Learn From Rublev’s Meltdown At ATP Finals
Thursday, 17 November 2022
G’day from Torino, I was courtside yesterday for Novak Djokovic’s victory over Andrey Rublev in the group stage of the ATP Finals. Everything was going along just fine until Rublev served at 4-5. His negative emotions erupted out of nowhere like a volcano. The video below starts with Rublev hitting an ace to get
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Rome 2022: Return Serve Position Analysis
Sunday, 15 May 2022
G’day from Roma, You can break down what happens in a tennis match into four simple categories. Serving Returning Rallying Approaching Different players are going to employ different strategies, but in general, you are going to find minor variations in the patterns of play because players know what works and what doesn’t from playing hundreds
- Published in ATP Tour, Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal, Return Of Serve, Rome
Should You Hit More To The Middle? Alcaraz Does.
Friday, 13 May 2022
G’day, Carlos Alcaraz rose to a career-high ranking of No. 6 in the world courtesy of winning the Madrid Masters 1000 last week. What makes this 19-year-old so special? What does he do a little bit differently than other players? Here’s one thing that stood out to me, and I bet it will help with
- Published in ATP Tour, Carlos Alcaraz, Madrid
Five Areas Djokovic Must Improve In Belgrade
Tuesday, 19 April 2022
G’day, In the first three and a half months of 2022, Novak Djokovic played just three matches. Dubai def. Lorenzo Musetti 6-3, 6-3 Dubai def. Karen Khachanov 6-3, 7-6(2) Dubai lost to Jiri Vesely 6-4, 7-6(4) Last week in Monte Carlo, he played another one: 4. Monte Carlo lost to Alejandro Davidovich Fokina
- Published in ATP Tour, Monte Carlo, Novak Djokovic
Understand Carlos Alcaraz in 3 GIFs & a Pic.
Saturday, 02 April 2022
G’day, As a preview to the 2022 Miami Open final between Carlos Alcaraz and Casper Ruud, I want to share the first time I saw Carlos Alcaraz play live. DATE: August 24, 2021 LOCATION: Wake Forest University EVENT: ATP250 Winston-Salem Open, North Carolina It’s a warm, sticky evening on the campus of Wake Forest University.
- Published in ATP Tour, Carlos Alcaraz, Miami
Alcaraz’s Subtle Weapon: The Body 1st Serve
Wednesday, 30 March 2022
G’day, Most first serves in tennis go at the corners chasing aces and return errors. And then there is 18-year-old Spanish sensation Carlos Alcaraz. The body server. Alcaraz is lighting the tennis world on fire in Miami this week with a breathtaking display of power tennis that now has him in the quarter-finals against 22-year-old
- Published in ATP Tour, Carlos Alcaraz, Miami, Serving, Stefanos Tsitsipas
Kyrgios’ Aggressive Return Strategy
Monday, 28 March 2022
G’day, Nick Kyrgios has got his mojo back. The 26-year-old Aussie is through to the Round of 16 at the Miami Open and will face 20-year-old Italian, Jannik Sinner, tomorrow for a spot in the quarters. I was courtside for Kyrgios’ 6-3, 6-0 2nd Rd victory over Andrey Rublev and took some notes and pictures
- Published in ATP Tour, Miami, Nick Kyrgios
Nadal def. Kyrgios. Returning & Rallying. What Were Their Targets?
Friday, 18 March 2022
Rafael Nadal def. Nick Kyrgios 7-6(0), 5-7, 6-4 Where you return serve and where you rally are the not same locations. The 2022 Indian Wells quarter-final between Rafael Nadal and Nick Kyrgios offers a prime example of players’ different targets when returning a serve and developing a rally. Return Of Serve Players generally have a
- Published in ATP Tour, Nick Kyrgios, Rafael Nadal, Return Of Serve
Nadal is 15-0 to start the season. One metric stands out…
Monday, 28 February 2022
Rafael’s 2022 Renaissance. The 35-year-old Spaniard has: won his first 15 matches in a row to start 2022. That’s the best start to a season ever for the Spaniard. won 13 sets in a row. won the last 11 finals in a row he has competed in. moved up one spot in the ATP Rankings
- Published in ATP Tour, Australian Open, Daniil Medvedev, Rafael Nadal
Nadal def. Medvedev. The 3 Strategic Reasons Why.
Saturday, 26 February 2022
Droppers. S&V. Run-arounds. Rafael Nadal defeated Daniil Medvedev 6-3, 6-3 in the semi-finals of the ATP500 Acapulco Open on Friday night. The scoreboard looks fairly routine. It was far from it. The first thing to understand is that Nadal converted 3/6 break points, while Medvedev went… wait for it… 0/11. 0 for California. 0 for
- Published in ATP Tour, Daniil Medvedev, Rafael Nadal
Seven Keys To Vesely Defeating Djokovic
Friday, 25 February 2022
DUBAI: Jiri Vesely def. Novak Djokovic 6-4, 7-6(4) It was a stunning result. Vesely storms through qualifying to defeat Marin Cilic, Roberto Bautista Agut, and then… Novak Djokovic. How did he do it? Here are seven specific areas of the match that stood out to me analyzing the match video and the match statistics. 1:
- Published in ATP Tour
The Art Of The Return Approach
Thursday, 06 January 2022
Let’s add the return approach to your repertoire. Approaching the net is a winning strategy. It typically delivers a winning percentage right around 65% at Grand Slams across all surfaces. Think about that for a second. If you go to the net three times, you win two. That’s legit. The best way to approach the
- Published in Alexei Popyrin, ATP Tour, Return Of Serve
Roger Federer: The 2018 Australian Open Final = His 2022 Blueprint.
Thursday, 23 December 2021
The First 4 Shots Video – Learn More HERE The last major Roger Federer won was the 2018 Australian Open. When Roger finally returns to the tour in 2022 he needs to look no further than how he won the 2018 Aussie Open final against Marin Cilic for the blueprint to once again be successful
- Published in 0-4 Shots, ATP Tour, Australian Open, Roger Federer
Rome Final: Rafa v Nole. 10 Things To Look For.
Sunday, 16 May 2021
G’day from Roma! It’s been an amazing week in Rome working with the coaching teams of Jan-Lennard Struff, Matteo Berrettini, and Lorenzo Sonego as well as the Italian Tennis Federation. Having limited crowds back at matches is amazing. The electricity in the stadiums has been sorely missed by players. They really do feed off the
- Published in ATP Tour
2021 Monte Carlo Final: Rublev’s Forehand Went Missing
Sunday, 18 April 2021
G’day, Andrey Rublev’s forehand caught fire in Monte Carlo this week. He was hitting it from all compass points of the baseline, especially as a run-around forehand from the Ad court. These run-around forehands were shots that opponents were trying to get to Rublev’s backhand, but he was too quick. He was a step ahead,
- Published in Andrey Rublev, ATP Tour, Monte Carlo, Stefanos Tsitsipas
It Was An Avalanche To The Nadal Backhand.
Saturday, 17 April 2021
G’day, Let’s focus on the word “control”. Meaning = the power to influence or direct people’s behavior or the course of events. This is exactly what happens when Rafael Nadal is in full flight on a clay court. He controls both sides of the court. His wicked forehand and rock-solid backhand heavily influence the flow
- Published in Andrey Rublev, ATP Tour, Monte Carlo, Rafael Nadal