Improving Your Mindset When Playing Higher Ranked Players Do you have trouble taking your game to the next level and maybe beating that person that is 1 level ahead of you or higher ranked than you? In this week's tennis psychology podcast, mental game of tennis expert, Dr. Patrick Cohn answers a question from Riley about how do you take your game … [Read more...] about How to Take Your Tennis Game to The Next Level
Tennis Mental Game
Jelena Ostapenko: Trusting Your Strokes
How to Trust Your Tennis Game Trust in your skills is a must for your tennis game... Trust in your conditioning... Trust in your ability to tough out challenging circumstances... Trust in your ability to compete against strong competition... Trust in your ability to make shots with over thinking. Trusting your strokes allows you to remain … [Read more...] about Jelena Ostapenko: Trusting Your Strokes
How to Cope with Slumps in Tennis
Get Through Performance Slumps In Tennis Tennis can be a long, demanding journey filled with a lot of ups and downs... When things are going well, it's easy to be excited about playing matches. Sometimes, when you are playing at your peak, you neglect to realize there will be tough times at some point. You fall into the trap of expecting … [Read more...] about How to Cope with Slumps in Tennis
Djokovic’s Mental Game Keys to Tennis Success
Mental Toughness Training Quick fixes... the magic bullet... easy solutions... Every tennis player searches for that one thing that will change his or her game and reap immediate success. Many tennis players dabble in various “magical” methods to have an immediate impact on their game. These tennis players attend tennis clinics, buy … [Read more...] about Djokovic’s Mental Game Keys to Tennis Success
Tennis Players Who Have Mental Meltdowns
Maintain Emotional Control During Big Tennis Matches Maintaining composure and managing on-court emotions are necessary for optimal performance and enjoying the game of tennis. Managing emotions doesn't mean you won’t get angry after a bad line call or a double fault. Emotions are a part of any competitive experience. Composure just means … [Read more...] about Tennis Players Who Have Mental Meltdowns
Winning Ugly When Not Playing Your Best
Wawrinka Wins Ugly At The 2015 Dubai Tennis Championship Winning ugly is still winning, but to win you first must stay in the game mentally to give yourself a chance. A lot of tennis players make a huge mistake when they are down early in a match... They make the faulty assumption that because they are not playing their best tennis they cannot … [Read more...] about Winning Ugly When Not Playing Your Best
Kerber’s Mental Game Keys to Success in Tennis
Believe In The Process There’s an old expression, “Seeing is believing.” This saying states that you need to see something before you can accept that it exists or can happen. There is a fundamental problem with this saying… How can you believe you can accomplish something if you never had achieved that result before? For example, if you … [Read more...] about Kerber’s Mental Game Keys to Success in Tennis
How to Refocus When Distracted
Tsonga's Mental Game Strategies To Stay Focused Crowds in tennis are, most of the time courteous and respectful to the players engaged in the match. Unfortunately, most of the time does not mean all of the time. At some point in your tennis play, you will have to deal with crowd outbursts, excessive cheering and rude interruptions from … [Read more...] about How to Refocus When Distracted
Does Serena Williams Have The Yips?
What Are The Tennis Yips? One of the most common anxiety-based issues athletes face are the yips. The yips can be seen across many different sports, but they also happen in the game of tennis. The yips occur when a talented athlete finds he or she cannot perform to best of his or her ability during a high-pressure event. Although the athlete … [Read more...] about Does Serena Williams Have The Yips?
Strategies And Tactics for Winning Tennis Matches
Focus On Your Tennis Game What strategy did you use when you played your best tennis match? What were you focused on when you played your worst matches? Knowing how your focus impacted your performance will provide the key to unlock optimal play for future matches. The big issue for some tennis players is a misplaced focus. These tennis … [Read more...] about Strategies And Tactics for Winning Tennis Matches