Craig Cignarelli is one of the most prolific and successful developmental coaches in the country. His original analysis of professional tactics and movement is unique in modern coaching. Based at the renowned Riviera Country Club in Southern California, Craig has personally nurtured 4 junior players from the beginning of their careers who have gone on to achieve #1 national rankings. Currently he is working with a cadre of aspiring WTA and ATP players, as well as competitive juniors at all levels. Versed in 4 languages, Craig is completing his first book “What Champions Know,” which forms the basis for his articles on Tennisplayer.
Craig Cignarelli
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Learning to win means devising and improvising scenarios to against the various game styles in the pro game and at all other levels. In Part 1 of this article. (Click Here) we presented some examples of the incredible range of...
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Young players on tour talk about "learning to win." Learning to win starts with exposure to the various game styles in the pro world, a big change from the much more limited exposure to high level tennis that is possible...
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The beauty of tennis lies in its attack and counterattack possibilities. It is often compared to chess and boxing. The first four articles dealt in this series dealt with basic patterns from the baseline, and also on serve and return....
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In our previous articles, we analyzed the basic crosscourt diagonals, how pro players impose them on their opponents, and the battle for control, including how players switch the diagonal from an unfavorable to a favorable pattern. (Click Here.) But tennis...
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Roger Federer, Pete Sampras, Steffi Graf. Some of the greatest champions in tennis history. You might think their games are completely different, and in many ways you'd be right. But they have one thing in common underlying their success: Mastery...
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In the first article in this series on pro patterns, we started with a simple premise. The bottom line in competitive tennis is the style versus style match-up. What type of game do I have versus what type of game...
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When start to work with a new player,I like to ask a simple question. "How do you develop a point in order to win?" "What do you mean?" "I mean what are your patterns?" "What do you mean patterns? There...