The Fire Within: Courage as Defined by Kohli
The Fire Within: Courage as Defined by Kohli Greg Chappell’s stirring tribute to Virat Kohli in the Sydney Morning Herald paints a portrait of a cricketer who redefined not just […]
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The Toughest Test in Tennis: Returning from Injury or Time Off
The Real Grind of a Tennis Comeback: A Case Study in Sinner’s Return Returning to the court after a layoff or injury is one of the toughest tests in a […]
Rain Delays in Badge Matches: Who Decides What?
Rain Delays in Badge Matches: Who Decides What? Bad weather is an inevitable part of tennis, but the 2025 Sydney Badge Rules provide a clear framework for handling rain delays. […]
Lost in Translation: Ball Watching
Lost in Translation: Ball Watching One of our students recently asked a great question: “Why do we always start training with ball watching drills?” Simple answer? Because watching the ball […]
Playing the Long Game: Tennis for Life and Beyond
Tennis for Life: Building the Player You Want at 90 Imagine striking a forehand at 85 with the same steadiness and purpose you had at 45. This isn’t fantasy — […]
Dry Eye Syndrome
Dry Eye: How Aging Eyes Affect Your Game As we age, changes in our eyes go far beyond reading glasses or squinting at the ball at the far end of […]
Tennis IQ Starts with Your Senses
Using All Your Senses: A Smarter Way to Improve Your Tennis Most players try to improve their strokes by tweaking technique—but often overlook their best built-in tools: sight, sound, and […]
Rewiring Your Tennis Brain: The Psychology of Lasting Change
The Brain Science Behind Behavior Change in Tennis We are the sum of our experience—and yet in tennis, we often dwell on the negative. We replay missed volleys, botched returns, […]
Win More Badge Matches with Smarter Tactics
Winning Like Ruud: Lessons for Badge Players After three Grand Slam final defeats and years of near-misses, Casper Ruud finally broke through—capturing his first ATP 1000 title in Madrid. In […]
Five Key Lessons from Ruud’s Madrid Masterclass
Five Lessons from Ruud’s Madrid Masterclass After years of knocking on the door—and three Grand Slam final defeats that left him with more questions than trophies—Casper Ruud finally broke through! […]
Coach Tim Asks: Are You Badge Fit?
Are You Badge Fit? Badge season is upon us. Playing four sets back-to-back can be physically demanding—but not always in the way you’d expect, as Coach Tim often reminds us. […]
Adapting to Moon Ballers in Doubles
Adapting to Moon Ballers in Doubles I ran into Mike and Gabriel in the clubhouse on Saturday. “How’d you go in Badge today?” I asked.“Not well,” they said. “We played […]
Bangers, Brains, and Problem Solving: Gauff–Sabalenka Evolution
Bangers, Brains, and Problem Solving: Gauff–Sabalenka Evolution Sabalenka vs. Gauff: From Archetypes to All-Court Games Aryna Sabalenka came out on top in Madrid, defeating Coco Gauff 6–3, 7–6(3) in a […]
Świątek: When the Wheels Come Off
When the Wheels Come Off I’m not a Świątek fan. But when the wheels come off, it doesn’t matter if you’re a four-time Roland Garros champion or just a weekend […]
Next Gen: Tyra Grant
Next Generation: Tyra Grant Follows Sinner’s Path in Italy 17-year-old Tyra Grant—one of America’s most promising young players—has officially chosen to represent Italy. Where Her Tennis Journey Began Grant was […]
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