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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2018 Roland Garros: Men’s Final Preview
Sunday, 10 June 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. For a 20% discount, enter coupon code RG2018 at checkout. Last
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The First 4 Shots WILL Decide The Men’s Semi-Finals
Friday, 08 June 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. For a 20% discount, enter coupon code RG2018 at checkout. It’s
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How NOT to play Rafael Nadal
Sunday, 03 June 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 product, focused on the importance of the start of the rally. The First 4 Shots – Video Adapt or die. If something is not working,
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Rafael Nadal is deceiving you…
Wednesday, 30 May 2018
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
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Ostapenko double faults her way out of Roland Garros 2018
Monday, 28 May 2018
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
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What’s Wrong With an Underhand Serve in Tennis?
Friday, 20 April 2018
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.
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Five Take Aways: 2018 Monte Carlo Thiem def Djokovic
Thursday, 19 April 2018
G’day from Monte Carlo, What a match that was! 👍👍 Congratulations to Dominic Thiem who defeated Novak Djokovic 6-7(2), 6-2, 6-3 in 2:29. It was a battle royale, and then some!!! It’s important to note that Novak served at 3-3, 40-15 in the 3rd set and had a lot of momentum. That’s tough to see
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ONLY 222 Players in 28 years have achieved this…
Friday, 23 February 2018
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
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Strategy for Nadal v Anderson 2017 US Open Final
Saturday, 09 September 2017
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
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16 year-old or Pro. Who puts more returns in the court?
Friday, 01 September 2017
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
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GAMEPLAN
Friday, 25 August 2017
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
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Does Serve & Volley Work in Brazil?
Wednesday, 16 August 2017
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 &
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