Mental training: tips for tennis and everyday life

Concentration in tennis: focus wide and narrow

Good concentration does not mean seeing everything all the time. It means setting your focus wide or narrow at the right moment and finding your way back to the ball quickly.

Go into practice with one focus

If you go into practice with one clear point, you know afterwards what went well. Here is how to set a focus in five minutes and hold on to the positives.

1% better: small steps that grow

A big resolution rarely lasts long. A small step each day does: at work, in your family and on the tennis court.

Breathing in tennis: calmer in two breaths

When things get tight, your breathing turns shallow and fast. With the breath reset from the Mental Journal, two calm breaths bring you back into your rhythm.

Circle of control: play the ball, not the wind

You cannot change wind, net cords and close calls. The circle of control shows you where your energy really belongs in a match.

Nervous before a match? Use the energy

A pounding heart and damp hands before a match are not a sign of weakness. Three steps turn nerves into readiness.

Mental routines for big points

How do you keep your nerve on break points? With a fixed routine between points, a clear focus on the process and a personal cue word.