Serve +1, Return +1
Most players don’t work on serve and return enough
Most players do not practice how they compete or should compete if they want to be better
If you saw this post match chat between John McEnroe and Nadal you may not have caught what Nadal was saying. John, is not only a legend on court but in my view amazing at his honest insight and this is one of his best Q&A–Below I supply part of the interview regarding this point: serve +1 and return work.
Listen in and hear what Nadal says about what he did well. And then think of how you practice. Most people (and teaching pros for that matter) do not practice or teach according to how they play and for sure most do not practice according to how it is better to play. @_JohnMcEnroe and @RafaelNadal talk about Serve +1 Return +1, though not directly referring to it. You have to know what is behind the scenes and what that means. Most players don’t work on serve/return enough nor with the practice=the real data of competition mindset. Listened to my podcast with @BrainGameTennis O’Shannessy (Djokovic’s strategy coach and ATP/WTA analyst) to learn more. Listen below then Click here to listen to the podcast. Be sure to follow me on @coachclarkPhD.