Mental Tennis

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…

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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…

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Mental Tennis: The Tennis Players Mind Can Be Their Deadliest Enemy

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Excuses! Excuses are one of tennis players’ worst enemies.

Yes, though mindless, bodiless and emotionless, these elements are some of the deadliest poisons you can expose your game to. And what’s worse, it’s all self inflicting. Here’s what they sound like…

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Tennis Nutrition: Learn How Fish Oil Can Help Bolster Your Endurance In Your Next Tennis Match

tennis nutrition fish oil Tennis Nutrition:  Learn How Fish Oil Can Help Bolster Your Endurance In Your Next Tennis MatchHey guys,

Let me tell you, it’s crucial to have a great ground game (…i.e a fiery forehand and court-shaking serve), but it means absolutely nothing if you can’t last till the final bell tolls.

Oh yeah, out…

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Li Na Stays Locked in, Beats Francesca Schiavone To Win 2011 French Open

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http://www.tennismindcamp.com/images/li-na-french-open-trophy.jpgThis 2011 French Open Final was a close one. But hey, it could have ended much differently.  It could have gone to a 3rd set, with Francesca Schiavone grabbing up back-to-back titles at Roland Garros.

In their post-match interviews, they shed some interesting light on what they thought were the main reasons the match ended the way it did, with Li Na making history with her 6-4, 7-6 (0) win…

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Dale Earnhardt Jr Teaches Tennis Players A Valuable Lesson With Shocking Coke 600 Loss

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Wow… Djokovic is playing like he’s from another planet in this year’s french. But this past weekend, he wasn’t the one we got a Master lesson in strategy from.

Well, technically it was a lesson…

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Kill Your Close Out Anxiety By Speeding Up Your Tennis Serve

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Closing out an opponent is one of the toughest things to do in tennis. Sure, once we get rolling with a couple of games under our belt and stir up a good amount of momentum, we’re OK. It’s smooth sailing.

 

But when it comes to actually putting the final nail in the coffin, that’s where the ship can get rockier than a one, manned by the scurvy-ridden Captain Jack Sparrow of the Pirates of The Caribbean franchise.

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Did David Ferrer Have A Monte Carlo Meltdown?

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david ferrer losing monte carlo Did David Ferrer Have A Monte Carlo Meltdown?In yesterday’s “Toda-Espana” match between David Ferrer and Rafael Nadal, there was really a lot of great tennis being played.

But that said, the funny thing is, what I was prompted to write in today’s post (…and what I think…

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5 Ways Body Language Can Maximize Your Tennis Confidence In Your Next Tennis Match

http://www.tennismindcamp.com/images/nadal-face-scowl-excerpt_1.jpgI was just checking out this month’s issue of tennis magazine, and Brad Gilbert mentioned something pretty important.

He spoke briefly on how crucial your attitude is in determining the outcome of a tennis match. And he couldn’t have been more right.

You can have ground strokes like Roger Federer and a serve like Andy Roddick…

I was just checking out this month’s issue of tennis magazine, and Brad Gilbert mentioned something pretty important. He spoke briefly on how crucial your attitude is in determining the outcome of a tennis match. And he couldn’t have been more right.

You can have ground strokes like Roger Federer and a serve like Andy Roddick,

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Electrolyte Pills: The Quick Way To Reverse The Signs Of Dehydration And Hyponatremia In Your Next Heated Tennis Match

http://www.tennismindcamp.com/images/electrolyte-pills.jpg“Coach, I know I’m supposed to drink water like propel or some sort of sport’s drink to stay hydrated and so I don’t cramp up, but what if I don’t drink enough or I’m so focused on what’s going on in the match that I forget.

I don’t want to be forced to retire or default the match from dehydration.  But I’ve already waited soooooo long.  What should I do if this happens and I really start to feel sluggish?”

Here’s my answer…

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