Professional Tennis Mindset Articles

Pro tennis mindset articles and strategies for junior to professional tennis players to improve mental performance in tennis matches.

Melanie Oudin’s Weapon: Mental Toughness

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Improving Your Tennis Mental Toughness Is 17 year old Melanie Oudin the real deal? Most experts, such as Brad Gilbert think so. Read on to discover her biggest weapon… I’m sure you’ve heard about Melanie Oudin’s remarkable 3-set wins in which she made big-time comebacks against a few

Early US Open Exits – Mental or Physical?

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Are Early Exits Mental or Physical Errors? Have you watched the action at the U.S. Open? A lot of surprises this year. We’ve seen some early exits by top seeded players… Are these early exits caused by a poor mental game or physical game? For example, Ana Ivanovic

Dementieva: Having a Game Winning Plan

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Developing a Winning Game Plan Elena Dementieva’s success at the Rogers Cup in Toronto hadn’t been great – until now. Dementieva hadn’t made it past the second round (besides her semi final loss in 2003) since playing on the professional tour. Putting her record aside, Dementieva was able

Even Roger Federer Loses Focus

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Staying Focused in Matches Roger Federer demoralized Novak Djokovic at the Cincinnati Masters Tournament recently winning easily 6-1, 7-5. “It looks convincing, 6-1, 7-5, but a few points here or there, your focus is not right on break point, maybe you are the better man, but you end

Andy Murray’s Tournament Mindset

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Playing Beyond Your Comfort Zone Andy Murray’s performance at Wimbledon hasn’t disappointed fans. The Scot came out with both guns blazing to dismantle Stanislas Wawrinka in the 4th round in a thrilling five-setter 2-6, 6-3, 6-3, 5-7, 6-3. Not to mention that a Brit hasn’t won Wimbledon for

Jankovic: How to Improve After Losses

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Regaining Confidence After a Loss Jelena Jankovic fell to American qualifier, Melanie Oudin in the third round of Wimbledon 6-7, 7-5, 6-2. Jankovic attributed her unexpected loss to the heat, making her feel exhausted and dizzy. No matter if you are playing under tough conditions or aren’t playing