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		<title>Tennis Doubles &#8211; Return Of Serve</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[There is a lot of emphasis on the serve when it comes to playing better doubles (and rightly so), after all if you don&#8217;t serve well &#38; can&#8217;t hold serve then winning becomes&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;..difficult.  But, you also need to pay attention to the flip side of the coin &#8211; the return of serve, after all if you don&#8217;t return well, &#8230; <a href="http://planettennis.net/tennis-doubles-return-of-serve/">More<span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>There is a lot of emphasis on the serve when it comes to playing better doubles (and rightly so), after all if you don&#8217;t serve well &amp; can&#8217;t hold serve then winning becomes&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;..difficult.  But, you also need to pay attention to the flip side of the coin &#8211; the return of serve, after all if you don&#8217;t return well, you can&#8217;t break serve and again winning becomes&#8230;&#8230;..difficult.<br />
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		<title>The Tennis Serve: 3 Points To Help You Serve Better In Tennis</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 May 2012 12:04:37 +0000</pubDate>
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Tennis Serve tips &#8211; The tennis serve is the most important shot in the game of tennis. If you serve well then winning tennis matches becomes a whole lot easier.

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<strong>Tennis Serve tips</strong> &#8211; The <strong>tennis serve</strong> is the <strong>most important shot</strong> in the game of tennis. If you serve well then winning tennis matches becomes a whole lot easier.<br />
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It doesn&#8217;t matter if we are talking about the Federer serve, the Djokovic serve, the Nadal serve, the Sampras serve or the Roddick serve every tennis player needs to <strong>find a serve that is effective</strong> yet comfortable so that they can <strong>reproduce it time &#038; time again.</strong><br />
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This video goes over <strong>3 of the key points</strong> behind a solid and dependable tennis serve&#8230;.without which you really will struggle to get the cheap points you want &#038; need in matches.<br />
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Best news is, you can practice these key serve tips &#038; points on your own because you don&#8217;t need a partner to make your serve better once you know what you are doing.<br />
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		<title>The Tennis Forehand &amp; Backhand: Groundstroke Tips &#8211; Nadal &amp; Verdasco</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 May 2012 11:48:37 +0000</pubDate>
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<p><strong>Tennis forehands &amp; backhands</strong>: when it comes to playing great tennis having a dependable and effective forehand &amp; backhand are crucial.<br />
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<p><strong>The forehand</strong> especially has become the weapon of choice for many of the top tennis players and many tennis fans argue over the pros &amp; cons of the Federer forehand vs the Nadal forehand vs the Djokovic forehand.<br />
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<p><strong>The backhand</strong> also needs to be addressed because for many players it is the weakest shot in their game &#8211; single handed backhand vs double handed backhand, topspin or slice?<br />
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<p>In the video above are 3 tips that apply to both forehands &amp; backhands that will help you improve both shots.</p>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 May 2012 11:20:54 +0000</pubDate>
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<p><strong>Tennis Volleys:</strong> all tennis players should &amp; need to volley and the good news is that it is technically the easiest shot in the game.</p>
<p>The big problem is that so many players spend all their time working on their forehands, backhands &amp; serves (partly because the volley is seen less in the Pro game these days), that the volley takes a back seat and that&#8217;s not great because almost all club tennis involves the game of tennis doubles which should involve a lot of volleying to become successful.</p>
<p>Here are 3 simple tips to help you volley like Federer (Olympic doubles champ), Pat Rafter &amp; Pete Sampras and to take your game to new levels.  &nbsp;</p>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Apr 2012 09:05:25 +0000</pubDate>
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<p>In the next 90 seconds I&#8217;m going to show you the first key reason why footwork for tennis is a critical success component.</p>
<p>Without great footwork (footspeed, balance, agility etc) Federer, Nadal, &amp; Djokovic would not have won all of the Grand Slams (Australian Open, French Open, Wimbledon &amp; US Open) over the past few years &amp; would not be the major forces in the game of tennis that they are today!!</p>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Feb 2012 18:59:58 +0000</pubDate>
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Being the best tennis player you can be&#160;IS NOT just about what you can do to others.
Being the best tennis player you can be IS about how much you can take out there on the court and still move forwards.
Now, I don&#8217;t know where I first saw that or even if I recalled it correctly but hopefully you get the &#8230; <a href="http://planettennis.net/being-the-best-tennis-player-you-can-be-is/">More<span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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<p>Being the best tennis player you can be&nbsp;<strong>IS NOT</strong> just about what you can do to others.</p>
<p>Being the best tennis player you can be <strong>IS</strong> about how much you can take out there on the court and still move forwards.</p>
<p>Now, I don&#8217;t know where I first saw that or even if I recalled it correctly but hopefully you get the point.</p>
<p>If you really understand that &amp; take it on board you will do a  lot beter than the players adopting this other more popular internal  conversation.</p>
<p>Do I try to play my tennis forehand like Nadal?<br /> Do I try to have a single handed backhand like Federer?<br /> Should I try to have a tennis serve like Roddick?<br /> What about a double handed backhand like Andy Murray?<br /> Has Djokovic got the kind of tennis return &amp; volley technique I should be using?</p>
<p>This thought process is flawed because you could have any combination  of these players&#8217; shots &amp; still do great&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;however, if you  had very little of the first statement you would really struggle to play  anywhere near your best.</p>
<p>Winning tennis matches &amp; your best tennis is achieved on a regular basis by what you do in the head &amp; the mind&#8230;.<strong>NOT</strong> whose forehand style you have.</p>
<p>Do you have a statement that defines your best tennis???</p>
<p>Also, there is a limited time offer on <a href="http://beatallthetennisplayersyouwant.com/" target="_blank">Beat All The Tennis Players You Want</a> which is my best selling Special Report. &nbsp;There are a host of bonuses  that come with it at no extra cost so check it out if you want to know  about game planning and matchplay with a purpose &#8211; before the offer  ends!!</p>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 19:28:21 +0000</pubDate>
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Creativity is the &#8220;end game&#8221; and is key to tennis success.
Most players I have ever worked with or spoken to want to be and want to be thought of as being creative. The problem is that most players don&#8217;t actually know what creativity IS or WHY striving for creativity will always be a good thing over time.
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<p>Creativity is the &#8220;end game&#8221; and is key to tennis success.</p>
<p>Most players I have ever worked with or spoken to want to be and want to be thought of as being creative. The problem is that most players don&#8217;t actually know what creativity <strong>IS</strong> or <strong>WHY</strong> striving for creativity will always be a good thing over time.</p>
<p>Being a creative tennis player is all about putting things together on the court to actually <strong> CREATE</strong>&#8230;&#8230;.being <strong>PRO-ACTIVE</strong>.  It&#8217;s not all about trying out a series of un-connected shots or just being creative in response to a series of emergency situations that your opponent inflicts on you&#8230;&#8230;.<strong>REACTIVE</strong>.</p>
<p>Yes we all have to do that sometimes but this is something I call &#8220;diminished&#8221; creativity, but what I am talking about here is the type of creativity that gives you <strong>CONTROL</strong> of the situation/match.</p>
<p>Now, one of the main reasons I mention this is because enhanced creativity is something you <strong>NEED</strong> more of as you get older.  When &amp; if you become a bit slower around the court and/or you start picking up a few more of those nagging injuries you never got before (ring any bells????), becoming more creative is one of the things that can make all the difference.</p>
<p>Most players I know don&#8217;t dedicate regular time to enhancing their Pro-active Creativity &#8211; either physically on the court or perhaps more crucially mentally off the court.  I say crucially because you can do so much good work without leaving the house or the office&#8230;..you can even improve your game sitting on a train or in the back of the cab in between meetings or engagements.</p>
<p>I know (because I am in exactly the same position), we are all busy and when you combine that with the &#8220;older tennis player syndrome&#8221; we need to start becoming more creative and smarter about how we carry on improving through the years.</p>
<p>It is possible to carry on playing great tennis and even improving, so start the creativity trail today to make sure you keep on seeing great results.</p>
<p>Now, I have some tools that I like to use so if you think that any of this applies to you, I&#8217;d like to hear a bit more about what you already know.</p>
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		<title>Federer &#8211; I Am So Pleased Everyone Was Wrong</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 13:43:51 +0000</pubDate>
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Over the past few years many people were shouting (some crying) from the rooftops about the demise of Roger Federer.
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Many well known &#38; well informed tennis &#8220;experts&#8221; said that Federer had had his day and not only had Nadal inflicted a huge body blow, but Djokovic &#38; Murray (both with wins over him) had finally ended the Swiss masters chances &#8230; <a href="http://planettennis.net/federer-i-am-so-pleased-everyone-was-wrong/">More<span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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<div>Over the past few years many people were shouting (some crying) from the rooftops about the demise of Roger Federer.</div>
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<div>Many well known &amp; well informed tennis &#8220;experts&#8221; said that Federer had had his day and not only had Nadal inflicted a huge body blow, but Djokovic &amp; Murray (both with wins over him) had finally ended the Swiss masters chances of contesting the very top prizes.</div>
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<div>One of those people was&#8230;&#8230;.<strong>ME!!!!</strong> But we were right&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;<strong>Back Then!!!</strong></div>
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<div>Federer had fallen from grace&#8230;&#8230;..he wasn&#8217;t at the level he once was, even though the level of Nadal &amp; the rise of Djoko &amp; sustained level of Murray certainly didn&#8217;t help.</div>
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<div>Before you say anything, let&#8217;s just add in some context.</div>
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<div>The guy had been amazing for many years, setting some astonishing records along the way (you know what they are), which made him <strong>THE</strong> guy they were <strong>ALL</strong> gunning for.</div>
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<div>He also became a dad for the first time (all of you who are dads &amp; especially mums know how that changes things BIG TIME straight away). So, many things at play here&#8230;&#8230;years at the very top &amp; new dad, getting older etc etc etc.</div>
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<div><strong>BUT RIGHT NOW!!!</strong> In the last year he has settled in to his new roles as Father and World No3 &amp; quietly rebalanced the ship.</div>
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<div>In the record breaking year that was 2011 for Djokovic it was Federer that was the big danger for the Serb (beat him at the French &amp; should have beaten him at the US Open). Murray &amp; especially Nadal were clueless about how to beat him.</div>
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<div>At the end of year O2 Masters (I was there &amp; saw it) Fed was brilliant!!</div>
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<div>At the Australian open 2012 he has carried on the form of the last few months and has been nothing short of breathtaking. The level of play in the last 2 matches against Tomic (who he made look like a little boy) &amp; Del Porto (who I thought would be dangerous) was scary!! He is playing as well if not better than ever before&#8230;&#8230;.</div>
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<div>But what&#8217;s changed??</div>
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<div>Look, this could be a complex subject that only he knows the real answer to but a few things are in play here.</div>
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<div>Mentally, he is obviously still &#8220;up&#8221; for it and obviously believes that regardless of ranking he has a great shot at winning any tournament he enters (very important).</div>
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<div>Physically, he is serving great, his forehand is looking like the weapon it once was again &amp; that once &#8220;vulnerable&#8221; backhand has been played in by everyone to also be a bit of a weapon. But, most people are still missing the point!!</div>
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<div>Yes, all the above is true but most people mention the following but don&#8217;t <strong>TRULY</strong>connect it to the success of the mental &amp; physical aspects I just spoke about. His <strong>FOOTWORK!!</strong></div>
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<div>Federers footwork is unbelievable&#8230;&#8230;.he just moves so well!!! That&#8217;s the thing that connects the dots between the forehand &amp; the backhand. The serves &amp; the volleys&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;..Footwork is the thing that really moves the dial!! Footwork &amp; movement are the resons that Federer is right up there with Djokovic (another great mover) as the best 2 players in the World (Murray is nearly there too).</div>
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<div>Great effortless looking footwork is the reason Fed can still play at this super high level at an age when most have long since slipped down the rankings &amp; hung up their rackets. Without it you don&#8217;t have any of the other stuff because you just can&#8217;t get in position and you can&#8217;t get around the court.</div>
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<div>Apart from Marvelling at Federer&#8217;s footwork, the rest of his game &amp; getting ready for 2 great semi finals at the Australian you can check out the <a title="Tennis Footwork Formula" href="http://thetennisfootworkformula.com/l4-access-free/" target="_blank">Tennis Footwork Formula</a>.</div>
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<div>The Tennis Footwork Formula is the course I have that uncovers &amp; breaks down this vital component of great tennis into easy to understand steps &amp; chunks.</div>
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<div>I have just uploaded the teaching videos for &#8220;The Corkscrew&#8221; &amp; &#8220;The Front Bound&#8221; patterns 4 &amp; 5 of the 8 &#8220;Must Know Moves&#8221; for all tennis players &amp; 2 of the moves both Federer &amp; Djokovic totally <strong>OWN</strong> out there!!</div>
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<div>But don&#8217;t think that only guys of that level can do them&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;no, everyone can do them&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;..it&#8217;s just that most teaching pros don&#8217;t teach them&#8230;&#8230;..so if you feel that you are not great at this stuff&#8230;&#8230;.It&#8217;s NOT Your Fault!!</div>
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<div><strong>Here is what some tennis players had to say&#8230;&#8230;.</strong></div>
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<div>Michelle said&#8230;.&#8221;This is exactly what I need but has never been provided in <strong>ANY</strong> tennis clinics I have attended. Why is that?? I am told that my footwork is to blame for many of my mistakes but <strong>NO ONE</strong> has shown me the way this video has&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.I wish I could take a clinic with you&#8221;</div>
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<div>Jack said&#8230;..&#8221;I really like the course, what is great is the part it&#8217;s not the 100 meters&#8230;.to learn to play with the little movements, my anticipation has drastically improved. I didn&#8217;t know how much I was standing around just watching. I&#8217;m only a little way into the course can&#8217;t wait for more things to practice.</div>
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<div>Dave said&#8230;&#8230;.&#8221;Hey Paul, thanks for the drills – I’ve focused on your footwork tips the last two times I’ve played and they seem to make a big difference. It is funny that I spend all of my mental energy on what I’m doing with my grip, when in fact, the positioning of my feet seems to be 80% of the battle.&#8221;</div>
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<div>Bruno said&#8230;&#8230;&#8221;Great stuff. How true you are about footwork being so important, paramount in tennis. Very few coaches or tennis pros spend time to really teach that.&#8221;</div>
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<div>Halina said&#8230;..&#8221;Its getting better and better, cant wait for more.&#8221;</div>
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<div><strong>Thanks girls &amp; guys!!</strong></div>
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<div>Anyway, The Tennis Footwork Formula is set for a price hike in the next few weeks as I release it to the wider tennis community, so if you think that a collection of videos that show you how to move better on the tennis court may just be the thing you need to transform the rest of your game then check out the video <a title="tennis footwork formula" href="http://thetennisfootworkformula.com/l4-access-free/" target="_blank">HERE</a></div>
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		<title>Your Tennis Breakthrough</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 15:28:27 +0000</pubDate>
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Breaking through to your best ever tennis is as simple as tracing a few simple steps that others who have been successful before you have marked out.
As someone who has studied performance success over a number of years, I have seen that in among the heap of individual traits that exist (Federer is different to Nadal who again is different &#8230; <a href="http://planettennis.net/your-tennis-breakthrough/">More<span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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<p>Breaking through to your best ever tennis is as simple as tracing a few simple steps that others who have been successful before you have marked out.</p>
<p>As someone who has studied performance success over a number of years, I have seen that in among the heap of individual traits that exist (Federer is different to Nadal who again is different to Djokovic) there are a number of common traits that the successful players have that seems to separate them from the pack.</p>
<p>If you can tap into these you to will elevate your performance to&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;..Your Tennis Breakthrough!!!</p>
<p>Check out the quick video I have made for you that outlines these traits &amp; strategies.</p>
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		<title>Tennis Footwork: Split Step Myth</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Jan 2012 10:21:52 +0000</pubDate>
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If there is one area of tennis footwork that is the most misunderstood it would be the split step.
Most players have heard about it, but very few players use it correctly.
Here is a video to dispel a rumour &#38; show you when you should be split stepping.
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<p>If there is one area of tennis footwork that is the most misunderstood it would be the split step.</p>
<p>Most players have heard about it, but very few players use it correctly.</p>
<p>Here is a video to dispel a rumour &amp; show you when you should be split stepping.</p>
<p>For more info to help you with your footwork for tennis &#8211; Click <a href="http://footwork4tennis.com" title="tennis footwork" target="_blank">HERE</a><br />
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