The Entourage Tennis Interview (with Brayden Schnur)
Wednesday, 12 June 2019
G’day, Back in February, I was in Long Island, NY, coaching at a Tennis Congress event. Devin Nerenberg and Gustavo Sanchez, from Entourage Tennis, were also coaching there as well. The Tennis Congress was organized in conjunction with the New York Open, and the players were able to be on court all day getting coaching,
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Moneyball In Tennis
Saturday, 08 June 2019
G’day from Roland Garros, I want to share with you a really fun feature the Tennis Channel posted yesterday about the strategy work I do in tennis, particularly focused on my work with Novak Djokovic. I have greatly enjoyed helping pioneer data analysis in tennis, along with a lot of other passionate coaches, and it
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Long Rallies = 3.8% of points. Who cares?
Wednesday, 05 June 2019
Johanna Konta is burning through the 2019 Roland Garros women’s draw like a runaway bushfire. Have a look at these scorelines. Rd 1 def. A. Lottner 6-4, 6-4 Rd 2 def. L. Davis 6-3, 1-6, 6-2 Rd 3 def. V. Kuzmova 6-2, 6-1 Rd 4 def. D. Vekic 6-2, 6-4 Qtrs def. S. Stephens 6-1,
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Women’s Tennis – 4 Myths Busted
Tuesday, 04 June 2019
For a deeper analysis of the massive impact the length of the rally has on winning a match, I highly recommend THE FIRST 4 SHOTS. Click HERE for more information about this tennis strategy product, focused on the importance of the start of the rally. The First 4 Shots – Video Bonjour from Roland Garros! You
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Rafael Nadal = The King Of The One Shot Rally
Monday, 03 June 2019
The serve went in. The return didn’t come back into the court. We fail to connect the dots with this simple one-two combination. We don’t connect them to winning matches nearly as much as we should. We dismiss return errors as an aberration. Then we become indignant that this simple rally length gets increasingly more
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Federer #RG19 Break Point Conversion King
Sunday, 02 June 2019
Roger Federer leads the tour in career-best win percentages in a boatload of serve categories. So what’s his worst stat? Well, here it is! The ATP ranking for Break Points Won on clay includes 200 players. Federer is ranked 198th, so I think it’s fair to say this is the bottom of the barrell for
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5 Stats You Won’t Find Anywhere Else
Thursday, 18 April 2019
G’day from Monte Carlo, It was a scintillating day of tennis today at the Monte Carlo Rolex Masters with all eight matches in the Round of 16 completed. Here’s the results: (1) Novak Djokovic def Taylor Fritz 6-3, 6-0 (2) Rafael Nadal def Grigor Dimitrov 6-4, 6-1 (9) Borna Coric def Pierre-Hugues Herbert 6-4, 6-2
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ATP Tennis Radio Interview
Wednesday, 17 April 2019
G’day from Monte Carlo, On the Sunday before the tournament started, I talked all things clay court tennis with Seb Lauzer from ATP Radio. The interview is 14:15min long. What did we talk about? The clay court swing Rafael Nadal’s performance on break points Novak Djokovic looking for clay court form 0-4 shot rally length
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Single Digit vs. Double Digit Rallies
Tuesday, 16 April 2019
Monte Carlo Rally Length. Single-digit rallies vs double-digit rallies. G’day from Monte Carlo 🇲🇨 Firstly, a huge thank you for all the amazing support on Day 1 of DIRTBALLER! It’s been an instant success with people purchasing from Brazil, Spain, Germany, Switzerland, United Kingdom, Ireland, Norway, Belgium, Singapore, China, Australia and from all over the U.S.A. Just a
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The Astonishing Clay Court Paradox
Monday, 08 April 2019
Roland Garros vs US Open 2016/17/18. What’s the very first thing you think of when the topic of clay court tennis is discussed? Longer, gruelling rallies have to be right up there. More defense, more grinding, more running and more attrition. More pain and suffering… But is all of that true? When you compare a
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What Matters Most To Winning In Clay Court Tennis?
Friday, 22 March 2019
DIRTBALLER is LIVE 20% discount now through Sunday, April 21 Learn More & Purchase Here! PROMO VIDEO The Truth About Clay Court Tennis Strategy. How exactly is a clay court different than a hard court? The way your foot slides on clay and the way the ball reacts with the granules of “terre battue” is
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5 Take Aways: 2018 US Open
Monday, 17 September 2018
Grand Slam Tennis Glory = Many Layers Of Success It’s been quite a summer! 🏆🌞🔥 Firstly Wimbledon, then Cincinnati, and now the US Open. Being a part of Team Djokovic is an absolute honor, and working alongside Marian Vajda and Uli Badio to bring the best out of Novak has taken my coaching to a
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10 Things to Know About Naomi Osaka
Saturday, 08 September 2018
Naomi Osaka The Real Deal… Naomi Osaka is the future. Best to get to know her now. 💡 Naomi, 20-years-old from Japan, is into her first Grand Slam final this afternoon against Serena Williams. I am realllyyyy looking forward to this one. Noami plays a fun, aggressive brand of tennis that is really enjoyable to
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G’day, Diego!
Sunday, 26 August 2018
For a deeper analysis of the massive impact rally length has on winning a match, I highly recommend THE FIRST 4 SHOTS. Click HERE for more information about this tennis strategy course, focused on the importance of the start of the rally. The First 4 Shots – Video How long can you sustain excellence? G’day
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Dirtballer: Locked & Loaded for Oct 1, 2018
Friday, 27 July 2018
Dirtballer. You will have your hands on it Mon, October 1. You know how sometimes you get a little ahead of yourself. 🙋🏻♂️ Well, that is definitely me with the launch of Dirtballer. The initial theory was to release it to the world during Roland Garros 2018. But then I thought… Wouldn’t it be
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2018 Wimbledon: Fearless Predictions
Sunday, 01 July 2018
For a deeper analysis of the massive impact the length of the rally has on winning a match, I highly recommend THE FIRST 4 SHOTS. Click HERE for more information about this tennis strategy product, focused on the importance of the start of the rally. The First 4 Shots – Video Tournament Predictions ✅ In order
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