Focusing on Your Pre-Match Preparation How many times have you played in a tournament where you were worried about who you were going to play next? Have you ever watched and waited for the result of a match hoping that you were going to face a player that was a more favorable match up? It is understandable that you would want to play … [Read more...] about How Elina Svitolina Prepares Mentally for a Match
Tennis Psychology Articles
How Bianca Andreescu Overcomes Distractions
Even the Pros Can Become Distracted on Court “I can’t stand the noise when playing a match.” Distractions during a match are annoying and can be a huge issue when you are in the middle of a match. Getting ready for a second serve and hearing a spectator call out can distract you enough to double fault in a critical moment during the … [Read more...] about How Bianca Andreescu Overcomes Distractions
Competing Against Your Idols in Tennis
How to Focus on Your Strengths Over 100 career wins… Ranked No. 1… 82% winning percentage… Doubles champion!!! Imagine playing against this opponent and you're staring down the opposite side of the court focusing on that player with outstanding statistics, high winning percentage, top-ranking, award-winning, highly-regarding … [Read more...] about Competing Against Your Idols in Tennis
Mental Game Tips for Confidence in Tennis
How to Improve your Tennis Confidence Confidence breeds success… And success fuels confidence! Which one comes first? Confidence or success? The confidence-success loop is an important concept in sports but often athletes are perplexed as to how to enter the loop. Common questions from athletes regarding confidence and success … [Read more...] about Mental Game Tips for Confidence in Tennis
How to Improve Consistency in Tennis
Developing a Competitive Mindset Have you heard the idea that tennis players will “play up to the level of the competition”? This refers to the phenomenon of lifting the level of your game against higher-ranked opponents, creating inconsistency. Some tennis players will approach these matches with a different mindset… These players … [Read more...] about How to Improve Consistency in Tennis
Federer vs Nadal: Closing Out a Tennis Match
The Mental Aspect of Closing Out a Tennis Match Closing out a match for the win is as much mental as it is physical. Many aspects of your mental game play a greater role towards the end of a match: Tiredness – Being tired during a match sets off a host of possible distractions as you try to close out a match. It can be challenging to … [Read more...] about Federer vs Nadal: Closing Out a Tennis Match
Do Both Osaka and Stephens Have Fear of Success?
How Pressure Impacted Osaka and Stephens Fear can hold back a tennis player from their potential. When thinking about fear, most tennis players think of the fear of failure. Fear of failure is when you worry about making mistakes, losing, embarrassing yourself or what others may think about you if you don’t perform up to a certain … [Read more...] about Do Both Osaka and Stephens Have Fear of Success?
Gauff Normalizes the Pressure at Wimbledon
Cori Gauff Copes with Pressure at Wimdbleon to Beat Venus Williams 15-year-old tennis star Cori Gauff is making major headlines after defeating Venus Williams in the first round of Wimbledon. Gauff was ranked 313th in the world before being given the wild card entry to the qualifying tournament. Now now she’s making sure the Wimbledon … [Read more...] about Gauff Normalizes the Pressure at Wimbledon
Azarenka on Progressing her Game
How to Have a Positive Approach to Loss Nobody likes to lose… But losing does not have to crush your confidence. Losing normally affects tennis players in this way… You enter a match with some degree of confidence, whatever level that may be. Whether you lose in straight sets or lose a match after battling it out through a tie breaker in the … [Read more...] about Azarenka on Progressing her Game
Trust Your Skills like Tsitsipas vs. Nadal
How to have a Strong Mental Game What do you rely on most when you are in a tough match? Is it putting pace on your first serve or placement on your second serve? Is it your capacity to chase down balls to keep rallies alive? Is it a powerful forehand or backhand? Is it your conditioning? Being physically strong and technically sound are of … [Read more...] about Trust Your Skills like Tsitsipas vs. Nadal