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Phase Play: Offensive & Defensive

  • Categories : Tactics
  • Tags : Tactical patterns ,Movement

The three P's - power, placement, and court position - and why the ability to reset a point separates successful players from hopeful ones.

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Changing Direction

  • Categories : Techniques
  • Tags : Movement ,Tactical patterns

Going down the line off a cross-court ball is a risky proposition. Five laws that tell you when the time is right - plus how to practice the change.

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Phase Play: Neutral

  • Categories : Tactics
  • Tags : Tactical patterns ,Consistency

The neutral phase is the foundation of tennis - the tools you need to win it, how to train it, and why it decides who gets to attack first.

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Overview of Modern Tennis

  • Categories : Improvement
  • Tags : Player development ,Tactical patterns ,Discipline

How the modern game has changed - longer points, higher physical demands, phase play - and cultural factors that get in the way of development.

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How to Beat a Counterpuncher

  • Categories : Tactics
  • Tags : Game styles ,Strategy ,Tactical patterns

Nine tactics for the aggressive baseliner facing a counterpuncher - plus the mental shift you need before the first ball is struck.

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All-Court Player

  • Categories : Game styles
  • Tags : Strategy ,Game styles ,Tactical patterns

The most complete game style in tennis: how all-court players like Federer and Serena Williams use variety, movement, and composure - plus patterns …

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Aggressive Baseliner

  • Categories : Game styles
  • Tags : Tactical patterns ,Strategy ,Game styles

What makes the aggressive baseliner successful: the characteristics, tactical patterns, practice ideas, and role models behind the style of Djokovic …

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Counter Puncher

  • Categories : Game styles
  • Tags : Game styles ,Strategy ,Tactical patterns

The counterpuncher's game: consistency, anticipation, and defense turned into offense - with patterns, practice ideas, and role models like Gilles …

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A Game Within a Game

  • Categories : Tactics
  • Tags : Tactical patterns ,Consistency ,Defence ,Practice ,Motivation

Six mental games - streaks, tactical streaks, consistency, and more - that turn any practice session into a great one, whoever is on the other side of …

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