Comments on: Why Kim Clijsters Won The US Open 2009 http://www.tennisthoughts.com/2009/09/13/why-kim-clijsters-won-the-us-open-2009/ A Tennis Pro Sharing Tips And Thoughts About Tennis Instruction, Strategy and Mental Game Wed, 30 Nov 2011 18:27:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Interview Insights – Kim Clijsters at Australian Open 2010 | How To Play Better Tennis - Tips From A Professional Tennis Coach http://www.tennisthoughts.com/2009/09/13/why-kim-clijsters-won-the-us-open-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-2280 Interview Insights – Kim Clijsters at Australian Open 2010 | How To Play Better Tennis - Tips From A Professional Tennis Coach Wed, 27 Jan 2010 02:48:41 +0000 http://www.tennisthoughts.com/?p=486#comment-2280 [...] key is to focus on matches that she played well – and that’s practically all of them since Kim entered the US Open 2009 and won it. Share and [...] [...] key is to focus on matches that she played well – and that’s practically all of them since Kim entered the US Open 2009 and won it. Share and [...]

]]> By: Tunde http://www.tennisthoughts.com/2009/09/13/why-kim-clijsters-won-the-us-open-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-2004 Tunde Wed, 23 Sep 2009 11:27:40 +0000 http://www.tennisthoughts.com/?p=486#comment-2004 When Kim was retiring, she made some comments about facing life in a more exciting way. Looking forward to family life with husband and kids! It is absolutely impossible not to have fear when playing a highly competitve sport. Even Nadal said if he does no feel any fear when entering a competition, he hardly performs well. Kim felts some fear during shot making, he faces them from the power point not from the painful point. Although, she misses some shots occasionally which is as a result of the difficulty of the game. I never saw a moment of depression even when she was down. Lovely family thoughts was the secret. Good thoughts attracts good shots. Like things attracts one another! When Kim was retiring, she made some comments about facing life in a more exciting way. Looking forward to family life with husband and kids! It is absolutely impossible not to have fear when playing a highly competitve sport. Even Nadal said if he does no feel any fear when entering a competition, he hardly performs well. Kim felts some fear during shot making, he faces them from the power point not from the painful point. Although, she misses some shots occasionally which is as a result of the difficulty of the game. I never saw a moment of depression even when she was down. Lovely family thoughts was the secret. Good thoughts attracts good shots. Like things attracts one another!

]]> By: nior nti http://www.tennisthoughts.com/2009/09/13/why-kim-clijsters-won-the-us-open-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-2003 nior nti Wed, 23 Sep 2009 09:28:00 +0000 http://www.tennisthoughts.com/?p=486#comment-2003 Dear Tomas, very good analysis! My two cents worth of analysis is - the rest that she enjoyed away from tennis...I play a lot of tennis too and i have noticed that if I take a week off, my game improves a lot the follwing day. I believe, what made her relax was she was "fully recharged" after that furlough... by the way, thanks for inviting me to see you..I wont be traveling at the moment...but next year I would be in UK for the Wimbledon. More power Dear Tomas, very good analysis! My two cents worth of analysis is – the rest that she enjoyed away from tennis…I play a lot of tennis too and i have noticed that if I take a week off, my game improves a lot the follwing day. I believe, what made her relax was she was “fully recharged” after that furlough…

by the way, thanks for inviting me to see you..I wont be traveling at the moment…but next year I would be in UK for the Wimbledon.

More power

]]> By: Juan http://www.tennisthoughts.com/2009/09/13/why-kim-clijsters-won-the-us-open-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-1995 Juan Mon, 21 Sep 2009 10:41:30 +0000 http://www.tennisthoughts.com/?p=486#comment-1995 Another great article. It`s impossible to analyse this case in a simplier way. The more you enjoy on the court, the better you play. There is no doubt of it. Clijsters' case is an exception, because only a few professional players will have the 'priviledge' of being able to play without the pressure of the competition. But I think there are different ways to feel good as playing tennis. It depends on your game, your style. As a good Spaniard, I admire Rafa Nadal. Does he actually enjoy on the court? Yes, of course, although sometimes it seems the opposite. He enjoys suffering, defending, fighting, rallying, planning every single point, attacking the weakest point of his rivals, surviving in the mental battle. This is his method and it works. Definitively, you must squeeze your abilities. No matter how talented you are. The key is to know what kind of tennis you can put into practice and to do it. Another great article. It`s impossible to analyse this case in a simplier way. The more you enjoy on the court, the better you play. There is no doubt of it. Clijsters’ case is an exception, because only a few professional players will have the ‘priviledge’ of being able to play without the pressure of the competition. But I think there are different ways to feel good as playing tennis. It depends on your game, your style. As a good Spaniard, I admire Rafa Nadal. Does he actually enjoy on the court? Yes, of course, although sometimes it seems the opposite. He enjoys suffering, defending, fighting, rallying, planning every single point, attacking the weakest point of his rivals, surviving in the mental battle. This is his method and it works. Definitively, you must squeeze your abilities. No matter how talented you are. The key is to know what kind of tennis you can put into practice and to do it.

]]> By: Cami http://www.tennisthoughts.com/2009/09/13/why-kim-clijsters-won-the-us-open-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-1994 Cami Mon, 21 Sep 2009 06:22:07 +0000 http://www.tennisthoughts.com/?p=486#comment-1994 Your analysis is very good, as usual, and I would like to congratulate you on the great articles you write. They go beyond tennis and apply to life in general, and I learn a lot from them. I agree that the main advantage Kim has over the rest of the players is that tennis is not her only passion anymore, and as a consequence, she has less pressure to deal with on court. It is very important, in life as well, I think, not to be an uni-dimensional person... Before Kim retired, I didn't watch too much tennis, so I didn't know how she played. But two things impressed me at this US Open: her amazing shot-making abilities and her tennis mind. She is simply one class above most female players out there. The speed of her shots, the angles she can find in a split second, the way she can find creative ways to finish the point and the ability to execute pretty much any shot from the baseline, this is a joy to watch. Even if she is a base-liner, Kim's game is sooo much more exciting to watch than other baseline girls. I, for one, am so happy she is back! And the fact that she is such a nice human being makes me be an even bigger fan! Your analysis is very good, as usual, and I would like to congratulate you on the great articles you write. They go beyond tennis and apply to life in general, and I learn a lot from them.

I agree that the main advantage Kim has over the rest of the players is that tennis is not her only passion anymore, and as a consequence, she has less pressure to deal with on court. It is very important, in life as well, I think, not to be an uni-dimensional person…

Before Kim retired, I didn’t watch too much tennis, so I didn’t know how she played. But two things impressed me at this US Open: her amazing shot-making abilities and her tennis mind. She is simply one class above most female players out there. The speed of her shots, the angles she can find in a split second, the way she can find creative ways to finish the point and the ability to execute pretty much any shot from the baseline, this is a joy to watch.

Even if she is a base-liner, Kim’s game is sooo much more exciting to watch than other baseline girls. I, for one, am so happy she is back! And the fact that she is such a nice human being makes me be an even bigger fan!

]]> By: Arturo Hernandez http://www.tennisthoughts.com/2009/09/13/why-kim-clijsters-won-the-us-open-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-1962 Arturo Hernandez Tue, 15 Sep 2009 14:50:06 +0000 http://www.tennisthoughts.com/?p=486#comment-1962 Nice analysis. In fact, even in her match with Serena she was very composed and much more in control. She just kept her cool and played with very good balance in her game. It's funny but it seems like the composed types such as Clijsters make better models as tennis champions. But there is still this underlying question of how someone like Serena with a very different mental makeup has managed to win so many championships. Maybe in Serena's case she never loses. Even when the score says so. Nice analysis. In fact, even in her match with Serena she was very composed and much more in control. She just kept her cool and played with very good balance in her game. It’s funny but it seems like the composed types such as Clijsters make better models as tennis champions. But there is still this underlying question of how someone like Serena with a very different mental makeup has managed to win so many championships. Maybe in Serena’s case she never loses. Even when the score says so.

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