It’s one thing to know how to hit a tennis ball, it’s another thing entirely to show up to your match completely prepared to play. Missing a critical piece of equipment? Problem. Today we talk about what kinds of things you should pack in your bag and bring to matches. Fortune favors the brave, but victory goes to the prepared.

Whether you’re the ice cold Stefan Edberg or red hot Jimmy Connors, you’ve got a state in which you play your best tennis. Today we talk about how to identify that state, and what you can do to achieve it in your matches.

So you’ve hit a smart serve. Now what? How does your serve and your serving strategy fit into the bigger picture of your game?

In the previous episode we introduced the idea of a cohesive serving strategy. What we didn’t do was talk much about how the ‘second serve’ fits into this picture. So how does it? Listen in and find out!

What are you thinking about when you step up to serve? Do you remember what you’ve done the last few points? Are you trying to remember? What are your goals with the serve and what are you doing to achieve them? Today we’re talking serving strategy!

If you’ve listened to the last two podcasts, hopefully you’ve done an accurate evaluation of your own strengths and weaknesses. Then you’ve decided on what philosophy you want to play with. Now what? Patterns! In today’s episode, we talk about what patterns are and why they are so important.

So you listened to the last podcast, and you figured out your strengths and weaknesses. Now what? In today’s episode we tackle the idea of building a playing philosophy, and introduce the idea of patterns to help you implement that philosophy.

Tactical Tennis returns to the podcast arena after a tennis-travel-fueled hiatus! In today’s episode, Jacob and Glen talk about why your perception of your own game is probably wrong, and what you can do about it. Tune in and find out how!

2017 was a breakthrough year for Sascha Zverev (otherwise known as Alexander Zverev Jr.). He won two Masters titles on the way to finishing the year ranked #4 in the world. But for all his good results, Sascha failed to make it past the 4th round in a slam, and he benefited from injuries to several top players. What makes him one of (if not the) hottest prospects on the men’s tour? What does 2018 hold in store for him? Listen in and find out.

After years of underperforming, Grigor Dimitrov got it together enough to finish the year #3. Was his win at the World Tour Finals mere luck? Is “Baby Fed” finally all grown up? Listen in and find out!