by Ann Wunderlich | Jul 1, 2018 | Blog
I have been working with Francesca Di Lorenzo since she was 10 years old. When I first began working with her, I drafted a mental plan on how we would mold her into the type of player that she needed to be in order to make it to the next level. Everything didn’t...
by Kylie Klotzbach | Jun 28, 2018 | Tennis Talk
Serena Williams is no stranger to success, and with her prolific accomplishments comes increased attention. However, the public’s scrutiny often comes at a cost. According to an article released by Deadspin, the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency paid Williams’ home an...
by Sarah stone | Jun 21, 2018 | Blog
The Women’s Tennis Coaching Association is proud to announce that the Intercollegiate Tennis Association has signed on as a supporting partner of the second annual WTCA Conference NYC, which will be held on August 30-31 at the East Side Marriott hotel. The ITA...
by Sarah stone | Jun 21, 2018 | Tennis Talk
From the Coach’s Seat – With Sarah Stone Winning a WTA title is something every player dreams about, and for Aleksandra Krunic, that achievement was realized last week. She won back to back matches coming back from a set and a break down to secure the...
by Kylie Klotzbach | Jun 3, 2018 | Tennis Talk
It is no secret that coaching has always been an old boys club. Unfortunately, this rings true on an even greater level in tennis. Statistically, only 19 percent of registered tennis coaches in Australia are women. France has an even smaller proportion, where only 15...
by Kylie Klotzbach | May 9, 2018 | Tennis Talk
Magdalena Maleeva is no stranger to success. Growing up, the Maleeva sisters were three of Bulgaria’s top tennis players. In fact, Magdalena and her sisters, Katerina and Manuela, combined for a staggering 40 WTA singles titles and each became WTA top- six players...
by Kylie Klotzbach | May 9, 2018 | Tennis Talk
Seven Grand Slam singles titles, an Olympic gold medal, 43 WTA singles titles, and a total of 117 weeks as the world No. 1. These are just a few of Justine Henin’s accomplishments throughout her storied tennis career. Despite retiring from the sport in 2011, Henin has...
by Kylie Klotzbach | May 9, 2018 | Tennis Talk
Sports teach young athletes so much more than just the fundamentals of the game. They teach monumental life skills such as strength, character, grit, and commitment. However, young girls are dropping out of sports at an increasingly high rate. This dropout rate is...
by WTCA coach | Apr 27, 2018 | Blog, Tennis Talk
Female tennis coaches are scarce: besides Elise Tamaëla (34) there are only five others in the top hundred of the women’s circuit. Recently she helped Kiki Bertens as interim coach in Charleston at her biggest tournament victory. With Elise Tamaëla as interim...
by tom downs | Apr 22, 2018 | Tennis Talk
I often take my students to various academies for match play, and I always observe whats been taught on some of the other practice courts. I see the usual groundstroke drills and techniques been rehearsed and fine-tuned, I see some good live ball drills and intense...
