US OPEN TENNIS

Goal setting is a powerful way to turn your tennis vision of the future into reality. By knowing exactly what you want to achieve you will be able to concentrate all of your efforts in the right directions as well as being able to quickly spot any distractions that may pop up. Also, you will find that well-set goals are very motivating. Your self-confidence will explode as you start setting and achieving goals and get nearer to your overall target. How To Do Goalsetting First create your “big picture” of what you want to do with your tennis. Second, break these down into smaller and smaller chunks that become weekly goals. Finally, now you have your plan, start working towards achieving it. SMART Goals The best way to make goals more powerful is to use the SMART mnemonic. SMART stands for: S Specific (e.g. I want to improve my tennis rating from 6.2 to 5.2 NOT I want to improve my tennis. M Measurable (you must be able to measure exactly whether you are reaching your targets or not. …

What good does a rule do for a sport where favouritism abounds towards seeded or famous players? Not much, I shall say. There were times when fitness counted in tennis and cramps were a sign of being unfit to play or the lack thereof sufficient grounds for elimination. Yesterday, Serena Williams in her match against Daniela Hantuchova, was unfit to play and should have been disqualified.”The umpire, the trainer, Hantuchova and several other official as gathered round as the injury break became longer, and a tearful Williams shrieked in agony when ice was applied to her calf.” Of course I understand Serena s pain and suffering, but who is being treated unfairly? Daniela Huntuchova, who is fit and ready to play. What happened thereafter is irrelevant, all the heroics from Serena for me amount to nothing, because the rule was stretched out unfairly in her favour, when she should have been eliminated on the spot.A three-minute time out is a three-minute time out, period. Any time past the …

There are some really great ways that you can develop this but most of all it comes from simply experiencing the game. It takes time to build up the callous that you will need in order to play with precision, without allowing frustrations and stresses to break you during your game. Here are a few mental tennis tips that will help you develop a strong mental toughness foundation for tennis. Losing No one enters a game of tennis expecting to lose. However, each time you lose, your mental toughness develops a bit more. This is especially true if you experience a heartbreaking loss, such as being tied and then losing the tie breaker. Other examples might include winning the first set and then losing the match, having a match point and then losing a match, or even losing to a very lesser ranked player when you’ve already beaten an amazing player just before. Any of these things would cause a very painful loss, because you’re pretty sure that you’re going to win. It’s like having the tourna …