The Game

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 …

TN guest contributor, coach and analyst, Evan Gaudreau is back with another one. It’s called The Secret of Being Great. Check out Evan’s other pieces here. If you want to support Tennisnerd, please join my Patreon. The Secret of Being Great – by Evan Gaudreau There are certain qualities you need to be successful. Not just on the court but off the court too. Without them, you won’t make it. At least not as far as you’re dreaming. Your outside life mirrors your inside life and if you don’t understand that, then work on understanding what makes you tick and …

Evan is back with his new take on the second serve. He calls it “Change is on the horizon.” Let me know what you think about in the comments below. Look in the distance. Can you see it? Something’s coming. Can you feel it? Probably not. It’s going to pass you by if you’re not paying attention. Change is on the horizon. What is it? It’s a big wave. A wave full of knowledge but if you can’t see it or feel it, you will be crushed and washed away with your dogmatic thoughts. I first felt the wave when I read pieces by Craig O Shannessy, The …