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Anticipation
Most people think of anticipation as knowing in advance where the opponent will hit the shot. However, that is a very simplistic and incomplete definition....
The Greatest Drill in the World
Payer-development coaches are obsessed with finding new drills, but in reality, the greatest drill in the world has already been discovered. It is the only drill where players can practice every si...
Is There such a Thing as “Key Points” in Tennis
This concept of the “key points” is often used by coaches and throughout my career I have heard many different points labeled "key points." For example: the first point in each game, the deuce...
Are you a Smart Player?
The difference between smart players and the rest is that every smart player does the following things every time they compete: Warm up correctly Smart players are ready mentally and physically for...
Learning from Rafael Nadal
Rafael Nadal is a great role model for any competitive player. Here are 5 pieces of advice based on the way he approaches the game: 1) Tennis has only one Gear: All out! A few points decide most ma...
Comparing Forehands with Swing-path Animation
In this interesting swing-path animation, we admire three forehands: Nadal, Federer and Murray. The swing-path depicts the trajectory of the tip of the racquet-head and therefore provides a clear r...
How to Improve Match-Play Performance
Tennis, like everything else in life has a set of rules to help you succeed. Edgar Giffenig calls these rules the "Laws of the Battle." Here are his "Laws of Match Play."...
Improving Balance – a Serve Progression
Sina Herrmann, one of the top junior players in Germany will start her professional career after she finishes high school. She won her first ITF 25K tournament in September and improved her WTA ran...
Thiem’s Horse Kick while Landing on his Serve
Watch Thiem's beautiful serve in Slow motion. Throughout the swing Thiem remains sideways, the back hip rotating over the front one, which allows him to land on his front foot with the back foot...
A Mental Ride on a Razor Blade
Dominik Koepfer had an incredible run in Rome. Three, 3-set matches coming from behind, a match point against him saved, the unexpected success against Monfils, ranked in the top 10 in the world...
On Watching the Ball
“Watch the ball” is probably the most common instruction in tennis, and one would think that after hearing it over and over, lesson after lesson, a player would at some point become proficient ...
“FOCUS”… “CONCENTRATE”
If you are looking to imitate a one-handed backhand, Dominik Thiem is the perfect model. Here are a few things to observe....