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Hi Reader, Even at 14 years old, she could volley with control and assurance—even against a male pro player hitting aggressively at her. Then, three months later, she started dumping routine approach shots into the net. Shots she'd made hundreds of times before. What had changed? Her technique was identical... I had seen this happen before and I identified the root cause of the her errors quickly. This wasn't a technical problem. It was stress avoidance disguised as poor execution. I see this...
Hi Reader, This weekend, a 14-year-old junior I work with in Bangkok—let's call him "M"—was up 5-2 in a first-set tiebreak against the best player in the country. He'd been in this position dozens of times before. And dozens of times before, he'd lost. The pattern was always the same: the moment he got close to winning, he'd start trying to end points in two shots. Go for too much. Hand his opponent free points. By 5-5, the match was slipping away. By 6-7, it was already over in his head. But...
Hi Reader, For years, I've been writing about tennis philosophy, mental training, and the 3AM methodology. You've been reading, engaging, and supporting this work. Some of you have been with me since the beginning. I truly appreciate the support and encouragement. I've been so focused on creating content that I never made it easy for us to actually work together. I never built a clear path for you to get deeper support from me or how to directly elevate your approach to training. That changes...