It is often assumed that great success in youth will translate into the same success in later years. Though I couldn’t help noticing that Gael …
Want to win: Pick your battles
Sport reflects the competition inherent in life and picking your battles is the lesson we learn from watching Tennis. From Stanislas Wawrinkas recent success at …
Strategy: Did you lose or were you beaten
All top competitors hate to lose but they can accept being beaten. That’s how I see the general reaction from players like Serena, Federer, Rafa …
Relaxing under pressure: Trust
Building on my article Relaxing under pressure I can explain the benefit of my focus on trust. Do you believe in yourself under pressure? If you don’t …
Relaxing under pressure: Accuracy
Building on my article Relaxing under pressure I can explain the benefit of my focus on accuracy. I’ve been working through an online course on Tai Chi. …
Relaxing under pressure: Consistency
Building on my article Relaxing under pressure I can explain the benefit of my focus on consistency. Last year I tried too hard which led to injuries, …
Relaxing under pressure
It’s just as important to build your mind as it is your technical skills and your body. A common trait in high level players is …
Do You Have Entrepreneurial DNA? A Test To Help You Decide
So I found Do You Have Entrepreneurial DNA? A Test To Help You Decide while readingYour weird behavior is the key to finding your career niche. …
Are You Ready for the Second Machine Age?
The beauty of competition is that one persons threat is another persons opportunity. It is this truth that ensures the presence of evolution everywhere. Throughout …
Australian Open: Is Ana Ivanovic attacking the net more?
Many of the women have been working on coming in more. Wozniacki and Li Na are two. I know Ana has changed coach recently and …
Sexism or Professionalism?
Martina Navratilova feels sexism is still rampant in tennis. I can see her point but don’t agree that men have it easy. I feel the …
What makes Birdy competitive
OK, this is where I really push the boundaries. I expect you’re wondering how is Birdy, a singer/songwriter competing? Well, for me and this blog, …
Doping: Plebgate and Troicki
Just listening to the Pleb Gate row and thought it’s very similar to the Troicki affair. It’s all based on hearsay. You can’t police that. …
Victoria Azarenka: War and peace
Who is Vika. I am starting to see her as I see Andy Murray. They both have the same number of slams and similar positions …
Earning a living on tour
Forbes printed a fascinating article on how the 92nd ranked payer in the world makes a comfortable living. I always thought it was tough for …
World Tour Final Preview
The build up to the World Tour Finals has been fascinating. Roger Federer recorded his first win against the top 5 this year in beating …
Kremlin Cup final: halep v stosur
This is a fascinating meeting between an up and coming player in Simona Halep and an experienced pro looking to regain her former success in …
Luxembourg open 1st round: Watson v Wickmayer
This was a Fascinating match because I can relate to both players this year. Heather Watson is coming back from a bout of glandular fever …
Tennis IS an education
The common notion is that you either get an education or you become a professional athlete and tennis is no different. This means many parents …