Srdjan Djokovic venturing into unexplored territories of stupidity
By Val Febbo
After Edmund Hillary became the first human to reach the summit of Mount Everest in 1953 man has been trying to climb different heights to cement their place in history....
Djokovic Reputation Will be Hard to Repair
By Val Febbo
It is fair to say that Novak Djokovic has had a fairly subpar suspension period since the tennis circuits ceased play in March. His actions over the past week in organising the Adria...
Dreams vs Goals
Is your dream to become a professional tennis player? That certainly was my dream as a kid and every night I'd go to bed and think about playing at the Australian Open, having the crowd cheering...
Connecting the Dots
Planning Considerations for Grassroots to Pro (LTAD)
By George Vogiatzis
Our role as coaches is complex to say the least. Most of us spend years, even decades, becoming masters of our craft to...
Underdogs That Have Taken Women’s Majors By Storm
By Val Febbo
When thinking back on Grand Slam history, many remember the triumphant underdog stories more than that of the actual champions of specific years, whereas some have flown completely...
Developmental Readiness
Developmental readiness is a concept that takes into account where a player is in terms of the overall development of their game physically. Tennis-wise, on the court, off the court and mindset...
Underdogs that have taken men’s majors by storm
By Val Febbo
When thinking back on Grand Slam history, many remember the triumphant underdog stories more than that of the actual champions of specific years, whereas some have flown completely...
How three Argentines and a Brit solidified French Open Mystique
By Val Febbo
Sixteen years ago four men were vying for their place in the Roland Garros final, one of whom had made a major decider before in David Nalbandian, but the other three in Gaston Gaudio,...
Building Belief
Do you believe in yourself?
I know as a player I didn't. As a coach I never did. I've gradually improved the belief in what I do over time. As a young tennis player I was always told by people,...
Clothing brands suffering as much as players
In recent weeks the world’s leading tennis apparel manufacturers have released their Roland Garros collections that players will wear for the second Grand Slam of the season, the only problem...
