“I never wanted to make [tennis] the only thing about me… I have other things that I'm interested in, and I think it's important that I use my voice

Expanding your Identity

In tennis, a large degree of our success comes from our ability to make decisions quickly and accurately. Decision-making can be defined as the menta

Making Effective Decisions

In 2022, Maria Sakkari reached a career-high ranking of 3rd in the world. Yet, in the same year where Sakkari was arguably playing her best tennis, s

Mindfulness can be defined as the ability to focus one’s full attention on present-moment thoughts, feelings, and the environment with nonjudgmental

Current world #1 Men’s Tennis player and winner of 22 Grand Slams, Novak Djokovic, says that years of mental training have empowered him with tools t

In 1995, Andre Agassi won the Australian Open by beating World #1 at the time, Pete Sampras.  Several months later, Agassi would ascend past Sampras

Roger Federer is one of the greatest tennis players of all time and the winner of 20 grand slams. When he reflects on his career, he states that deve

One of the most mentally challenging tasks that tennis players face is coping with difficult emotions.  We may go into a match distracted, holding on

When it comes to enhancing your mental game and overall performance, one of the most important tools you can rely on is self-talk.  Self-talk is defi

There is a process which has helped me design routines for players who want to use game pauses to self-regulate and reach as close to their optimal p

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As famous coach John Wooden said “Talent will get you to the top, but it takes character to keep you there”.   Well, Carlos Alcaraz has demonstrated

Roger Federer, Usain Bolt, and LeBron James.  What do all 3 of these athletes have in common?  Other than being widely considered the greatest of all

After winning the men's singles title at Wimbledon 2019 against Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic was asked where he got the courage to perform the way h