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This newsletter comes in two languages: English and Slovenian. You'll learn new tennis mental tips, find out solutions to common tennis challenges in the Q&A section and be the first to know what's new on the TennisMindGame.com website.

Ta newsletter bo izhajal v dveh jezikih: anglescini in slovenscini. V njem bodo povezave do novosti na TennisMindGame spletni strani, ker bo vecina v obeh jezikih.

Za slovensko verzijo se pomakni navzdol po emailu!

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Hi there!

I'm still in Bangkok working at the Tennis Academy of Asia but thanks to the modern technology we can still stay in touch.

I'm having a good time learning from other coaches, sharing my ideas about mental training and working with players from India, Pakistan, Thailand, Hong Kong and others.

Expect a page about the tennis academy in the next newsletter...

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1. What's new
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a) Amelie Mauresmo has won her second Grand Slam title in Wimbledon with excellent tennis against Justine Henin Hardenne.

Read on how Amelie made the change from being affected with nerves to becoming a champion - mental winner:

Amelie Mauresmo

b) This week's featured article is from Kathy Krajco who runs a great tennis doubles website Operation Doubles.

She will explain why letdowns happen in a match, how you can combat them and how to take advantage of them when they happen to your opponent.

Tennis Letdowns

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2. Q&A
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Q:

Hi, coach. I'm a 15 year old wanna-be federer. I can sustain a rally for 15-16 shots and then go for the big shots. Any tactics that can help me finsh the point quicker from the baseliner. I have a western forehand and an eastern one-handed backhand. I would really appreciate if you helped me out here.

A:

Hi,

I see some typical situations here:

1. You are not fit enough so you want to shorten the point since you are getting tired

2. You cannot sustain the increasing pressure that is building from long ralies

3. You are impatient and want to make things happen NOW

When you find which one or more of those points you can relate to, you will also know what to do.

Q2:

Mr. Tomaz, I see your 3 points and needless to say, I am afflicted by all of them. I know I can improve my fitness, but I still don't know what to do with the other two. I am a quite fit player, playing about 2 1 1/2 hour matches everyday, however I guess there's more to getting better than just playing matches and practicing.

A2:

Hi,

All right, here's what you need to do - set a goal.

Next time you play a match where you expect long rallies decide that you will stay in the point for 15 shots or more. (which is a LOT!)

Decide, that you will test another approach and never try to escape the point. You know, tennis is about one thing - who is prepared to suffer more. That's the main point of it. Who is ready to pay the higher price for that win.

That price may be mental - increased pressure and loss of concentration and physical - fatigue and muscle pain.

So play aggressive tennis, stay in the points and try to force a mistake from your opponent rather than hit a direct winner. I don't suggest waiting for a mistake from your opponent but rather "helping" him make it. ;)

If you do this, you will play longer points which will improve your fitness, your ability to concentrate for longer time and teach you that patience is really useful in tennis.

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3. The long awaited Tennis Strategy Encyclopedia will be launched before the next newsletter!
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For those who haven't seen what the ebook is all about, head over here:

Strategy Ebook

So look for email subject Tennis Strategy Encyclopedia in the next two weeks!

That's it for this week, I'm looking forward to your questions and comments.

Best, Tomaz

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Zivjo!

Se vedno sem v teniski akademiji v Bangkoku kjer se ucim, jih ucim in se ucimo skupaj. ;)

Kaj je novega?

Pripravil sem clanek o Amelie Mauresmo in kaj se lahko naucimo iz njenega uspeha. Potrenirajte anglescino.

Amelie Mauresmo

Mimogrede - danes je 3 tedne kar sem zadnjic govoril po slovensko. ;)

Preberite si se zelo zanimiv clanek o popuscanju v teniski tekmi, ki sem ga prevedel iz anglescine.

Originalni clanek je napisala Kathy Krajco, urednica spletne strani Operation Doubles.

Popuscanje v teniski tekmi in kako ga premagati

Do naslednjic,

Tomaz Mencinger

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