He strung his first racquet when he was 9 and has strung for pretty much every top player out there. This is my interview with Richard Parnell. He is a true stringing legend and even invented his own knot. My interview with Richard Parnell took place at his language academy and stringing room in Mijas, in Costa Del Sol, Spain. We chatted for hours about stringing, racquets, string trends, and …
Since I am off tennis for a while due to tennis elbow (for the first time in my life), I wanted to write a bit about how to avoid tennis elbow. I have been a week without tennis now and it is painful. Mostly because I can’t practice the sport I love. This is why I have been researching ways to avoid tennis elbow. As always, following a fitness program, …
I got this newsletter from the Martin Fitness Method about how to improve your court balance. This is something I have struggled with myself. Being in balance and using your kinetic chain properly is very important if you want to become a better tennis player. I have moved from a more traditional stance and swing to a more modern game and my court balance has required an adjustment. I thought …
A while back I reviewed the Functional Tennis Match Journal, a great tool for improving your tennis. Here is the Functional Tennis Practice Journal. You can read more about the Functional Tennis Match Journal here. The Functional Tennis Practice Journal is, as the name implies, is for you who want to keep track of your practice sessions. It comes packed with some great advice, stats and other things to keep …
Good to Great Academy is one of the top tennis academies in the world. I was lucky to visit their new home outside Stockholm to meet with the founders. Good to Great Academy was founded by former world-class players and Nicklas Kulti, Magnus Norman and Mikael Tillstrom in 2012. They have since then worked with players such as Stan Wawrinka, Rebecca Peterson, and Grigor Dimitrov to name a few. Last …
One of the most common questions for tennis coaches is how to handle high balls. Especially on the often weaker backhand wing. This video deals with various approaches to dealing with high balls, both aggressive and defensive. We like to call it Moonballer Medicine. It might sound like a basic problem, but high balls on the backhand was one of the tools Nadal used to give Federer trouble for many …
I usually listen to audiobooks or podcasts when I string racquets, drive or go to the gym. Some of them are about tennis. One book I really enjoyed and just finished was Zen Tennis – Playing in the Zone by Dr. Joe Parent and Bill Scanlon. It is about working on your mental game of tennis. The mental game of tennis is perhaps one of my weakest areas. Yes, you …
The serve is arguably the most important shot in tennis and it is something that a lot of players struggle with. That is why we thought it was timely to release a new Tennisnerd Academy video called: How to Serve! The video deals with grip, stance, backswing, slice, flat and kick serve and is packed with tips. Tennisnerd Academy is a project I am doing together with my two tennis …
I have decided to make a serious effort towards improving my tennis fitness on the court. I have signed up for a course from the Martin Method Tennis Fitness which covers tennis fitness for all tennis players of all levels. Use the code TENNISNERD and get 10% off. I am definitely not a couch potato and exercise almost every day, but I mostly do it without a clear plan of …
I was in Marbella, Spain, about week ago and did a tough training session with coach Luis Perez. Luis used to be ranked within the top 500 players in the world so he knows what he is talking about. He quickly noticed my takeback was a bit long and complicated and devised this racquet preparation drill. This racquet preparation drill video is a short excerpt from my full training session …
