What three questions do you ask yourself before a tennis match? What are your private, self-explorative thoughts that can improve your mental state and physical game? I will share my innermost questions. I keep it simple and ask only three. The questions vary, dependent on a social or competitive match, but they follow a…
Serena Williams was forced out of the French Open due to an Achilles injury on Wednesday, just shortly before she was set to take on Bulgaria’s Tsvetana Pironkova in the second round. “I was able to get it somewhat better but just looking long-term at this tournament—and will I be able to get through…
In our previous articles in the Mastering the Mind: Stillness at 125 MPH series, we talked about the benefits of meditation, who does it, and why it’s important. We also outlined a concrete meditation practice that’s easy to start and will have a positive impact on and off the court. And then last month, we spoke about three key…
This article first appeared in the September/October 2020 issue of New York Tennis Magazine. Click Here to see the full digital edition. Every great drama, whether it’s movies, television or sports, needs a hero and a villain; protagonists and antagonists. While we all want to play the part of the hero, every great story…
One of my “go-to” singles drills is to start both players in the center of the baseline and rally several balls each back and forth to the middle of the court. Once the players are doing this successfully, I have them add trying to find a way to win the point. One of my…
After months away from competitive tennis due to the COVID-19 pandemic, many of the area’s top current, incoming collegiate and junior players competed in the USTA Eastern Collegiate Series, a four-weekend long string of tournaments at the Cary Leeds Center for Tennis & Learning in the Bronx. The first two of those tournaments were…
MSG Networks today announced it will be airing 36 hours of live coverage of the upcoming 2020 French Open, set to begin on Sunday, September 27 from Roland Garros in Paris. The network’s tournament coverage will include four hours of live match play from 5:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. each day through Monday, October 5 on…
The game of tennis has evolved into a power struggle, with both players often trying to hit their shots through the opponent. An underused strategy is to hit the ball up in front of your opponent so that they have to deal with a short, low ball while moving forward. This strategy is especially…
Like many of my peers, I viewed the coronavirus lockdown as an opportunity to improve my game. My rationale was obvious—a decrease in social and school-related responsibilities was an opportunity to increase my hours playing and training. With courts and practice partners available, I meticulously organized daily training plans that would maximize my chances…
Slinger Bag, a sports brand focused on innovating game improvement equipment for all ball sports with an initial focus on the global tennis market, today announced an unprecedented multi year, distribution agreement across nine key markets in Europe with global tennis giant, Dunlop. This announcement follows similar global strategic agreements in key tennis markets…