Positive, Neutral, and Negative Balance
Here’s a simple way to understand the basics of balance in tennis. Shots can be played in: In a perfect world, we’d play every shot in positive balance. Positive balance lets us recruit the...
The Brutal Math of Consistency
Imagine two tennis players, both very consistent: Who wins, and by how much? For now, assume neither has a big serve; almost all of their points start neutral. The answer will surprise you. Below...
Anatomy of a Tennis Mini-Game
Tennis not best understood as a single, uniform skill. Rather, tennis exists as an interconnected set of different, related skills. For any given tennis skill, once a certain level is reached, practicing on a...
Why Sprint to Net?
Sprinting to net changes the geometry of the court, in a way that allows you to be aggressive without increasing your miss rate. There are certain shots your opponent can hit that will force...
Leylah Fernandez – The Roger Federer of the WTA
Sensational 18-year-old Leylah Fernandez stands at 5’ 6’’ 104 lbs (168 cm 47 kg). Her opponent in the 4th round of the 2021 US Open was former grand slam champion Angelique Kerber, standing at...
Great In Practice, Bad in Matches
Why is it that so many players feel like they play great in practice, and yet can’t produce that same level of tennis in matches? In two words: Mental Resources. In a match situation,...
Training to Crush The Pusher
In order to beat a pusher, you need high percentage offensive shots. Most players at the recreational level do not posses high percentage offensive shots, and yet they attempt offensive tennis anyway. This leads...