Tennis Topic of the Day: Your Racket Preparation - Moral: You can never take it back early enough - (but smoothly, please)

A BEGINNER takes the racket back after the bounce. 
A RECREATIONAL CLUB PLAYER takes the racket back after the ball crosses the net.
AN ADVANCED PLAYER takes the racket back when the opponent hits the ball to the forehand or backhand side.
A PROFESSIONAL PLAYER takes the racket back before the opponent even hits the ball. 
A TOP 100 PLAYER takes the racket back a week before the match. 
A TOP 10 PLAYER takes the racket back a month before the match.
The WORLD's No. 1 PLAYER takes the racket back one year before the match. 

Practicing with Roger Federer - on Hot Mic with Commentary (Dubai, December 22, 2016)

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Article: "What we learned from Roger Federer's Periscoped
training session", by Charlie Eccleshare (The Telegraph,
Dec. 22, 2016)

Tennis Mural of the Day: History's Stars

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By: Tanya Sistare for Healthplex Sports Club, Tennis Lounge
(Springfield, PA - December 2016)

Holiday Break: Santa Tennis

Brief Moment of Levity: McDonald's Tennis

Tennis Quote of the Day: Angelique Kerber, World No. 1 WTA, and the Secret Behind Her Wins

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Tennis Topic of the Day: The Power of Visualization to "Create" Your Shot

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Consistent perfect visualization can "create" the shot as much as real practice! 

Article: "Mental Rehersal & Visualization" by Joe Haefner (citing University of Chicago study by Dr. Judd Biasiotto which showed that a control group simply visualizing perfect free throws improved as much as another control group that actually practiced free throws)

Tennis Quote of the Day: The most important 6 inches

Wanna live longer with better health? Play tennis!

Article: Tennis Players Net Longer Lives, NY Daily News (Nov. 30, 2016) (citing British Journal of Sports Medicine study 1994 to 2008)