Now like I stated in my last tip, bringing the aggression when you’re down is an extremely powerful strategy and can be great for pulling you out of a mental hole.

But unloading too much in the wrong situation or going into overload with its usage, is an ill-advised decision and one of today’s players most detrimental mistakes…

Sam Stosur…

In this 2010 French Open tournament, she rolled over Jankovic, roared back against Justine Henin, and stuck to a winning plan when she played the almost unbeatable Serena Williams – all former world #1s, essentially back to back to back.

And… went into the final as the overwhelming favorite. But… lost to a 17th seed girl by the name of Franseca Schiavone.

How did this happen? How could this happen? How did she manage to defy the 1 to 120 odds of winning this unbelievable tournament in Paris?

Andy Roddick defeated Tomas Berdych to claim the 2010 Sony Ericsson title in Miami, not by learning to hit harder, but by using a more strategicand tactical approach.

Of the many mental punches Andy gave Berdych throughout their two set rumble over the weekend, there were two main strategic blows that were most responsible  for Tomas taking home the consolation prize instead of the one given to the last man standing…

One of the main causes for your lack of depth and impact resides in your incorrect use of physics. Yea,  you thought you were done with that stuff after 11th grade? Haha, think again.

You see, that’s why your high school teacher was  trying to get you to pay attention in class.

It was for your TENNIS CAREER .

You see, what ends up happening a lot of the time is that we hit our lobs so the apex…

Emotions play a HUGE part in every match we play. And we have to manage them effectively if we want to emerge victorious. Why? Because it can get us killed if we don’t.

You see, we’re tennis players – true. But we’re human beings first. And in life, we’re creatures that are very “reaction” oriented.

For instance, our mood…

Great men’s final yesterday, wasn’t it?  Now, even though many of us kind of expected Federer to take it,  Andy still had a great chance believe it or not, to win this match and take claim to his first grand slam victory.

Oh yea,  he could ‘ve very well done it, if he would’ve handled the nerves better and avoided the 4 mental mistakes below.

Check em out to make sure you can avoid them too in your next match…

One of the greatest weapons that “lefties” tend to use is a hard-hitting forehand shot that often pulls “righties” clear off the court. This forces you to extend for a long “strrrrreeetch” with hopes of just making contact with the top of the racket.

Needles to say, your left-handed opponent will be in a great GSP (good shot position) to easily capitalize on your weak return. So, how do defend against it?

Know that this shot is likely to come your way. Be prepared! If you’re able to mentally ready yourself ahead of time, you’ll be able to…

I’ve noticed that a lot of players overlook one very important concept that’s absolutely crucial to succeeding at any level.

I’m talking about that moment or split second right before you strike the ball, the prep-time.

What you do to get ready in advance will put you in a greater position to get the absolute most out of that upcoming stroke.

Not being in the correct position ahead of time will cause you to rush and do things quicker than you’d like…