How To Become a Top Tennis Player

Toby, Augustus, Max23 March 2010

Agenda

• How to… top tips• Training• Case Studies– Rafael Nadal– Novac Djokoic– Roger Federer

How to…top tips1. Start young2. Practice loads3. Dream of becoming a top 10 player4. Have a good coach5. Learn from others, through demonstration and copying6. Keep really fit7. Look after your tennis gear8. Don’t be afraid to play tough competition9. Keep your focus10. Believe you can WIN…

All about trainingA balanced tennis training programme

includes activities to give

•Aerobic stamina – for a high work rate to keep you going•Anaerobic – to give power in a rally and in each shot•Strength – for your shots•Speed off the mark - around the court•Agility – to move sideways as well as forwards and backMore like along distance runner than a footballer

Top tennis players train every day for about 6-8 hours

Rafael Nadal

Rafael Nadal was born in Manacor in Majorca on the 3rd June 1986. Nadal started playing at the age of 3. He has won 6 titles and is currently the 3rd best player in the world. He has also been he only player to win on clay, hard and grass simultaneously.He was ranked the world’s no.2 after Federer for 160 weeks.

Novac Djokovic

Novac was born on the 22nd of May 1987 in Belgrade, Serbia. He has only won one grand slam titles singles in his career. He won bronze medal at the 2008 Olympics. He is currently the world’s no.2. He started playing at the age of 4 just after Nadal. He has been a runner-up at the 2007 US open.

Roger FedererRoger Federer was born on the 8th of August 1981 in Binningen, Switzerland. He became a top tennis player in 1999. Federer has won 16 titles and has 6 runners up medals. In the 2008 olympics grabbed gold. He has appeared in 22 grand slams and has won 16 of them and runners-up 6 times.On the 8th March 2010 he was named the best player in the world.