex stroke characterized by…
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Freak of nurture Novak Djokovic

To scale the summit of men’s tennis, Novak Djokivic first had to believe in his body. illustration by Chuck AndersonIT’S A COVETED day off in the middle of a tournament that will last two weeks and require him to play more than 20 hours of tennis, and Novak Djokovic is jogging into the Paris heat…
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Today’s Guest Post is written by Coach Todd Widom.

We have all seen it. We go to a junior tennis tournament and there is a young kid playing and everyone is just in awe of this player. They win so much and it seems like they are unbeatable at such a young age. They may in fact be on a great path to becoming…
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In the heat of the battle, it’s difficult to think clearly.

In the heat of the battle, it’s difficult to think clearly. With so many things going on it’s sometimes easy to forget the basics, and to be forced into making decisions in a match that you normally wouldn’t make. But to perform at your best in matches certain parts of your game must function perfectly…
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90 seconds that can make you a winner

By enjoytennisblog It is surprising for all players when they understand that tennis is the game of breaks. When they play on the court it looks like activity doesn’t end but the real face of tennis is completely different. When 2 players compete on the court, there is significantly more time without playing the points so at…
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