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	<title>How To Play Better Tennis - Tips From A Professional Tennis Coach &#187; Mental Tennis</title>
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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>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 14 Mar 2010 11:13:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tomaz</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Mental Tennis]]></category>

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		<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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		<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 [...]]]></description>
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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 giving [...]]]></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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		<title>What Do Azarenka, Del Potro, Djokovic and Murray Have In Common?</title>
		<link>http://www.tennisthoughts.com/2009/04/06/what-do-azarenka-del-potro-djokovic-and-murray-have-in-common/</link>
		<comments>http://www.tennisthoughts.com/2009/04/06/what-do-azarenka-del-potro-djokovic-and-murray-have-in-common/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2009 08:05:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tomaz</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Mental Tennis]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Novak Djokovic]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Roger Federer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[del potro]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[victoria azarenka]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.tennisthoughts.com/?p=284</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Miami 2009 tennis tournament proved to be very exciting and Victoria Azarenka, Juan Martin Del Potro, Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray did very well here.
What do these great tennis players have in common in their mental game that enabled them such success?
It&#8217;s the power of belief. 
They all believed (or just started to believe) [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Handling Cheating and Gamesmanship</title>
		<link>http://www.tennisthoughts.com/2008/12/01/handling-cheating-and-gamesmanship/</link>
		<comments>http://www.tennisthoughts.com/2008/12/01/handling-cheating-and-gamesmanship/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Dec 2008 09:28:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tomaz</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Alexander Claussen]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mental Tennis]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Alexander Claussen
You and your opponent just walked out on the court. You warm-up, and the match starts. You start off the match with an error in the net, and a “C’mon, right here,” rings in your ears. You let it go. Next point, your opponent says loudly the same phrase just as you begin [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
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		<title>How To Cope With Mistakes – A Tennis Podcast</title>
		<link>http://www.tennisthoughts.com/2008/11/27/how-to-cope-with-mistakes-%e2%80%93-a-tennis-podcast/</link>
		<comments>http://www.tennisthoughts.com/2008/11/27/how-to-cope-with-mistakes-%e2%80%93-a-tennis-podcast/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Nov 2008 09:07:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tomaz</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Mental Tennis]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tennis Podcasts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[tennis podcast]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.tennisthoughts.com/?p=203</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Have you ever missed an &#8220;easy&#8221; sitter and couldn&#8217;t let go of that mistake?
It kept replaying in your mind and that distracted you from being focused on your next point, it made you more and more frustrated and you couldn&#8217;t play as well as you did before.
Most of us have had this experience and we [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Winning Is NOT Your Responsibility</title>
		<link>http://www.tennisthoughts.com/2008/11/10/winning-is-not-your-responsibility/</link>
		<comments>http://www.tennisthoughts.com/2008/11/10/winning-is-not-your-responsibility/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Nov 2008 18:34:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tomaz</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Mental Tennis]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.tennisthoughts.com/?p=197</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I am a tennis player that has a huge passion for the game. I would play it everyday if I had the chance. 
Recently, i have been in a slump. i went to Regionals for my school team and I was seeded number two. 
My draw looked like a ticket into State. I rolled through [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>Dealing With Pressure In Tennis Matches</title>
		<link>http://www.tennisthoughts.com/2008/05/20/dealing-with-pressure-in-tennis-matches/</link>
		<comments>http://www.tennisthoughts.com/2008/05/20/dealing-with-pressure-in-tennis-matches/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 May 2008 07:54:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tomaz</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Mental Tennis]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.tennisthoughts.com/?p=137</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[How to handle the kind of pressure when in a tournament situation, a player is 4-5 up serving, and fails to finish the match due to what we call &#8220;elbow&#8221;? 
The player gets so tensed up that he or she can&#8217;t perform at the level they suppose to. 
Also; when you have players that are [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why Am I Not Giving My Best?</title>
		<link>http://www.tennisthoughts.com/2008/02/25/why-am-i-not-giving-my-best/</link>
		<comments>http://www.tennisthoughts.com/2008/02/25/why-am-i-not-giving-my-best/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Feb 2008 18:42:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tomaz</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Mental Tennis]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I have a problem with confidence and doing my best, because whenever I actually try (I usually play by putting as little effort as possible) I feel depressed when I lose or mess up.
That&#8217;s because failing even at my best makes me feel as if my best is nothing, that is why I put little [...]]]></description>
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