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Kristen Bleakley

USTA National 35's Singles Champion / Doubles Finalist
I was introduced to Craig by coach Renee Broxson. I began listening to webinars & strategy courses & was instantly drawn in. We listened to the entire singles strategy (some lessons more than a few times) all the way from Florida to Houston Nationals. The singles strategy erased any doubts & helped instill another layer of belief. Unseeded National Champion! 35s singles gold ball & 35s doubles silver ball on the first try (time to get on the doubles strategy). This is just the beginning & I am excited to have Craig and his wisdom along this journey.
Many thanks, Craig! These learning opportunities are the logical 21st-century evolution of tennis for coaches and players: rational and data-driven. I am amazed at how much confusion & folklore I can now dismiss in practice and matches. This is pro-level material for a fraction of the price I would have paid at a big-name tennis camp, and I can access it anywhere, anytime. Your webinars are bite-sized nuggets of tennis gold!

Sri Narsipur

Amateur Player - Syracuse, NY

Novak Djokovic

World No. 1 Player - 20 Grand Slams
Craig has an immense love, passion, and devotion to the sport. He is a coach and an analyst and what he does, he does very well. He is devoted to that. He sees the game from every detail and different perspectives that are important for all of us players to take into consideration.

Andy Murray

Former World No. 1 - 3x Grand Slam Winner
What happens in matches, and what the numbers say, can often be very different. This is where Craig's work proves invaluable. Patterns and percentages are not always obvious but Craig is excellent at distilling and communicating the information.

Welcome to the world's best tennis strategy!

Craig O'Shannessy is widely recognized as the world leader in researching and teaching tennis strategy.

Craig has coached tennis at all levels of the game for the past 35 years. He has been the official strategy analyst for two Grand Slam events (Wimbledon & Australian Open) and worked with Novak Djokovic for three years (2017-19), helping guide the Serb back to No. 1 in the world while winning four Grand Slam titles.

Craig has also been the strategy analyst for the ATP Tour for a decade, analyzing the best players on the biggest stage in our sport. Craig has also worked as the strategy coach for the Italian Tennis Federation for the past six years, educating Italian coaches all over the country about new tennis analytics and patterns of play. He has worked alongside head coach Vincenzo Santopadre on Team Matteo Berrettini, helping guide the Italian to a career-high of No. 6 in the world.

Craig is also one of the preeminent tennis speakers in the world, teaching players and coaches the foundations of patterns and percentages. Craig has recently been the keynote speaker at tennis conferences in Melbourne, New Orleans, Munich, Hannover, Hong Kong, Rome, Milan, Turin, Copenhagen, Honolulu, Palm Springs, and Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Craig brings all of that experience to these educational webinars, using winning percentages to teach the best patterns of play when serving, returning, rallying, and approaching. Players at all levels of the game are benefitting from Craig's fun, instructional webinars.

Rich Krinks: A Webinar Success Story

Rich Krinks started tennis late. Now he is on a USTA National Championship Team!

"I started tennis very late as I am from Western Pennsylvania, where we play football, basketball, and baseball. I played college and pro football and never touched a tennis racquet until I was 40. 

Now I am 71 and truly love the game!

My competitive desire forced me to work on my game as much as possible, so I have read every book, listened to every podcast, attended many camps, and taken many lessons. Then along comes Craig OShannessy and Brain Game Tennis, and things started to click for me. Craig has highlighted many myths I didn't know about and made it easier for me to understand my game and my opponent's game.

His latest addition of webinars has been truly invaluable. 

I have been working very hard on my game, and our NorCal 65+ 9.0 Team made it to the National Championships, and we won it! I have also been to the 65+ 8.0 National Championships in the same year. 

Thanks, Craig, for all of your help."

Craig - Congratulations, Rich, on your well-deserved success. You have worked hard to elevate your game, and I am so happy the webinars have been a key part of your development. Keep up the good work, mate!

UPCOMING WEBINARS (Sept-Dec 2024)

Thursday, Sep 26 - Webinar 55: All Court Player

Thursday, Oct 10 - Webinar 56: 2nd Serve Return Prowess

Thursday, Oct 17 - Webinar 57: Forehand Errors In 0-4 Shots

Thursday, Nov 14 - Webinar 58: Serve +1 Approach

Thursday, Nov 21 - Webinar 59: Slice Returns

Thursday, Dec 5 - Webinar 60: Doubles Return Strategy 

Thursday, Dec 19 - Webinar 61: Improve Your Serve Accuracy

  • You will receive a Zoom reminder email one week, one day, and one hour before the webinar begins.

  • All webinars and courses come with a 100% money-back guarantee.

  • Can't watch the webinar live? No problem! Purchase the webinar and watch the recording whenever you want.

WEBINAR 55: ALL-COURT PLAYER 

  • An all-court game style is the ultimate game style. It allows you to feel comfortable at the back of the court as well as the front.
  • An all court player gravitates to playing points close to the baseline for several reasons. The first is to make sure they are in position to jump on any short balls. Another is the ability to take time away from opponents and rush the preparation of their hands and feet for the next shot. All aspects of court position will be examined in the webinar.
  • An all court player is very versatile. They posess the "Swiss Army Knife" of strategies, able to easily switch a losing strategy into a winning one.
  • All-court players play points at many different power and spin levels. They are most adept at figuring out what their opponent does not like, and employing the right strategy.
  • VIDEO: Roger Federer. A master of the all-court game. We will examine several points to see the different ways he pulls opponents around the court.
  • VIDEO: Karolina Muchova. An ideal example of an all-court player in the current game. At the US Open, she defeated Jasmine Paolini (Roland Garros & Wimbledon finalist) as well as former No. 1, Naomi Osaka, before falling to Jessica Pegula in the semi-finals.
  • VIDEO: Novak Djokovic. You may think of Novak as more of an "aggressive baseliner" but once you examine his match metrics, you realize he is a master of the all-court game.

WEBINAR 56: 2ND SERVE RETURN PROWESS

  • The real battle in a match starts when the first serve is missed, and the weaker second serve is needed to start the point.
  • At the 2024 US Open, the men averaged winning 49% of second serve points, while the women were at 45%. This webinar is about elevating those percentages to at least the 50% benchmark in your matches.
  • The age-old adage "you are only as good as your second serve" still rings true in today's game. This webinar covers technique and winning patterns of play.
  • Targets. Is it better to serve at the backhand return or forehand return? How important is it to practice your defensive Serve +1 groundstrokes to strengthen second-serve performance?
  • VIDEO: Novak Djokovic serves more at the forehand return in the Deuce and Ad courts than any other leading player. Learn the data that guided Djokovic to employ this counter-intuitive strategy.
  • VIDEO: Is it better to have a kick second serve or a slice? Should you try to get the ball to jam against the returner or get it up high out of their strike zone?
  • VIDEO: Very few players can call their second serve a strength of their game. This webinar will give you a clear perspective of how to win more points behind your second serve.
  • VIDEO: What are the keys to a quality second serve? We will study the ball toss, the height of contact, and where energy is concentrated in the swing.

WEBINAR 57: FOREHAND ERRORS IN 0-4 SHOTS

  • The number one way to collect points in a match is by extracting forehand errors in the 0-4 shot rally length. This is brand new data in our sport and something you will wish you had known long ago.
  • The old way of starting the point was to initially attack the backhand wing. Not in today's game, where the backhand defends so well. You want to pressure the forehand - specifically the size of the forehand backswing - as quickly as possible in the rally.
  • Most points in tennis are short rallies played in the 0-4 shot rally length. Forehand errors in 0-4 shots include the forehand return, the forehand Serve +1, and the forehand Return +1. These are the shots you need to be attacking.
  • VIDEO: Watch how the best players in the world go about extracting forehand errors right out of the gate. 
  • VIDEO: Djokovic, Sinner & Alcaraz are all masters of attacking forehands early in the point. Study their winning patterns of play.
  • VIDEO: The defensive forehand is one of the most significant weaknesses in our game. Learn how to block your way out of trouble and stay alive in the point.

WEBINAR 58 SERVE +1 APPROACH

  • Approaching the net is a highly successful strategy to employ in a match. Most of the time you win two out of every three points at the front of the court. 
  • So when is the best time to come forward? It's with a Serve +1 approach. The No. 1 rally length to come to the net is a rally of three shots. The serve went in. The return went in. And the Serve +1 approach went it. Maybe it was a winner, or the opponent committed an error. Either way, you are using a great strategy.
  • Sometimes, players serve and retreat too quickly. This stops them from immediately attacking a short return.
  • What's the best serve location and side of the court to best approach to? Learn the best patterns in both the Deuce and Ad court for players at all levels.
  • VIDEO: A mixture of men's and women's players from the 2024 US Open successfully employing this highly successful strategy. 
  • VIDEO: Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz dominating opponents by taking their time away with Serve +1 approach points.

WEBINAR 59 SLICE RETURNS

  • Having a strong slice forehand and backhand to return serve with is a huge benefit to your game. It helps keep you in points against a strong serve.
  • Learn the butterfly return. This is a specific return against a strong first serve that you float back high and slow to the back of the court, giving the server no power to work with. 
  • A low slice return down the middle of the court is a nightmare for a server. The ball is below their strike zone and they have to come in on your terms.
  • VIDEO: Tommy Paul has one of the best slice forehand returns in the game. We will study his posture, movement forward and how he leans on the return with a short swing to control power and depth.
  • VIDEO: We will study some of the best slice forehand and backhand returns from the 2024 US Open to identify how much pressure they apply when hit well.
  • VIDEO: There is so much nuance with slice returns. Different power and spin levels either get the ball onto the server quickly, or makes them wait for the ball and robs them of power.

WEBINAR 60 DOUBLES RETURN STRATEGY

  • Having a variety of return strategies is the key to countering different looks from the serving team. 
  • At the 2024 US Open, the server's partner was setting up low in the middle of the court right at the net. Traditional returns don't really don't work against this strategy. But the return lob works great.
  • The ability to get the return low is a crucial weapon for the returning team. Sometimes, it's hit fast and low to take away time, while other times, slower and lower is an ideal combination. 
  • Does it still work to go right at the server's partner? What about going down the line early in the match? How often should you go to a return lob? All of these questions and lots more will be answered in this webinar.
  • VIDEO: Watch the different return positions employed in the men's and women's US Open finals.
  • VIDEO: Watch how points unfold based on the variety of returns hit.
  • VIDEO: What patterns of play work best for the return team to dig their teeth into the point? Where should the returner's partner go when the return is good, and the returning team can play offense?

WEBINAR 61 IMPROVE YOUR SERVE ACCURACY

  • Your ability to successfully direct your serve to your opponent's weakness can definitely improve your ability to hold serve more often. 
  • You probably spend a lot of time working on your groundstrokes, but what about your serve? What about your ability to hit a specific spot?
  • Serve accuracy comes down to several factors, including serve routine, toss, height of contact, and control of the wrist at contact. Also impacting serve accuracy is the direction the body goes in the follow through = straight into the court.
  • Learn the best drills to improve your serve accuracy. It's all about progressions. Start with bigger targets and progressively move to smaller targets as you become more accurate. 
  • Learn the eight serve locations and the percentages you need to be hitting each spot.
  • VIDEO: Watch slow motion video of clean, simple serve motions and clearly understand what these players do well to be able to hit small targets under pressure in a match.
  • VIDEO: Watch video of drills that you will copy to improve your serve accuracy.

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