Evan Gaudreau is back with another match analysis. This time he deals with Ruud vs Cilic, French Open semi-final 2022. Match analysis: Ruud vs Cilic, French Open Semi-Final 2022 It’s interesting how the mind affects how we play. More so in sports like tennis and golf than in other sports. Especially team sports. You can be cruising along in a match, get one setback, or miss a particular shot (like a backhand down the line on a crucial point), and it can derail you for the rest of the match. For instance, when I was in college and playing a …
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Nadal defeats Djokovic in their nail-biting 59th match on the ATP Tour. It felt like a final, but it was only the quarter-finals of the French Open 2022. It felt like the final and maybe it was. Who will stop Nadal now after the display of grit, determination and some brilliant tennis he showed against Djokovic. I had Novak as the favorite going into the match. There were several reasons for it. One, he looked to be in fantastic form. Two, Nadal’s foot has bothered him. Third, the late-night start provides cooler conditions that Nadal tends not to enjoy as …
Coach Evan is back with another match analysis piece. This time: Swiatek vs Zheng, R16 of the French Open 2022. Swiatek vs Zheng, French Open R16, 2022 by Evan Gaudreau Swiatek hits a weighted ball. It’s heavy. At some point, it would be nice to see it live. Here’s how to keep things simple. Start your points out when you’re serving by hitting your forehands crosscourt on the first ball and hitting your backhands crosscourt, also on your first ball and work off of that shot. Depending on the score in the game, you can hit the first ball down …
Coach Evan is back with a match analysis, this time he deals with Medvedev vs Kecmanovic from the French Open third round. Medvedev vs. Kecmanovic by Evan Gaudreau Sometimes I like to pick on coaches. Ahhh! Maybe that’s an understatement. But sometimes, I like to validate coaches too. Coaching at all levels can be challenging. We spend a lot of time on the court with the players and the parents. Off the court too. “What do you want to do this afternoon?” my wife asked as I sat at the desk making notes on a pad. I had just gotten …
Coach Evan Gaudreau is back with a match analysis of the French Open match between Sloane Stephens and Diane Parry. Sloane Stephen vs. Diane Parry Match Analysis by Coach Evan Ps. Read more from Coach Evan here. We also did a recent podcast together here. Ds. “I don’t always drink, but when I do, I drink Dos Equis!” Translation! “I don’t always watch the WTA tour, but when I do, I watch Sloane Stephens.” She’s a pure ball striker. Anisimova is another one. I followed both on Instagram for a bit, but it got a little “chicky” for Evan the …
Coach Evan is back with a match analysis from French Open 2022: Muchova vs Sakkari. Did you watch the match? Muchova vs Sakkari, French Open 2022 Match Analysis by Evan Gaudreau You can watch the highlights of the Muchova vs Sakkari match here. Here’s the thing about analysis pieces. If I bang it out on the first watch, it’s going to be missing something. Maybe it’s the way I process a match. Maybe my brain doesn’t work fast enough. Either way, there’s always something new that pops up the second time around. After watching the first three games last night, …
Coach Evan is back with his thoughts and a story about playing in a crosswind. Check out more of his posts here. Playing in a crosswind – Evan Gaudreau The town tennis courts were built in rows of three. There were five sections. Two players were playing in the section next to the parking lot. They tried to hit the ball back and forth. “This is so annoying,” Dave said. The wind was blowing left to right at fifteen miles per hour. “Playing in the wind sucks. It’s not even tennis,” his playing partner, Joe said. The ragweed started blowing …
Our prolific guest contributor and analyst, coach Evan, is back with his take on the Djokovic vs Tsitsipas Rome final. Djokovic vs Tsitsipas Rome Final by Evan Gaudreau Have you ever heard of the sniff test? Me either. When in Rome, players, before the final have to put a hood (or a bedsheet) over their head, and a patron brings over Tupperware bowls filled with random crap and the players have to sniff the contents. Here’s the deal. Only Tsitsipas played. And in his Tupperware bowl was Taleggio aged cheese from 1920 And he threw up. That would explain the bagel in the …
Coach Evan is here with his unique take on playing groundstroke points. Word over to Evan. Check out his other posts here. Playing Groundstroke Points by Evan Gaudreau The grey sky hid the sun. It was sixty-five degrees, and there was a five-mile-hour wind blowing. Perfect tennis weather. “Do you want to play a twenty-one?” Noah asked after warm-ups. “Sure,” Mike said, but he really didn’t want to. Twenty-Ones were getting boring. As he walked back to the baseline, Mike thought about starting the game off playing cross courts only and not worrying about what Noah would do. He wanted to …
Coach Evan is back, talking about the volley warm-up. The volley is an often overlooked topic these days… What racquets are good for volleys? I would think most control racquets… The Volley Warm-Up by Evan Gaudreau “I didn’t realize there was that much to the volley,” a new student said. Daniel came from a tennis system that didn’t put much value into the volley, overheads, or serves, but the teaching pro did put value in the Mcdonald’s dollar menu, spending all that earned money on cheap burgers and fries. Mcdonald’s has its limits. So do tennis coaches. “When you warm …