February 2025 Issue
Alex Michelsen Serve 20 year old Alex Michelsen has had quite a second year on tour so far! He reached the round of 16 at the Australian Open with two top 20 wins, beating both Stefanos Tsitsipas and Karen Khachanov....
In Part 1 on the serve (Click Here), I introduced the 8 stage model of the serve with 3 phases....
Before he became a 20-time Grand Slam champion and one of the most beloved players in tennis history, Roger Federer...
OK bagels are tasty but how did that term ever get applied to tennis? As in a 6-0 bagel set or worse a double bagel? I doubt you ever thought of it but... It started innocently enough. Former tour player...
Do not let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do. John Wooden As quoted in Crosscourt Reflections by Bobby Bayliss, former Notre Dame men’s coach. More Aphorisms!
His forehand just looks different than the other top players. But why and how? Based on the analysis of hundreds of pro forehands filmed in high speed video, this series of articles developed a framework for understanding the core elements...
There is no question that the players of today are better than the players of 25 years ago. Quite simply, they are playing a better brand of tennis - hitting the ball much harder and more accurately. Why this is,...