Do you play like a star in practice or practice matches, but then under perform in competition due to a lack of confidence or poor focus? In my new tennis confidence video series, I’ll discuss the top five mental game reasons tennis players under perform in matches compared to practice.

Do you play tennis with a ton of confidence in practice, but have trouble taking your practice game to matches? If so, you are not alone. Many of my players are more comfortable in their practice routines than in matches. They lose trust in their strokes that worked well in practice. I recently received the following mental game of tennis question:

OK, I keep thinking about the Nadal-Federer match up. The finals at the Australian Open were filled with tennis psychology gems. I talked about how Nadal knew who he was before the match and it did not change after the match.