Sloane Stephens’ claim to fame is winning the 2017 US Open title and winning a title every year since 2015; however, that trend may be in serious jeopardy as Stephens has not had an impressive 2019 season to date. In 2018, Stephens had the opportunity to cement herself in the history books of tennis; unfortunately,…
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It is hard to beat an opponent you have never defeated before, especially if your record against them is ten losses or more; however, the possibility does exist that you still can win. Although it may be a bit more overwhelming if you have never won a set against them, believing you can, is the…
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The answer is no; however, a double fault on some occasions is not as bad as others. The serve is the one shot that you control, and it goes awry when you are stressed and or unfocused. You may be tense because of a physical ailment that causes pain, the weather conditions may be making…
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The majors are over, and most tennis players go back to playing the smaller tournaments; however, some may even have to go back to the challenger circuit. This is the time in the season when players begin to feel the aches and pains of various injuries. This is also the period in the tennis season…
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Perhaps we can trace the decline in confidence back to the initial insult. In 2014, Eugenie Bouchard got to the Wimbledon final and many expected it to be a great match against Petra Kvitova (Kvitova had won Wimbledon in 2011) because Bouchard had stormed through the draw without losing a set. Yet, she got to…
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As much as we want to think twenty is the new thirty, the reality is you are no longer twenty and your body no longer behaves like a twenty-year-old. In the grand scheme of things thirty and forty is not old; however, for solo athletes, it is very old. How The Body Changes With Age…
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