Tennis Confidence

Federer Beats Djokovic With Better Mental Preparation

Tennis Psychology

The Importance of Mental Preparation Did you happen to catch the final of the Western & Southern Open Championship between Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic? Federer won his fifth Cincinnati title Sunday, which was a record for this event. What was really interesting, from a mental game perspective,

Tennis Podcast: Do You Play Down to Weaker Tennis Players?

Tennis Psychology Podcast

Staying Competitive Regardless of The Opponent In this week’s tennis psychology podcast, mental game of tennis expert, Dr. Patrick Cohn answers a question from a tennis player who has trouble performing his best when playing against opponents who are not as strong as him. Listen to this month’s

Tennis Podcast: Are You Tentative on Your Second Serve?

Tennis Psychology Podcast

Overcoming Tentative Play In this week’s tennis psychology podcast, mental game of sports expert, Dr. Patrick Cohn, welcomes back Ian Westermann, a USPTA certified teaching professional and host of the Essential Tennis Podcast. Dr. Cohn and Ian answer a question from a tennis player who has a strong

Tennis Podcast: Does The Score Distract You in Matches?

Tennis Psychology Podcast

How to Stop Overthinking The Score In this week’s tennis psychology podcast, mental game of sports expert, Dr. Patrick Cohn, welcomes back Ian Westermann, a USPTA certified teaching professional and host of the Essential Tennis Podcast. Dr. Cohn and Ian answer a question from a tennis player who