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. For a 20% discount, enter coupon code RG2018 at checkout. It’s

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 product, focused on the importance of the start of the rally. The First 4 Shots – Video Adapt or die. If something is not working,

We have got Rafa all wrong. Look up the word illusion online and you get the following three definitions. a deceptive appearance or impression. a false idea or belief. Rafael Nadal. Ok… I threw the third one in there, but for good reason. He absolutely belongs! In fact, he could be the poster child. An analysis

Jelena Ostapenko began her Roland Garros title defense with a double fault. It would be one of 13 the 20-year-old Latvian would commit in 11 service games that would see the 2017 Paris champion bow out in the first round – losing 7-5, 6-3 to world No. 67, Kateryna Kozlova. Below is an outline of

Fight extreme with extreme! G’day from Monte Carlo, Rafael Nadal was at his scintillating best this afternoon against Dominic Thiem, winning 6-0, 6-2 in 67 minutes. I want to focus on one particular part of Nadal’s game – where he stood to return serve. Look at the picture above of Nadal preparing to return serve.

The rough reality of the second serve. There are four main elements to a point in tennis. Serve Return Rally Approach When we direct our focus to serving, we naturally feel like we are looking at instant offense. Instant winning percentages all-round. It’s simply not so. The first serve is a weapon at every level

I wrote this analysis right before the 2011 US Open. It provides an insight into Kevin Anderson’s journey to the 2017 US Open Final. It is never an easy conversation to talk with a player after they lose a match. Emotions get involved, judgement is clouded and opinion seems to take on more importance than

Who Makes More Returns? G’day from New York! So what do you think… Who puts more returns in the court between the following two levels? A Top 10 player in the world. A 16-year-old junior (boy or girl) We all know how inconsistent junior tennis is. Balls spraying everywhere. Too many loose errors. The lack

  650,000+ Points / 20 Million Data Points The darkness of the Player Development pathway just got illuminated with… data GAMEPLAN is a game changer. The practice court is a place of mystery. Should you focus more on forehands and backhands? Is consistency the secret sauce to winning more matches? How much time should you spend working

Where do we draw the line with coming forward? Surely serve and volley has its limits, doesn’t it? Surely approach and volley doesn’t work everywhere. Maybe it’s a lot tougher on clay in Brazil, for example… I want to share another success story with you as a result of the 5-Part Roger Federer Serve &

Let data drive your practice court. In just under two weeks, GAMEPLAN will be released, providing big data for little players. Well, we are also looking at big players too! The focus is on the player development pathway, with the analysis including specific metrics for the the following 10 levels for men and women: U12 U14

The learning pathway just got repaved… You are a 12-year-old boy in Barcelona. You push the ball & you win matches. Will it last? You win today, but with that game, will you also win tomorrow? You are a 14-year-old girl in Buenos Aires. You are winning matches without ever coming to the net. Do you really

Can serve & volley possibly work for YOU? What would happen if you took your pre-conceived ideas about serving and volleying and just put them to the side for a little while? What would happen if you have never really served and volleyed, but actually gave it a fighting chance? Well, you would be Terry, from

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. The First 4 Shots Video Part 1. Click HERE Serve & Volley. Dead & buried? Roger Federer point-blank called out fellow players at Wimbledon last Monday during an interview that was

Qualifiers are the real deal. They win more than you think they do. G’day from Wimbledon! There are 16 qualifiers in the main draw of The Championships. They earned that right winning three rounds in the qualifying tournament at Roehampton this week. Do they really have a chance to win a round or two? Oh,