Bigger 2nd Serve: Coco Gauff or Novak Djokovic?
Monday, 27 April 2020
2019 Wimbledon Rewind: Coco Gauff Coco Gauff defeated Venus Williams 6-4, 6-4 in the first round of Wimbledon last year. Talk about causing a buzz on Centre Court! I reviewed the match on the Wimbledon Channel, including Coco’s serve and forehand technique, and a little background on the first time I saw Coco play at
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The Right Time To Play Behind Your Opponent
Thursday, 02 April 2020
G’day, The open court is an illusion… 👀 The ball is going to take approximately 1.5 seconds to arrive at the baseline in the big, vacant “open court” on the other side of the net. Your opponent has already turned their hips and is moving in that direction, and in 1.5 seconds will be making
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YOU miss too many returns.
Monday, 30 March 2020
G’day, Think of the irony of this situation… The shot you miss the most is the shot you practice the least. Yes, it’s the return of serve. Look at these numbers from The Championships last year. 2019 Wimbledon: Unreturned Serves MEN Unreturned 1st Serves = 39% (6983/18020) Unreturned 2nd Serves = 20% (1897/9502) Combined = 32%
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Interview with No. 1 Doubles Player Barbora Strycova
Sunday, 22 March 2020
G’day! 33-year-old Czech, Barbora Strycova, is hitting her prime. Last year at Wimbledon, she reached the semi-finals. Her career-high singles ranking of No. 16 came in 2017, and she just finished 2019 on the No. 1 doubles team in the world along with Su-Wei Hsieh. Round of applause, please! 👏👏 I interviewed Barbora on The
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Baseline = Statistical Nightmare. Here’s Your Best Pattern.
Saturday, 21 March 2020
G’day! You love the baseline. You love to go back there and hit forehands and backhands until your brain explodes with endorphins. You think the baseline is your happy place. You spend all your time there in practice, and unfortunately, you overdose on this part of the court in matches as well. Here’s the reality
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Serve technique: Craig analyzes Novak, Roger, Rafa & Kevin
Tuesday, 17 March 2020
G’day, We all want to hit a better serve, right? What better way to improve your toss & motion than from the top four seeds at Wimbledon in 2019. Those players were: Novak Djokovic Roger Federer Rafael Nadal Kevin Anderson My Wimbledon Channel analysis focuses on things that the players do well, and also some
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2019 Wimbledon Countdown: The Trophies
Saturday, 29 June 2019
G’day! I was lucky enough to be out on Centre Court today when the trophies came out on display. 🏆😍 Here are some pictures I took of two of the most amazing trophies in the world!
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10 Takeaways From Roger Federer
Monday, 02 July 2018
I highly recommend THE FIRST 4 SHOTS for a deep analysis of rally length. Click HERE for more information. The First 4 Shots – Video Roger Federer def. Dusan Lajovic 6-1, 6-3, 6-4 Well, that didn’t take long! Roger dusted Dusan in just an hour and 19 minutes to move through to the second round
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Roger Federer exposes the biggest lie in tennis (5/5)
Friday, 28 July 2017
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 Roger Federer walks the walk. We just saw the most serve & volley points won by a Wimbledon men’s champion in 13 years. And to put a cherry
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Roger Federer exposes the biggest lie in tennis (Part 4/5)
Thursday, 27 July 2017
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 Time to pick your poison. Tennis looks random, kinda like pinball. Players typically hit cross court, but sometimes they also go down the line.
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Roger Federer exposes the biggest lie in tennis (Part 3/5)
Wednesday, 26 July 2017
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 Roger Federer Exposes The Biggest Lie In Tennis Part 1 HERE Part 2 HERE Serve & Volley. It has fallen off a cliff. Back in
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Roger Federer exposes the biggest lie in tennis (Part 1/5)
Monday, 24 July 2017
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 What frightens Roger Federer? A week ago today, Roger Federer walked into an interview room at Wimbledon to talk about his historic eighth title.
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