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	<title>How To Play Better Tennis - Tips From A Professional Tennis Coach &#187; Mental Tennis</title>
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	<description>A Tennis Pro Sharing Tips And Thoughts About Tennis Instruction, Strategy and Mental Game</description>
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		<title>Trained Tennis Players And The Rest Of Us</title>
		<link>http://www.tennisthoughts.com/2011/07/21/trained-tennis-players-and-the-rest-of-us/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Jul 2011 20:12:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tomaz</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I just played in the National Tournament (for club players) in the over 50s age group. I had the bad luck of playing the #1 seed &#8211; who is actually one of the top 3 players in the world in this age group. But I am a 3.5/4.0 player and my opponent beat me easily. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How To Break Opponent&#8217;s Zone Play</title>
		<link>http://www.tennisthoughts.com/2011/06/30/how-to-break-opponents-zone-play/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Jun 2011 21:05:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tomaz</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sometimes your opponent will enter the zone and play their best tennis which will be at much higher level than they usually play on. The recent win of Jo-Wilfried Tsonga over Roger Federer in Wimbledon quarter-finals was a great example of that. Once Tsonga was 2 sets to love down, he felt he had nothing [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>4</slash:comments>
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		<title>The Key To Playing Tennis In The Zone And Why It&#8217;s So Hard To Do That</title>
		<link>http://www.tennisthoughts.com/2011/01/08/the-key-to-playing-tennis-in-the-zone-and-why-its-so-hard-to-do-that/</link>
		<comments>http://www.tennisthoughts.com/2011/01/08/the-key-to-playing-tennis-in-the-zone-and-why-its-so-hard-to-do-that/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 09 Jan 2011 03:34:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tomaz</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Mental Tennis]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.tennisthoughts.com/?p=731</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The following is an email exchange between Arturo and me discussing playing tennis in the zone&#8230; &#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212; Arturo: I played a tournament right before Christmas.  Both matches were interesting. In the first, I could see the weaknesses and my opponent tried to put pressure on me but I had too many answers for his attacks.  [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
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		<title>How To Quiet Your Mind During Tennis Practice Or A Match</title>
		<link>http://www.tennisthoughts.com/2010/10/31/how-to-quiet-your-mind-during-tennis-practice-or-a-match/</link>
		<comments>http://www.tennisthoughts.com/2010/10/31/how-to-quiet-your-mind-during-tennis-practice-or-a-match/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 31 Oct 2010 18:45:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tomaz</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Mental Tennis]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.tennisthoughts.com/?p=706</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[There is a very simple technique that will help you quiet the mind during tennis. It happens often that while we train we start thinking about other things we need to do &#8211; whether they are related to tennis or even something else. We think about money, job, partners, kids, your to do list, the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Is Losing The Desire To Win Tennis Matches Bad?</title>
		<link>http://www.tennisthoughts.com/2010/08/31/is-losing-the-desire-to-win-tennis-matches-bad/</link>
		<comments>http://www.tennisthoughts.com/2010/08/31/is-losing-the-desire-to-win-tennis-matches-bad/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Aug 2010 16:41:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tomaz</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Mental Tennis]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.tennisthoughts.com/?p=696</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I have a (probably) mental tennis question to ask. I&#8217;m 45 years old now. I played in two singles tournaments (NTRP 5.0 and above) in the past two months. The first time, I beat a title contender in semi and got cramped, so had to forfeit the finals. The second time, I beat a top [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>3</slash:comments>
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		<title>Example Of How Tough Tennis Can Be On The Mind</title>
		<link>http://www.tennisthoughts.com/2010/04/13/example-of-how-tough-tennis-can-be-on-the-mind/</link>
		<comments>http://www.tennisthoughts.com/2010/04/13/example-of-how-tough-tennis-can-be-on-the-mind/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Apr 2010 18:30:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tomaz</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Mental Tennis]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[marin cilic]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.tennisthoughts.com/?p=617</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Marin Cilic defeated Igor Andreev today in Monte Carlo but there was a game at 4:1 in the second set that can demonstrate what kind of situations happen in tennis and how mentally tough one has to be to overcome those. It was 4:1 for Cilic and he was also serving. Here are 3 critical [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
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		<title>Tennis Serve Toss Expectations And The Reality Of It</title>
		<link>http://www.tennisthoughts.com/2010/03/14/tennis-serve-toss-expectations-and-the-reality-of-it/</link>
		<comments>http://www.tennisthoughts.com/2010/03/14/tennis-serve-toss-expectations-and-the-reality-of-it/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 14 Mar 2010 11:13:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tomaz</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.tennisthoughts.com/?p=577</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Mr. Mencinger: Great blog and website. I need your help, please. I am an active club player. 31 yrs old playing my best overall game (good groundstrokes and volleys). But for the last 2 years, my serve toss has been a struggle. I thought it was technique, but I have served well in the [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>3</slash:comments>
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		<title>I Don&#8217;t Like Competing In Tennis And Hurting Other People&#8217;s Feelings If I Win</title>
		<link>http://www.tennisthoughts.com/2010/02/21/i-dont-like-competing-in-tennis-and-hurting-other-peoples-feelings-if-i-win/</link>
		<comments>http://www.tennisthoughts.com/2010/02/21/i-dont-like-competing-in-tennis-and-hurting-other-peoples-feelings-if-i-win/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 21 Feb 2010 14:29:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tomaz</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Mental Tennis]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.tennisthoughts.com/?p=569</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve been playing tennis for about two years. I&#8217;ve always liked it  but I&#8217;ve never liked the competition aspect of it. I just don&#8217;t understand the need for competition. All is see in it is to see who is the winner and who is the loser. I find happiness in hitting the ball over the [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>5</slash:comments>
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		<title>Analyzing Your Effort In Tennis Matches</title>
		<link>http://www.tennisthoughts.com/2010/01/04/analyzing-your-effort-in-tennis-matches/</link>
		<comments>http://www.tennisthoughts.com/2010/01/04/analyzing-your-effort-in-tennis-matches/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Jan 2010 07:59:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tomaz</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Mental Tennis]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tennis Coaching]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.tennisthoughts.com/?p=557</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[One of the main reasons why you lose games and eventually matches is because you don&#8217;t give 100% of effort all the time. You may feel down, frustrated or disappointed (you&#8217;re in a low activation state) or you may feel angry, upset or nervous (you&#8217;re in a high activation state). In either case, you&#8217;re not [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
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		<title>How To Always Bring A Steady Game To My Matches?</title>
		<link>http://www.tennisthoughts.com/2009/11/03/how-to-always-bring-a-steady-game-to-my-matches/</link>
		<comments>http://www.tennisthoughts.com/2009/11/03/how-to-always-bring-a-steady-game-to-my-matches/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 09:45:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tomaz</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Mental Tennis]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.tennisthoughts.com/?p=523</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I play tournaments every week but  i can&#8217;t seem to bring my game together on match day. At training i play great but in matches i only play a good point once every two games. One day i beat the number 4 seed the next day i lose to a hacker. How can i always [...]]]></description>
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