Serveitup Tennis Magazine #60

Physical follows Mental
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here is a formula for winning, and everybody wants it.
so what is it? Let’s establish something. Winning is
not about your strokes, it’s about sowing doubts in your
opponents mind, and breaking their will... to win.
• You can hit hard, they can hit hard.
• You have footwork, they have footwork.
• You have speed, they have speed.
• You have endurance, they have endurance.
• You are fit, they are fit.
So how do you beat that player, when sometimes, they
are a little bit better than you are in some areas? You
beat them mentally first.
No one is ever totally ‘on balanced and comfortable‘ to
play every stroke and pattern in tennis. As you play, look
for signs of things that frustrate and make your opponents
uncomfortable... and there will be plenty.
Continue setting up those plays, and keep on doing those
things to frustrate your opponent. Those emotions have
a way of transferring to other areas. As you continue to
frustrated your opponent, it wouldn’t be too long before it
carries over into the things they can actually do well; and
all of a sudden they’ll begin to mess up, and doubt begins
to take hold of their mind, that nothing is going right.
Once you beat your opponent mentally, the physical will
follow. That’s how you win!
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