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Book cover image of Maximum Tennis:10 Keys to Unleashing Your On-Court Potential by Nick Saviano

Authors: Nick Saviano, Chris Evert, Chris Evert
ISBN-13: 9780736042000, ISBN-10: 0736042008
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Human Kinetics Publishers
Date Published: October 2002
Edition: (Non-applicable)

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Author Biography: Nick Saviano

Nick Saviano is the director of coaching education for the United States Tennis Association (USTA) and is considered one of the leading tennis coaching educators in the world today. He is an internationally recognized developmental coach, having worked with and developed many players who have gone on to become some of the best in the world. He is a highly sought after public speaker and has presented at tennis coaching conventions throughout the world.

A world-class professional for nine years, Saviano achieved ranking in the top 50 in singles and has had wins over numerous top 10 players. His positions within the USTA have included National Coach and Director of Men's Tennis. He is a master professional with the United States Professional Tennis Association (USPTA) and was named Touring Coach of the Year in 1993.

Saviano has written for many publications on all aspects of the game, including Tennis magazine. He is also an editor for the USTA High Performance Coaching Newsletter which goes out to approximately 25,000 coaches quarterly. He resides in Davie, Florida with his wife Jenny, and three daughters, Nicole, Amanda, and Jennifer.

Book Synopsis

Few players can serve like Andy Roddick or Venus Williams, and rifle returns as quickly as Andre Agassi, but all the game's elite athletes have 10 characteristics in common that enable them to play their best possible tennis. As a professional player, an elite coach, and a coach of top coaches, author Nick Saviano has seen the difference that mindset can make. Now, in Maximum Tennis, Saviano draws together the common links shared by the best players—elements you can use to reach your full potential.

Play from the heart. Simplify your stroke. Focus on the elements you control. Play to your personal strengths. Maximum Tennis distills the nature of championship play into its essence, helping you play to your strengths and enjoy the game every time you step on the court. Some of the best to ever play and coach add their own examples to each of Saviano's lessons. Contributors include Jim Courier, Chris Evert, Nick Bollettieri, Billie Jean King, Stan Smith, and many more.

According to Saviano, great players aren't born; they're made. In Maximum Tennis, this internationally recognized coach draws from his experience on the courts and behind the scenes with some of the sport's top names. He reveals concepts any player can learn—and every coach can teach—to help you reach your full potential and enhance your love of the game.

Table of Contents

Foreword
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Ch. 1Visualize Your Ultimate Player1
Know where you need to go
Ch. 2Embrace Your Playing Personality19
Bring "you" into your game
Ch. 3Customize Tactics41
Know your strategy and adjust your tactics
Ch. 4Optimize Technique67
Play your best weapon
Ch. 5Let Movement Flow93
Make your movements an instinct!
Ch. 6Simulate for Success115
Practice with purpose
Ch. 7Focus On What You Can Control129
Work at having a winning mentality
Ch. 8Guarantee Success145
Being prepared is half the battle
Ch. 9Synergize in Doubles159
Pick a good partner and play off each other's strengths
Ch. 10Play From the Heart173
Play for the fun of it!
Epilogue187
Bibliography189
Index191
About the Author195

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