Tennis Psychology for Junior to Tour Pro Players
Improve Your Mental Game of Tennis with Sports Psychology Expert Dr. Patrick Cohn
The TV media had a lot to say about Federer’s post-match interview after he beat Tsonga in the semi-finals to jump into the finals at the 2010 Australian Open. Going into the finals, Federer said that it was more important for Murray to win the first set than him. Translation: He felt Murray was under [...]
A comfort zone for tennis players can hold back their tennis game. What are comfort zones? Comfort zones are expectations about how you think you should perform. Comfort zones may be based on your statistics, your record against a particular player or scoring during a match. Your biggest challenge with a comfort zone is when you’re [...]
Kim Clijsters was an unlikely champion at the 2009 U.S. Open defeating Caroline Wozniacki 7-5 6-3 in the final. After a long absence from the game, Clijsters returned to tennis with a new outlook and a new mental game for tennis. Her mental game was the key to her success in the final match against [...]
How many times have you stepped up to the service line without a target or type of serve in your mind? Maybe you were frustrated with your play on the prior point and rushed through your service routine. Or maybe you were too worried about losing the game or set that you forgot to focus [...]
Welcome to session number fifteen of The Tennis Psychology Podcast. Dr. Patrick Cohn at Sports Psychology for Tennis, is a mental game of tennis expert and helps tournament players, tennis coaches and parents improve confidence, focus, and composure using sports psychology strategies. In this week’s tennis psychology session, Dr. Cohn and Brent Abel of www.webtennis.net [...]
In my tennis confidence video series, you’ll learn about the top mental game reasons players under perform in matches compared to their performance in practice. This is the number one reason athletes contact me to help improve their mental game of tennis! In the Tennis Confidence Video number 3, I discuss the third reason tennis [...]
What’s a better mindset for Federer that will help him win again against Nadal after his demoralizing, heartfelt loses in the Australian Open? I’m revisiting the psychology of tennis lessons we learned from the Australian Open finals. The momentum shifts of a final match, such as Federer and Nadal in the 2009 Australian Open, are [...]
I love the psychology of tennis during big tournaments. The momentum shifts of a final match, such as Federer and Nadal in the 2009 Australian Open, are so fun to watch. Most tennis fans see the shots and strategy, but don’t pick up the psychology of the match – at least as much as I [...]
When talking about sports psychology for tennis players, I am referring to your so-called mental game or inner game of tennis. What is the mental game of inner game of tennis? Simply, how you think and react emotionally on the tennis court. I’m sure you have heard the concept about mental preparation? Tennis psychology helps [...]
Confidence can be fragile for many tennis players, which makes it difficult to have a strong mental game of tennis. What is fragile self-confidence in tennis? It means your confidence is prone to go up and down rapidly one point to the next because of how you think you are playing. We also call this [...]
