Jo-Wilfried Tsonga put it best when he said the key to winning a match is being “really, really strong in the head.”
Now, this doesn’t mean that you should return serves with your skull, or replace the forehand with your forehead. What he means is that, when you get to a certain skill…
by Head Coach
Serena and Djokovic are two masters of the game and already legends in their own right. But they both came so close to defeat.
Sure, Stosur and Fish are extremely talented as well, but let’s face it. Few people thought these matches would be this close.
Was it that Serena and Djokovic weren’t focused on their mental game as much as they should have been early on?
After all, they were clear favorites. And did the…