US OPEN TENNIS

EXAMPLES OF WHAT NOT TO DO: - Over extend yourselves in extremely long practice matches or tournament matches the week before a major event. - Enter 2 or even 3 tournaments in a row before a Grand Slam or a Major tennis event. -Enter an ATP/WTA professional Tournament the week preceding a Grand Slam or a Major tennis event. This is a NO NO for a title candidate…especially if you consider yourself one. Take Roger Federer as an example. - Overtrain or train too hard the week preceding a Grand Slam or a Major tennis event thinking that you need extra training hours in order to feel confident. Instead it is time for tapering. - Go to the gym and “pump some iron” the week before a Grand Slam or a Major tennis event. - Go for long runs the week preceding a Grand Slam or a Major tennis event. EXAMPLES OF WHAT TO DO: - Start working 6 weeks before the Grand Slam or a Major tennis event 5 to 6 hours a day, tennis, mental, physical and regeneration training. Tapering at the end of 2 week trai …