Improve Your Mental Game of Tennis with Sports Psychology Expert Dr. Patrick Cohn
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 …
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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 …
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 …
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Learn to be Mentally Tough to Beat Top Seeds Have you ever faced an opponent with an impressive win-loss record or a player that was decorated with awards and accolades or a player who topped the rankings for an extensive period of time? What was your mindset playing against that type of …
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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. Focusing on winning during a match is counter-productive. When you focus on the outcome, …
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Performance Anxiety in Tennis You'll notice several myths about nerves that players buy into in the tennis world. Myth #1: Top-ranked tennis professionals win because they are not nervous. Myth #2: If I am nervous, I will play poorly. Myth #3: I’m just a nervous person. Nothing I can do to help me …
