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Tennis footwork tips
I’m doing some lessons together with coaches around the world. Here are some tennis footwork tips with Karl Adrian from Marbella. I have asked the community on YouTube, Instagram and my Patreon what kind of instructional material they would like to see. The first topic that my fellow tennis nerds requested was footwork. The footwork […]
Solo Box Training
Coach Evan is back with a drill so you can work on your tennis this summer. It’s called Solo Box Training. There are a lot of coaches who “need” to hear their voices. Whether they are unsure of themselves or are projecting so that other people ten courts away can hear them. When you are “Solo […]
The Top 5 Ingredients Needed to Become a Tennis Pro
Playing tennis for a living is a dream job for many sports fans. With millions on offer for the most successful players of the game, it’s an incredibly lucrative profession as well as a fulfilling one. What many tennis enthusiasts aren’t aware of is the blood, sweat and tears that goes into developing oneself into […]
Casper Ruud on TopCourt
Top ten player, Casper Ruud, has a monster of a forehand. Now he teaches it to us mere mortals via the learning platform TopCourt. Casper Ruud on TopCourt offer drills, strategy and an insight into how Ruud thinks on the tennis court. He talks about training at the Nadal academy and shows some interesting drills […]
The Volley Warm-Up
Coach Evan is back, talking about the volley warm-up. The volley is an often overlooked topic these days… What racquets are good for volleys? I would think most control racquets… The Volley Warm-Up by Evan Gaudreau “I didn’t realize there was that much to the volley,” a new student said. Daniel came from a tennis […]
Denis Shapovalov on TopCourt
Denis Shapovalov is a spectacular player with beautiful strokes. Now we can watch Shapovalov on TopCourt, the online learning platform. As soon as I saw that the Shapovalov on TopCourt videos were released, I checked them out. At the time of writing, I have just watched his forehand video (I’m most curious about the one-handed […]
Box Drills
Coach and analyst Evan Gaudreau is back with an interesting post about box drills. Give them a try and let me know what you think. Ps. Check out Evan’s other content here. Ds. And support Tennisnerd and get more insightful articles and videos via my Patreon. Box Drills – by Evan Gaudreau Box Drills are […]
Coaching Simply but Effectively
Guest contributor Colan Surratt is back with an important piece about coaching simply but effectively. Simplicity usually wins the game! Coaching Simply but Effectively by Colan Surratt As a young tennis coach, I pushed myself to understand tactics, technique, string, racquets, shoes, and anything else tennis. Logically – or so I thought – that would […]
The Hitting Warm-Up
Evan Gaudreau is back with another piece. This time it’s not match analysis but his thoughts on the hitting warm-up. You can check out the podcast I did with Evan here. The hitting warm-up, by Evan Gaudreau Generally, in the hitting warm-up, I like a bigger take-back. My right hand is generally around head level. […]
Tennis drives me crazy
The 2nd part of my mental tennis session with Filippo and Andrea from Mental Tennis is out on YouTube. It’s called “Tennis drives me crazy”. Tennis is a wonderful sport and I have great love and respect for it. But sometimes tennis drives me crazy. It can be extremely frustrating when things don’t go to […]
