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NEVER ALLOW YOUR OPPONENT TO OBTAIN MOMENTUM
By Allen Fox, Ph.D. c 2010, all rights reserved EXCERPT FROM “TENNIS: WINNING THE MENTAL MATCH” Points tend to be won and lost in streaks. This happens because the players winning them start to feel good and play better while the players losing them start to feel bad and play worse. When the game is […]
REVIEW OF “THE GREATEST TENNIS MATCHES OF ALL TIME” BY STEVE FLINK
By Allen Fox, Ph.D. c 2013, all rights reserved There have been so many great players and great matches in the past that we will, regrettably, never be able to see. Yes, the more recent ones like Nadal vs Federer and Williams vs Sharapova are on video tape, but what about the classic contests between […]
WHAT TO DO IF YOU THINK YOUR OPPONENT IS CHEATING
BY: Allen Fox, Ph.D. c 2013, all rights reserved Getting a bad call may cost you a point, but your reaction may cost you the match! Our nervous systems are constructed such that feeling cheated calls forth emotions that are often out of all proportion to the simple loss of the point. Missing a forehand […]
ANDY MURRAY VS FRED PERRY: WHO WOULD WIN:?
By Allen Fox, Ph.D. c 2013, all rights reserved Of course we can never actually see what would happen if the two greatest British players of all time faced off on court, but we can compare the attributes and weaknesses of each and hypothesize as to the outcome. HOW GOOD WERE THE OLDER PLAYERS: First, […]
Your Game Will Follow Your Emotions
BOOK EXCERPT FROM “TENNIS: WINNING THE MENTAL MATCH” By Allen Fox, Ph.D. c 2010, all rights reserved When you feel good, you are apt to play well; conversely, when you feel bad, you are likely to play poorly. Sport psychologists talk about the need to control emotion on court, but what they mean by this […]
