Category Archives: Your Virtual Tennis Coach

Use Twitter or Facebook? Pro Tennis Players When comparing professional tennis players statistics on Twitter and Facebook, it would seem personalities and lifestyles influence which one the player prefers. Some players have more followers on Twitter versus Facebook and some … Continue reading →

Facebook-Affects Professional Tennis Facebook has a huge impact on professional tennis – on the players, on the fans, on the professional tournaments, and on the various businesses associated with the sport. In the third quarter of this year Facebook listed … Continue reading →

Twitter Affects Professional Tennis Twitter affects professional tennis in both a positive and negative way. Positives Signing up for a twitter account immediately gives the player access to the outer world of spectators and fans, which affects their image. For … Continue reading →

 Social Media Affects Professional Tennis Social media has both a positive and a negative affect on professional tennis. In assessing their joining up with social media such as facebook, twitter and instagram, professional tennis players are opening themselves up to … Continue reading →

Fatigue-Tanking in Tennis Emotional or/and physical fatigue can be linked to tanking in tennis. Fatigue can be defined as extreme tiredness, typically resulting from mental or physical exertion or illness. Tanking is defined as losing a match on purpose; or … Continue reading →

Emotional Toughness in Competition There is an emotional toughness in competition that is developed over time. Emotion – an affective state of consciousness in which joy, sorrow, fear, hat, or the like, is                 … Continue reading →

Beginning Player Survival Skills in Tennis Physical Skills -Do you have good eye-hand coordination? Holding a 27 inch tennis racket and swinging it to hit an incoming tennis ball requires it. -Do you have good balance? Moving backwards, forwards, sideways, … Continue reading →

 Control Over Nerves in Tennis When there is another person across the net from you, whether in warm-up, practice, or a match, it is important to learn techniques for controlling your nerves.. 5 Ways to Control Your Nerves Warm up … Continue reading →

Approach Shot-Tennis The approach shot was used much more in the past than it is in todays game. The ‘Old’ Days In the ‘old’ days of tennis (i.e. wood tennis rackets, more difference in surfaces,less power, etc.) the approach shot … Continue reading →

How the Game of Tennis Has Changed What makes the game of tennis interesting today is the personalities, not so much the style of the game each pro plays. Before the advent of similar surfaces, stronger racket technology and newer … Continue reading →