One of the biggest problems junior tennis players and their parents face is unrealistic goal setting. Through Nick's extensive experience working with high-level junior players, he has seen disastrous results when players and parents set unrealistic goals. Safin's goals throughout his junior career were set too high. Also, the one-handed backhand while being aesthetically pleasing has some weak spots that need to be addressed.
For high-level players that possess technical fundamentals of all strokes, it is very important to play matches. Junior players often don't play enough matches due to various reasons and consequently, their development is halted. Safin does not have enough high-level matches under his belt and th...
After losing some matches where Safin held match points he was discouraged and feeling down. Nick explains his theory on tennis equilibrium and how understanding it can help Safin get through these tough times.
In a recent loss at a tournament, Safin double-faulted more than usual. He was concerned whether there is something wrong with his second serve technique.
