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Handling a Close Match Loss 
Hey Tomas!

I recently had a match. I lost 6-2, 3-6, 7-10. When the match was over, I couldn't believe it. The kid I played was unranked.

I keep ...

Playing a Person You Hate 
Hey Tomas!

I was wondering what to do when you play someone with the worst attitude. I feel like I have to beat him to make him shut up, but I always ...

Self-Doubt 
I was playing a challenge match against a player much higher than me on my team. I never truly felt I could win even though I had went up 5-4 in the pro ...

How a 2 minutes break turned my match 
Last summer we had the club-championships at the local tennis-club I play. In the semi-finals I won of a guy of whom I’ve lost 2 times before. He’s a pusher ...

Could it have been me instead of Andy Murray up there? 
Back in July 2001 when i was 13, 5 years after I had started playing I entered an under 14s tournament. It was my first event.

I had practiced all ...

My Circle of Power 
I recently attended the USPTA National Conference in La Quinta, CA where I participated in the National Championships and a week of continuing educational ...

When I Gave Up 
One time I was playing a tennis tournament and I was down 6-1, 4-1 against somebody I had beat multiple times before.

Throughout the match I tried ...

Having a sense of purpose and the 17 dollar serve 
Last night I played a doubles league match with a good friend of mine as my partner. We have not played together in over 6 months. We are both recreational ...

Quit and get loose 
My most memorable story about tennis is when I was matched up against a player that I knew to be better than me.

We were playing for a position on our ...

Contact point is the key 
Dear Tomaz,

My original intention for purchasing your How to play tennis for beginners was to teach my 7 year old son to start playing tennis, which ...

The Match I Could Not Win! 
The third (of seven) match of the championship would be the crucial one. I was selected to match up the number one of the opposing team. It was a strategical ...

Don't overthink comebacks! 
So I was practicing with a friend of mine the other day and we decided to play a nice competitive set. Well about thirty minutes into the set I found my ...

PTR International Championships with Ken 
For about the 30th year I participated in the PTR International Championships on Hilton Head Is, South Carolina.

Back then the age division was a ...

Tennis is a Duel 
As soon as I realized that tennis is a duel, my game took on a whole new meaning.

So did practice and the whole experience became a much more enjoyable ...

Never be depressed, sad or lose hope 
I am an advanced player playing in Team Tennis Academy of Delhi in India.

It was a day when I was going for selection in Apollo tyres mission challenge ...

Sleeping chops  
I have big tap & slice serves but my opponent is taping the ball with undercut (slice) deep in my court.

He then comes in on the volley so I can't pass ...

The Tennis Mind Game and Why We Play 
This story is about the amazing mental side of tennis and the main reason why we should play - that is if we are not a professional on tour.

[The tennis ...

My First Tournament 
Once i was in a tennis tournement a reasonably big one.

My game was on at 1 hour but; oops i had come waaaaay to early but instead of leaving to courts ...

NEVER Give Up Until the Last Point Has Swung 
I coached a Women's adult 5.5 Combo USTA doubles tennis team, the ShotSpots, last season. Most of our players had very little League experience.

Each ...

Mistakes are apprehensive. Control is the buzz word. 
Recently I was in a AITA tournament and I lost the match from having a match point. This happened for the first time in my life.

First set was taken ...

Only One 
Years ago I was entered in a clay court tournament. I had a heavy teaching schedule and was not an accomplished clay court player but was young, had good ...

The Intention To Play Well 
I play a few times a week and I've noticed something that's provided some solid improvement.

My thinking on the way to play and during my games is ...

The Joy of Tennis 
I started late (age 35) to learn the game of tennis but have been playing for a while now. I take clinics and lessons and have the basics down well enough ...

Self Esteem And Confidence 
I am an above average tennis player who once had a lot of confidence.

The next year my friends were far above my level, and one 11 year old was a high ...

How I Improved Consistency On My Serve And Overhead 
I am a sixty six year old doubles player (total knee replacement - left knee and bone spurs in left ankle).

I make up somewhat for my lack of mobility ...

A Posture for Winning 
It is difficult to see ourselves as we are when we compete. We often think we are doing one thing when in fact we are far from it.

The other day in ...

I Should Have Won That Match 
My story is about the semi finals u-12 nationals I was playing last may in Mumbai, India.

My match was against an opponent whom I had played many a ...

I Will Beat Them All 
I am Cristina, 28, from Cluj, Romania. My destiny brought me in Germany ... cause I am a doctor, an orthopaedist.

I decided to come here, for my specialisation ...

Change of Tactics - Rush The Net 
(Many years ago) I was in a northern college where we had no indoor facility. Consequently I only played a couple of months in the spring for our season....

Strategy and mind game is as good as fancy strokes 
I am 45. From Patagonia Argentina. When I was a kid I really wanted to play tennis but was too expensive, and my parents couldn't afford.

Three years ...

Tennis in Two Hours 
Hi Tomas,

I am a student of tennis for over 30 years. I have read countless tennis theories and my progress as student hit a ceiling with little breakthroughs ...

How I Learned To Never Give Up 
I've decided to share one of my stories first so that you can see what an interesting story that you can learn from looks like...

The match I am going ...

How To Defeat Fear and Anger 
I am a junior who has experienced those two feelings (fear and anger) and before I didn't know how to deal with them.

But know I believe I have the ...

When Persistence Doesn't Work 
I know of people (including me) that would use the same shot over and over again if it works for the first time.

Like for example that you are playing ...

Endorphins in Tennis: the ticket to The Zone  
The Zone is that magnificent state of mind in tennis when your subconscious takes over and everything works. Being in it is considered fortuitous, but ...

The Secret to Serving 
Just last week I was playing a match and I just couldn't seem to get a first serve in. I was hitting a lot of serves in the net.

I adjusted the way ...

My First Game 
The game I want to recount is what was my first competitive match ever. It was an exhibition against the eight seed of an opposing high school who was,...

The Little Power In Me! 
It was the tennis match that ment the most to me.

I had already made up in my mind there was no way I was going to lose.

Looking at my opponet ...

Age 54 versus Age 16: Mental & Physical Challenges 
My age is 54 and I began playing tennis four years ago. Recently, I signed up to play in a Men's Singles 3.0/3.5 league for a once-a-week match for the ...

i want to reach the finals in a tournament 
I want to know how do improve my forehand and backhand ground strokes.

tennis tournment that I lost  Not rated yet
HI MY NAME IS BADER AND IM 17 YEARS OLD. Last week i played tennis game in a tournament and i had an easy opponent and while the warm up he seemed easy ...

Never Give Up, No Matter What  Not rated yet
Once playing a close friend in game, both equally matched, I was being dominated trying to think about every possible move, getting frustrated whenever ...

Should have won...  Not rated yet
I guess it was in 2007, at a local tennis club. I was playing against a girl who was much better than me. I never played her before, but I saw her play ...

Play against the strength of your oponnent and win  Not rated yet
Last Spring, I have played one of my best mental matches in my life. I played against one of the best players of my city whom I have never beat last three ...

what is practice?  Not rated yet
I want to start practicing almost every day, the problem is that I'm not sure how practice should look.

I go with my brother and I'm not sure if we ...

Choke!!!!  Not rated yet
I was playing someone who would usually beat me easily, so when i stepped on the court i had nothing to lose.

So I went for my shots and after winning ...

love tennis but....  Not rated yet
I am Ahmed from Egypt, i am 17 years old.

I was playing tennis since i was 6 years but i wasn't playing regularly so my friends who began with me now ...

first ladies open   Not rated yet
It was early Sunday morning and I was thinking its a walk-over because she looks like she can't move.

When i won the first two games in the first set ...

Training and Playing against challenging people  Not rated yet
This is a story about not just my first ever tournament but the tournaments i have lately been entering and how training hard and playing good players ...

All Drop Shots Are Reachable  Not rated yet
My story is about the dedication to go for every ball.

I was playing in a District tournament for my school once, against a very good net player that ...

Slow down on your serve  Not rated yet
Hi Everyone,

I recently found out that my serve was OK during a match. Even verging on reliability, as I was only broken twice in a three set match....

Aisha, 10 years old  Not rated yet
I am Aisha, i am 10 and i like a lot of games but tennis is what i like best.

I tried and tried but i still couldn't play so i still try and when i ...

Breathe to get in the zone  Not rated yet
Before serving and receiving it is very important to breathe to get into the zone.

The breath you take should be a deep one three seconds in through ...

The Change  Not rated yet
Hi Guys,

I have been playing tennis since 4 years and I'm in our junior team.

I want to tell you about a double and a single I played.

I lost ...

Tennis in the head!  Not rated yet
I read the very first lesson about how to hold the racket. From the article I was able to make a simple adjustment to my grip during the serve based on ...

Returning air spins  Not rated yet
One day ago when I was playing a tennis match with an adult and I was sucking, I figured out that he was using the same strategy over and over again, I ...

Never know when the luck comes  Not rated yet
Today I have played match 2vs2 with 3 switches of tennis court position with other players, witch seemed to be stronger then us.

They were always wining ...

How to improve your skills on ground strokes  Not rated yet
I am a 66 year old player who is still trying to improve my skills. I play at the Bitsy Grant tennis center in Atlanta which has a great observation deck ...

Topspin serve - work everything along the plane of the ball flight  Not rated yet
Hi Tomaz,

I have recently discovered an easy way to improve my topspin serve. It is to work everything on the same plane, that is the plane of the ball ...

Let the opponent win a battle so I can win the war  Not rated yet
During a tennis tournament, I was playing for second or third time in official tournament, so I didn't have a good ranking, I was qualified as a beginner....

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