Markwylam

Tennis is an explosive sport, requiring players to react to emergencies with multidirectional movement through multiple planes for short bursts of time. Movements in tennis include lateral and […]

If you are reading this, chances are you and I have something in common – tennis is a sport we love to play, watch and coach. It is a great way to keep active and stay healthy, with the added bonus […]

It happens. More than you would think.  Strenuous on court activity triggers cramping, bloating, gas and diarrhea. It’s not only embarrassing, but it can affect your tennis game. It’s not like you can […]

In honoring the life of beloved former WTA tour coach and ATP tour player Andrew Florent, last week the WTCA named its ‘Spirit of Coaching’ award after him. At the WTCA Conference NYC, Nicole Pratt was named the […]

As we all know tennis is a unique sport. It however can become even more unique when
you take a look at singles and doubles, and see how they can be so different. Variations between singles and doubles […]

Lindsay Davenport was always a standout. Her all court ability became apparent early in her playing career. As junior she won the 1992 US Open junior event and the 1992 Australian Open junior doubles title. […]

How Female Players Can Beat their Tennis Demons
The 3-Step System to Win More Matches without Working Harder
By Dr. Michelle Cleere

What are the tennis demons?
The tennis demons are those little […]

There’s no secret that tennis is demanding. How demanding? That’s tough to say. I mean, how do we measure the intensity and stress of a practice or match? Furthermore, what about all the other things players do t […]

Sometimes coming in second best doesn’t actually mean you didn’t win, in fact Casey Dellacqua and Ashley Barty were winners today in Paris. They fought valiantly in the Roland Garros doubles final today, where […]

It was a great battle today today in Paris on the Jean-Bouin courts. Two young Australian’s vying for the last main draw valid card into the main draw at Roland Garros.

Fourlis got out of the gates quickly with […]

Without the majors, most of the professional tennis players in the world wouldn’t even be able to afford to compete unless of course they came from a lot of money or found someone kind enough to fund their […]

A little while back I wrote an article about strength training for tennis. More specifically, I wrote that physical training for tennis should stop focusing on “fancy drills” and start targeting specific & rel […]

Too often athletes see nutrition as the science of supplements, “pills and powders instead of real food.” But nutrition is more than how many scoops of protein powder you dump into your post-workout shake; it’ […]

Gratitude is a great way to keep things in perspective. Successful coaches appreciate that coaching is a journey. A fixation on results only hampers a coach’s ability to be effective. Practicing gratitude means t […]