What aspect of Mental game you need to improve?

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What aspect of Mental game you need to improve?

Tie Break Play
5
17%
Playing from Behind
0
No votes
Playing while Ahead
3
10%
Converting on Break Points
11
37%
Converting on Match Points
0
No votes
Holding Back your Game
5
17%
other
6
20%
 
Total votes : 30

Postby GOA MASTER MDMA » Wed, 29 Jul 2009 23:07

me too. normally i m a strong player in tiebreak, but in last matches i had loose all tiebreaks.
that nerves me
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Postby kyuuji » Thu, 30 Jul 2009 02:04

coke4 wrote:my main mental problem is converting break points, apart from that my mental game is good, i find i am saving most b.p's when i come up against them which is good.


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Postby Mack2300 » Thu, 30 Jul 2009 03:28

fedfan wrote:My problem is continuing to be agressive on my break point chances, I tend to be a little passive and and try and force my opponent into error rather than trying to take matters into my own hand.

It's catch 22 though as I hate to make sloppy errors so if I did that on the break points I'd probably be complaining I'm to wasteful on my chances and dont force my opponent to save the bp.


Yes this pretty sums up me and how I approach break points. As a result, I tend to end up playing "nothing" returns, you know those types of returns that are half risk but more a floaty nothing that lands short and begs to be put away for a winner.

More than this though, I think my main problem is just that I have a very negative mental attitude when it comes to playing my matches - I call it Mental Midget Mack :P If I get broken early in a match, I tend to go into a sulk and tank for a while. If I make a silly error or don't take advantage of a point, I swear quite a bit but I do stop short of throwing the controller around or hitting myself though I am tempted to smash the tv in sometimes :lol: So yeah I just think I need to be more relaxed playing itst matches.
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Postby Moralspain » Thu, 30 Jul 2009 08:40

Tie break play definetely
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Postby Vieira151 » Thu, 30 Jul 2009 15:07

Keeping Concentration for more than 3 games :lol: :lol:
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Postby BalkanPower » Thu, 30 Jul 2009 15:12

When I get broken, i try to put more pressure on my opponents serve to find a way to break him back...because of that I make sloppy errors, or just plain stupid risk errors...and never break back:(
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Postby ati4850 » Thu, 30 Jul 2009 15:44

I wish I could be cool during the matches, but I'm a nervous wreck. I wonder if alcohol will do the trick... :wee
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Postby Coolhand Texas » Thu, 30 Jul 2009 15:57

Well after losing my final with Xhorum, i am changing it to converting on break points. I had 4 break points in the 3rd set, at 5-5. I knew where each one was going, but i somehow missed them all, and i didnt know what happened. I felt the sameway in the 2 tiebreaks i lost, i got the serves i was looking for and missed, unusual, but i guess it wasnt my day
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Postby VillaJ100 » Thu, 30 Jul 2009 16:38

i always try and hit a risk return on BP's which 75% of the time results in me shanking the ball and me going mental saying 'its BP make him play the ball dumbass' lol
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Postby coke4 » Thu, 30 Jul 2009 18:30

VillaJ100 wrote:i always try and hit a risk return on BP's which 75% of the time results in me shanking the ball and me going mental saying 'its BP make him play the ball dumbass' lol


same, i either do what you said and get angry with myself for not making them play the point or i make him play and get angry at myself for not taking a chance by risking the return.... :lol:
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Postby AMAZING ZIZOU » Tue, 04 Aug 2009 18:19

I definately need to cool my self down when i miss an opportunity. The other day, i was leading one set, one break. I had a break ball for double breack in the 2nd and i didn't convert it.
I was so pissed, from that moment i started to change all the aspect of my game and i lost that match....too bad it was a final :lol: :evil: :lol:

This make me think of Tsonga interview after a match against roger. He said the key was in the coolness you have when you miss a shot. "Look Federer, he says, he never gets frustrated when he misses, that's what i have to aim to". I shall take this to myself also. : i guess we all should

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