Letting your momentum carry you through your tennis match is like riding a wave.
Ride your wave in a match
Australia is renowned as one of the world’s premier surfing destinations. Right now you can watch players in the Australian Open surfing their own waves. In a tennis match each player has waves of good and bad play. You may run off a string of good games and then have a string of error filled games. The trick is to get through the bad wave quicker and be ready to ride the good wave. Here is some help on how to do that:
- recognize the wave (in your game and your opponent’s) and realize it won’t last forever
- stay positive and up-beat during the bad wave, keep your head up and your feet moving
- stay loose and keep going for shots during your good and bad wave
- above all else, have fun out there and enjoy the process not just the outcome
That last one can make your good wave in tennis last the rest of your life.