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By Marc Sophoulis with Shane Liyanage

In 1994, a woman by the name of Venus Williams changed the game of women’s tennis. At the ripe old age of 14 she entered the professional ranks of the...

Hi everyone, welcome back. Today's topic is called listen. Listening is an important skill that's a key to coaching, parenting, relationships and all facets of life.

We always think about what we...

Are you the parent of a promising young tennis player?

Are you taking your kids and driving them to training and tournaments and forking out money and everything that is needed for this game, this...

Kids are a product of their environment and we've all grown up as products of our environment. I used to wonder as a player why I was so negative. I was a very negative player. I'd get upset on the...

Kids are not young adults. Although we like to think that when kids make mistakes that they knew that was going to happen. But as a parent myself, I know that kids don't mean to make a mistake....

Hey tennis parents, I just wanted to have a chat about the match day of your child. When your child is playing on the court and you're standing behind after you've taken a day off work to go and...

Hi to all the tennis parents out there. Hopefully I can give you another tip to help you assist your child in becoming the best player they can be. We're going to talk about the drive home.

We all...

I often get asked a question from coaches I mentor and teach, "do you work on somebody's strengths or somebody's weaknesses more?"

That's a great question, it all depends on your student's...

Pre-match preparation is an individualized process. Being individual and true to yourself and your routines is important. One thing I always talk to players about regarding pre-match routine is to...

Have you ever thought that you practice better than you play matches?

Have you ever gone on court and tried to understand why the things that were happening in practice yesterday are not coming...

Losing is a reality of sport in general, but it's also the reality of life. We don't always win and one of the things that I find challenging is that players always have the expectation of winning....

Is your dream to become a professional tennis player? That certainly was my dream as a kid and every night I'd go to bed and think about playing at the Australian Open, having the crowd cheering...