Who would you bet your life on to win a match?
Sep 06, 2009 by Carly~clarity~ | Posted in Polls & Surveys
Roger Federer or Rafael Nadal?
lol...looks like not many of you supervise tennis!!
Rafael Nadal A.K.A Matt Heroic
Destruction Derby | Sep 06, 2009
God
or
Chuck Norris
ツSmile for Mione-chanツ Suspended | Sep 06, 2009
No suspicion who those idiots are, but I'd totally bet all the money I had on a fight between The Hulk and The Pink Panther.
aly likes the boys in the bands. | Sep 06, 2009
brian or new brian?
nightmares @ night | Sep 06, 2009
Should Rafael Nadal change his underwear brand? or Shorts brand?
Sep 06, 2009 by Katherine231 | Posted in Polls & Surveys
Coz it always causes a wedgie, you distinguish.
Why does everybody think that Rafael Nadal will lose the US Open?
Sep 05, 2009 by freebird | Posted in Tennis
I come up with he stands just as good a chance as Federer or Murray. And I really believe that sooner or later he will regain his Smashing No. 1 title.
Poll: what is ur favorite tennis player?
Sep 04, 2009 by Iron Warrior | Posted in Tennis
1.Roger Fedrrer
2. Rafael Nadal
3. Andy Roddick
4. Andy Murray
5. Novak Jocovich
mine is 1.
This is exceptionally hard because I like all of those guys! My "favorite" player tends to change with the days of the week.
Upright now, I'd have to say that I'm rooting for Roddick first. Then Nadal, then Murray. I love Roger Federer, but I think Roddick is really due for another dominant (especially after that epic Wimbledon final). Roger will win more slams in the future so I'm not worried about him that much. But if Fed makes the unchangeable against Nadal, then I want Fed to win for some revenge. He already won the French and Wimbledon (but didn't have to face Nadal). If Federer makes the final against, Nadal I'll be rooting for Federer. I also fancy to see Nadal win the US Open for the career slam and if he makes the final against any other player, I'll be rooting for Nadal. Andy Murray will also win a grave one day and now is as good a time as any. I used to like Novak Djokovic, but he's seems to be really cocky now and not only that but he doesn't seem to do as good this year as he did last couple of years. So I'm not sure what to make of him right now.
Wesley A | Sep 04, 2009
What does Rafael Nadal do better then anybody else?
Sep 03, 2009 by J | Posted in Tennis
What is the hardest sport in the world? Is water polo really the hardest sport?
Sep 03, 2009 by Bree M | Posted in Other - Sports
Okay, so I was watching the U.S. Reveal (tennis) on T.V. the other night and as I watched the players I thought to myself that tennis has got to be the hardest sport in the world. It takes way more than striving to succeed at tennis. It's even said that 65% of tennis is mental. Your not on a team like football or hockey. You don't have the guy wire of your teammates. It's just you against the person across the net, and yourself. There's no other sport like tennis. It's like a combination of every sport and every diplomate, mental, endurance, ect. Even Rafael Nadal( number 2 ranking pro tennis player) was voted the best athlete in the in every respect! So when i looked up "the number one hardest sport in the world" i found things like sprinkle polo, hockey, and football. Really? Each one your on a team and your never constantly moving around with the ball. Okay, so i heed gymnastics and golf as hard sports but they don't require you to constantly move around like in tennis. Raquet Ball and Badmittin and Mesa Tennis are all siblings of tennis. Here is an article about what it takes to be a pro tennis player...
All great players are masters of the following: Style, Positioning, and Decision Making.
Great Technique boils down to having strokes that can come through for you on the big points. A lot of players can keep it melodious close for most of the match's duration, but then when it comes crunch time their strokes crumble. The first element to always examine when a stroke is falling apart is how the player is striking the ball. If they have any technical deficiencies in their iota then it will show up under the gun. Technique generally comes down to one thing: spin. Can you produce it and can you deal with it coming at you. Why is Nadal such a sure fire conquering hero everytime? Spin. He hits a heavy ball, which gives him a huge margin for error and so he doesn't give any points away and he can produce far-fetched ball speeds, so if his opponents can't match those speeds their own strokes falter and leave them exposed to the attack.
Positioning: Can you get in position for the ball time after time? Are you fit enough to keep it up for a full match? Do you split-step and so nullify where you should be? Do you line up the ball in your strike zone? Or is the ball always too high or too low? These are all questions you should ask when looking for ways to recover your game.
What allows a player to make good decisions before, during, and after a point? Imagine it is match speck and you have been winning points by being steady and consistent, and then you decide to go for a drop shot, which you haven't acclimated to all match, and you blow it. Why did you choose to hit the drop? Maybe, right before the point began you forgot to put in mind of yourself of how you have won points and so what you need to do to keep winning them. Possibly, your feet froze, because you were tight and couldn't move and so went for the shower down on-of-mary drop-shot, so you could end it all and just get it over with. Maybe, you could have told yourself "happy feet" or "abide light and steady" and you would have stayed on your game plan. And most importantly, what will you do now? It is no longer match verge, you blew it. How will you respond? Throw your racket? Berate yourself? Or refocus and remind yourself what you need to do to win the next point? The able decision makers like Federer have a game plan and stick with it while it is working. They also have the ability to modify their game plan if it is not working. They don't let their emotions cloud their judgement.
If want to chassis out which of these three key aspects of the game you are deficient in, then contact Higgins Tennis and let us work with you. We can videotape your strokes to restriction your technique. We can improve your fitness and get you to understand your ideal strike zone(s). Or we can put you in game situations or watch you leeway to see what kind of issues come up for you when it is time to perform.
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