G’day. You bounce the ball and look over the net at your opponent. You are serving in the Deuce court, and right now, serving out wide seems like a good idea. You toss the ball up nice and high and hit the serve well, slicing it off the court. Your opponent reaches wide and hits

G’day, There is a lot that goes on behind the scenes in the lead-up to a Grand Slam event. The Australian Open had a film crew shadowing Alexei Popyrin and I during the Melbourne 1 event to kick off the year. Here are the five videos. Part 1: The Build-Up Part 2: Match Day Part

The courts are slow. The balls are slow. Welcome to Indian Wells in October. Daniil Medvedev said, “this court is more like clay, it is so slow, and I hate clay” after squandering a set and two-break lead against Grigor Dimitrov. Well, there you have it… Players have been complaining all tournament that it is

G’day, I grew up playing on the amazing grasscourts in Albury, Australia as a junior. That’s a pic below. 👇 To succeed on these courts you need a decent serve, solid volleys, a penetrating forehand, and a wicked backhand slice. A topspin backhand really was not required, therefore coming over my backhand has always been

G’day! Think about all the lessons taken by players all over the world every day. What’s the primary focus? Forehands and backhands ad nauseam… What is the LEAST practiced shot? It’s, without doubt, the return of serve… Now. Answer this question. What’s the most common rally length (the mode) in our sport? It’s a ONE

G’day, Just over a year ago 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

G’day! Just 1️⃣ more sleep until The Championships – 2019 edition! 🍓 I have had so much fun the past couple of weeks bringing you highlights from my work at the Wimbledon Channel. We finish up the series today with a doubles interview with the 2012 Wimbledon Doubles champion, Frederik Nielsen. Frederik partnered with Jonathan

G’day from London, Only 3️⃣ sleeps until Wimbledon begins! 🌱🎾 I arrived into London this morning and went to watch good mate, Dustin Brown, play an exhibtion match at The Roehampton Club against Christian Garin. I will post some pics and video of that for you tomorrow. Today’s video focuses on the thrilling 7-6(6), 6-7(5),

G’day! Four more sleeps. That’s it! Then the greatest show on Earth begins! 🌏🌱☘️ Today’s video brings you five different aspects of match strategy from the 2018 Wimebledon Women’s Quarter-Final between Julie Goerges & Kiki Bertens. I want to identify these layers for you, so that you can better understand match strategy at Wimbledon this

G’day! Some people are just down right fun to interview. One such person is Barbara Strycova! 😀 The following interview was on the Wimbledon Channel in 2018, where we had a blast talking net strategy and her impressive prowess serving and volleying. In the interview we watch several of her points and pause them mid-point to

G’day! We are down to single digits!!! Only nine more sleeps until Wimbledon 2019! 🌱💚 Today’s video is a preview of the blockbuster 2018 women’s quarter-final between Serena Williams and Camilla Giorgi. Serena got into all sorts of trouble early on, but finally triumphed 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 in a wildly entertaining match.  My preview focuses

G’day! It’s only 10 more sleeps until Wimbledon begins, but who’s counting? 🍓🙋‍♂️ Think about all the lessons taken by players all over the world every day. What’s the main focus? Forehands and backhands ad nauseam… What is the LEAST practiced shot? It’s without doubt the return of serve… Now. Answer this question. What’s the

G’day! Only 11 more sleeps until Wimbledon 2019 kicks off!! 🥳 Let’s go back 12 months and take a look at the preview of the women’s final between Serena Williams and Angelique Kerber. The German shocked the American 6-3, 6-3 in a rivetting encounter. I want to take you through my pre-match analysis, focused on

G’day! Just 12 sleeps until Wimbledon 2019!!! 🍓 One of the really fun parts of working as the tennis strategy analyst for the Wimbledon Channel is to interview all kinds of amazing people. Today I want to share with you a 10 minute interview with legend, Mansour Bahrami, from 2017. Mansour, from Iran, made his

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

Can Stan possibly defeat Rafa today? Stan beat Novak here in 2015. There’s your huckleberry… G’day from Roland Garros! In order to “flash forward” to figure out who is going to win today’s Roland Garros men’s final between Rafael Nadal and Stan Wawrinka, we need to “flash back” to remind ourselves what is possible for Stan