How to Focus to Win not Focus on Winning Why do you play competitive tennis? The answer is most likely, “To Win.” But there is a huge difference between focusing on winning and being focused to win. When you focus on the outcome, every point takes on heightened
Performance Anxiety in Tennis You’ll notice several myths about nerves that players buy into in the tennis world. Let’s examine these myths one-by-one. The first myth is: “Top-ranked tennis professionals do not get nervous.” Some younger players believe that top-level players have achieved their status in the sport
How to Overcome Nerves and Enjoy Tennis Again Do you feel nervous before matches and are under a lot of pressure to the point where you don’t want to play the game anymore? In this week’s tennis psychology podcast, mental game of tennis expert, Dr. Patrick Cohn answers
How Can You Prepare Mentally For Serves? Are you getting beat on your return of serve by getting aced by slower serves? In this week’s tennis psychology podcast, mental game of tennis expert, Dr. Patrick Cohn answers a question from Tony about getting aced by slower serves and
Osaka’s Inner Peace Helps Her Win Australian Open Do your emotions rage out of control during tennis matches? Do you find it difficult to play well when you’re upset or frustrated? Frustration, anger, resignation, sadness and anxiety are normal emotions. People experience these emotions in everyday life. For
How to Stay Focused on Your Tennis Game Do you struggle with playing 3 or 4 specific opponents and keep losing to them over and over and it gets into your head? In this week’s tennis psychology podcast, mental game of tennis expert, Dr. Patrick Cohn answers a