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	<title>How To Play Better Tennis - Tips From A Professional Tennis Coach &#187; Tennis Strategy</title>
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		<title>The Difference Between Hard Court Tennis And Clay Court Tennis</title>
		<link>http://www.tennisthoughts.com/2011/07/23/the-difference-between-hard-court-tennis-and-clay-court-tennis/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 23 Jul 2011 15:52:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tomaz</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Q: Dear Tomaz, some time ago I bought your books and I really enjoy them. I am writing to ask you some tips because I am getting really frustrated. I recently moved from the US to Italy. Before moving I was playing the best tennis of my life. I was able to battle playing against [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How To Win Against Masters of Drop Shots</title>
		<link>http://www.tennisthoughts.com/2010/05/12/how-to-win-against-masters-of-drop-shots/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 May 2010 08:23:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tomaz</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Have you ever been frustrated by an opponent who masterfully pulled one drop shot after another when you least expected them? And even if you reached the ball you still lost the point most of the times? There&#8217;s a way to counter these drop shot masters and you have to approach it from two ways. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Balancing Act &#8211; Playing Smart Tennis On Clay Courts</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2009 13:22:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tomaz</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is a guest post from Arturo Hernandez sharing his experience playing on clay courts. Thanks Arturo! The Balancing Act &#8211; Playing Smart Tennis On Clay Courts For the last two months I have been struggling in tennis.  This was a combination of factors.  My strokes needed some more tuning up. I played on clay [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How To Use Wind, Sun, and Heat To Your Advantage In A Tennis Match</title>
		<link>http://www.tennisthoughts.com/2009/03/05/how-to-use-wind-sun-and-heat-to-your-advantage-in-a-tennis-match/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2009 09:07:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tomaz</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Sun and Heat Dealing with the sun will take you out of your game and leave you losing to players you’ve trained to beat. The one positive is that most tennis courts are laid out north to south, so neither player must stare directly into the sun, but occasionally this will be the case. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tennis Retrievers: “Pushing” it Over the Limit</title>
		<link>http://www.tennisthoughts.com/2009/01/18/tennis-retrievers-%e2%80%9cpushing%e2%80%9d-it-over-the-limit/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Jan 2009 01:31:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tomaz</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Are tennis retrievers driving you crazy? Learn how to get them out of their game and make them fear yours. Everybody hates retrievers. They require a great amount of patience and skill to get even close to beating them. In fact, you might be one yourself. If so, don’t feel bad. A retriever’s style is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How Clay Court Tennis Helped My Game On Hard Courts</title>
		<link>http://www.tennisthoughts.com/2008/09/03/how-clay-court-tennis-helped-my-game-on-hard-courts/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Sep 2008 12:21:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tomaz</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hi Tomaz, I am back in the US and back to hard courts. Last year when I came back I had a really hard time adjusting from clay to hard courts. This year it has been less difficult. Hard courts are really fast. Everything seems to happen in fast forward and there is little time [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Taking The Initiative In Clay Court Tennis</title>
		<link>http://www.tennisthoughts.com/2008/08/15/taking-the-initiative-in-clay-court-tennis/</link>
		<comments>http://www.tennisthoughts.com/2008/08/15/taking-the-initiative-in-clay-court-tennis/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Aug 2008 17:44:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tomaz</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I was playing a really good player yesterday from the club. He seemed (like many people seem to do) to move me from side to side. He did this even hitting shots which are relatively lower percentage (but quite safe). His basic strategy seemed to hit to the forehand. Open up the backhand. Then hit [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mental And Tactical Differences Between Tennis Singles And Doubles</title>
		<link>http://www.tennisthoughts.com/2008/07/20/mental-and-tactical-differences-between-tennis-singles-and-doubles/</link>
		<comments>http://www.tennisthoughts.com/2008/07/20/mental-and-tactical-differences-between-tennis-singles-and-doubles/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Jul 2008 12:23:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tomaz</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I read through your Strategy Encyclopedia and found some very useful information.  I watched the Agassi-Federer final from 2005. I thought it was a great match but did notice how much they use very basic strategies. The three most useful pieces of advice were: 1) Always defend deep to the middle. I had never thought [...]]]></description>
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		<title>3 Ways To Play Aggressively In Tennis</title>
		<link>http://www.tennisthoughts.com/2008/03/02/3-ways-to-play-aggressively-in-tennis/</link>
		<comments>http://www.tennisthoughts.com/2008/03/02/3-ways-to-play-aggressively-in-tennis/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 02 Mar 2008 08:55:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tomaz</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hi Tomaz, I bought your Tennis Strategy Encyclopedia and just wanted to ask you a few questions about aggression in tennis which you mention a few times. On page 30 of TSE, you say, “You can still be aggressive though, just to send the message of aggression to your opponent.” On page 32, you say, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How To Avoid Playing Short Balls Under Pressure</title>
		<link>http://www.tennisthoughts.com/2007/11/02/how-to-avoid-playing-short-balls-under-pressure/</link>
		<comments>http://www.tennisthoughts.com/2007/11/02/how-to-avoid-playing-short-balls-under-pressure/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Nov 2007 04:12:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tomaz</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When I am under pressure I return the ball short as if somehow I was paralysed. This is not the norm but occurs more frequently with my backhand. How can I overcome it? The most probable cause for freezing is again the lack of decision. Perhaps you are not clear on what to do under [...]]]></description>
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