Tennis players understand how hard tennis is but even with this awareness, they still look for comfortable situations. It looks like nothing is bad with the comfort zone when you work hard every day but if you analyze the process more thoroughly, you quickly understand that it is not the recipe for success. The truth is that tough players are made by facing tough situations. Tennis is tough. Every day is a battle to get better in different areas of tennis development and players have only 24 hours to score the biggest possible improvements. Waking up early, training 2 or 3 times a day, taking ..read more

In tennis, players have to be ready for different types of intensity. Tennis match consists of short and long rallies so players can’t specialize just in one category if they want to be effective against different types of rivals. To make sure that players practice effectively and prepare for the possible challenges, they have to make specific physical warm-ups that will positively impact the possibilities of their bodies. Tennis players put a lot of pressure on their bodies because of the necessary actions that they have to perform daily. Training sessions as well as fitness workouts require ..read more

Tennis looks like a really simple activity. Players have to run around the court and place the ball on the other side of the net. It is even better when they can hit their own shots away from the rival to increase the chance for a winner, forced error, or easy response that they can capitalize on. Unfortunately, this image doesn’t include the most important ingredient of any competitive match – the pressure.  Pressure is a part of any individual sport. This feeling comes from different sources, both internal and external. It is important to understand that it is impossible to avoid pressu ..read more

The tennis players spend a lot of time to improve own skills. The daily practice sessions allow them to develop their game and to have more tools that will be necessary during the competition. It is of utmost importance to understand what are the key elements that decide about the chance to win against any type of opponent.  The training environment is the place where players should focus on preparation before the next tournament. Knowing own strengths and weaknesses is crucial to set a plan and chase the goals that will lead to the improvement of the overall athletic performance. Success ..read more

Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal have impressed us for years with their approach to the professional tennis career. At 36 and 37 years old respectively, they still don’t allow other players to win major titles and they look like they have a big advantage over much younger rivals in many aspects. Looking at the severity of a professional tennis career, how is that possible that these guys didn’t retire earlier to have a wonderful life under the palm tree? A lot of young tennis players would love to achieve the same records as Novak and Rafa. They see how well they play tennis. They admire all th ..read more

Most of the players understand that the better they prepare, the bigger the chance to win during the next encounter. They put a lot of effort into the training sessions believing that their performance from the training ground will be transferred into the competitive scenarios. Unfortunately, the match rarely looks like the training so players don’t really understand why it happens and they don’t know what they should do next.  Every day tennis players have opportunities to give their best work on a variety of aspects. The training session is an environment where everything can be planned ..read more

The modern game is based on offensive shots. Players tend to hit the ball really hard, and they look for any opportunity to step inside the court and finish the rally. Being in an offensive position is an asset but it is also a situation when risky decisions can lead to many unforced errors so players have to understand how to convert these chances to won more points.  There are different styles of play among tennis players but there is one common factor that unites all these styles. It is the speed of the ball. Nowadays, tennis players hit at a faster intensity so it is necessary to be p ..read more

Serve and return start every point in tennis. If we want to talk about the most important strokes in tennis, these are the ones that we have to consider and train to increase the chance of winning the points. Return of the serve is a specific stroke so players can’t treat it as a regular forehand or backhand if they want to get many chances to break the opponent’s delivery.  There is no doubt that every stroke can be developed to a world-class level. The number of hours we train it, the quality of the repetitions made as also the plan to work on a variety of aspects that have an impact on ..read more

Tennis players have to be ready for a variety of challenges. The harder the conditions, the more benefits players can get if they put their best effort into the activity. There is no doubt that it is necessary to practice consistently to improve own level of performance but every practice is different and to achieve success, players have to adapt effectively. One of the factors that make this process more difficult is the time of the practice. As a tennis player, you have to be ready to play your best in different environments (read here how to effectively deal with a variety of challenges). D ..read more

The first Grand Slam of 2024 is over. Tennis is an unpredictable sport and during the last 2 weeks, we also had many unpredictable results in men’s and women’s draws. At the end, Aryna Sabalenka and Jannik Sinner lifted the trophies but their rivals in the finals can teach us really valuable things. There is no doubt that Novak Djokovic was the biggest favorite to start the year with Grand Slam title and to make other people talk about his possibility to win all Grand Slams and Olympics in the same year. Novak was playing really well but against Italian player, as he said personally: “he playe ..read more