Robert Lansdorp is the legendary Southern California coach who has developed dozens of world class junior and professional players. Robert’s players include 4 champions who have gone on to become number one in the world: Mara Sharapova, Pete Sampras, Lindsay Davenport, and Tracy Austin. In these articles, found exclusively on Tennisplayer, Robert share his views on what goes into the making of a champion, and how he developed the strokes of some of the best ball strikers in the history of tennis.
Robert Lansdorp
Famous Coaches
The foundation of the forehand is the grip. One of the biggest problems in American junior tennis is the poor foundation so many young players have because of their extreme grips. Under the handle, extreme western grips are incredibly common...
Famous Coaches
Discipline. That almost sounds like an old-fashioned word today, like something negative. Nowadays, everybody has to be politically correct, and so there is less and less discipline, and sometimes none at all. Discipline was the key to developing Pete's forehand-and...
Famous Coaches
The reverse forehand: where Nadal gets his game. A few years ago, I wrote an article for Tennisplayer on the "Reverse Forehand." It was the first article that really explained the shot, which has become one of the most important...
Famous Coaches
Hitting through, finishing down and across, and reversing--the 3 forehand finishes in the modern game. Over the years, I've tried to learn from the players as well as teach them. I've tried to understand how the game has changed, and...
Famous Coaches
Hitting through, finishing down and across, and reversing--the 3 forehand finishes in the modern game. Over the years, I've tried to learn from the players as well as teach them. I've tried to understand how the game has changed, and...