by Francesca Di Lorenzo | Jun 17, 2020 | Sports Performance
It happens that extended time off the court is part of every tennis player’s career, but what is the best way to return to play after four-plus weeks off the court? WTA tour player Francesca Di Lorenzo gives a first-hand insight into a professional tennis...
by Laura Legoupil | Apr 7, 2020 | Sports Performance
Tennis is a very demanding sport as it requires a lot of volume/intensity in terms of training (on-court and off-court) and tournaments on varied surfaces during almost all the year. Because professional tournaments are played in 36 different countries, jet-lag and...
by WTCA coach | Feb 3, 2020 | Sports Performance
Jane Taylor (a former professional tennis player) has been interviewing past elite athletes to discover their insights on their life after sport. In particular, they are being asked how they made the transition beyond elite sport. Here is an interview with WTCA...
by Meike Babel | Feb 3, 2020 | Sports Performance
Obviously, it’s never fun to fail, which in tennis means missing a shot, losing a game, set or even the whole match. The biggest underlying fear I have, looking at my career in retrospect and now working as a mental skills coach is that I don’t want to look...
by Meike Babel | Nov 16, 2019 | Sports Performance
“But we’re investing so much money, we really need to see a return on our investment!” I can’t tell you how many times I have heard the above or variations thereof from parents of kids 14 and under. And I don’t know how many times their daughter or son stands right...
by Meike Babel | Nov 16, 2019 | Sports Performance
People often ask me who my favorite player of all time. Hands down, Martina Navratilova! I will never forget my first time meeting her. I was 16 years old and had received the wildcard for the tournament in Filderstadt (the one where the winner gets a Porsche). Prior...
