Features – February 1, 2012

From Last Issue

Fitness Workout

Former touring pro, Jeff Salzenstein, has designed a five minute, high intensity workout for tennis that you can do on the court after a match or in your home. Tennis is a game of bursts with points lasting no more than 30 seconds so long slow cardio workouts are not going to get there. So forget those slow jogs around the park and start concentrating on high intensity training intervals. With Jeff's system, you'll spend less time in the gym and more time doing what you want to do, playing tennis.

It's Tough to Hit the Ball with Your Hands Around Your Throat

Be it a social doubles game, a league match or a pro final, whenever the score is being kept, the opportunity to “choke” is always there and even the best players in the world can choke under pressure when the stakes are great enough. Fear is the culprit, and and it can stem from many things: we're afraid to lose. We're afraid of looking bad in front of our friends. We're afraid of letting our parents down. The list is endless but the fact is that fear has kept many a player from reaching their potential. Greg Moran

Overhead Strategy

Club players are especially in need of learning the subtle tactics and strategies that give them the best chance for success.One simple example is using what I call using advanced overhead strategy. Specifically, when one partner is back hitting the overhead, the other partner should release and move toward the net so they can put away an easy returns that might come back. But that is only part of the strategy. Jorge Capestany and Luke Jensen explain.

ProStrokes 2.0 — Petra Kvitova, Serve & Net Game

2011 was a breakout year for Petra Kvitova, she reached a career high of #2 in the world, chalking up wins at the 2011 Wimbledon Championships as well as the 2011 WTA Tour Championships and was named player of the year on the WTA tour. Kvitova is best known for her powerful left-handed serve. While not considered one of the quickest players, Kvitova crowds the baseline, ala Monica Seles, and hits with considerable pace and spin with her big forehand and two-handed backhand. Barring injuries, she should remain a force on the women's tour and she has enough game to challenge for the number one spot in 2012. New this issue, Kvitova's Serve and Net Game.

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