Mike Agassi wanted Andre to hit 1000000 tennis balls annually to train a future world #1. Andre Agassi spent 101 weeks ranked #1. Being able to control the ball and put it where your opponent does not want it has always been a good strategy for success in tennis. Today’s elite tennis training rightly focuses…
Tag: Fitness
Can Tennis Save My Life?
The title may be a bit of hyperbole, but I am 42-years-old, I need to lose weight, and I have a stressful situation surrounding one of my children. I don’t know if you have noticed, but Tennis Abides has had a bit of a sporadic last 12 months in terms of my ability to…
DDP Yoga for Tennis Week 1 Review
Hamstrung Unfortunately on April 1st, I pulled my hamstring playing tennis. That cut into my tennis and yoga time. I do not have a ton to report, but will add a week to this series as my hamstring is more or less better now. Here is what I have done to this point: March 31:…
Evaluating DDP Yoga for Tennis – Phase 1
I dabbled with DDPYoga during cold weather months, will committing to it improve my tennis? I have gained more weight than I would like over the past several years. Despite eating a pretty healthy diet by US standards, I have through inaction, stress, and lack of sleep managed to not be particularly well conditioned. This…
Tennis Abides: Dan Martin on Tennis and Life 