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Meltdown of the Week

Finding Roger Federer Meltdown footage on YouTube is like finding a seat on the Number 4 Lexington Avenue subway at 9:30 in the morning. [Non-New Yorkers, take note: it's rare.] The Greatest of All Time usually deals with blown shots by dragging his middle finger across his forehead and tucking his hair behind his ear. Not this time. This was a semi-final match with Novak Djokovic at the 2009 Sony Ericsson Open in Miami, Florida. Djokovic just broke Fed in the third and deciding set and was up 15-0 when the Greatest of All Time took his eyes off a routine approach shot that could have evened the score. Federer went through lots of racquets when he was playing the junior circuit; wonder if he felt a little wave of nostalgia upon banging this one hard into the court.

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Entries in The Inner Game of Tennis (2)

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A Lesson From Timothy Gallwey

Amy Eddings Posted on

Saturday, July 21, 2012 at 3:38PM

Since first reading the invaluable classic, The Inner Game of Tennis, I've wanted to take a lesson with Timothy Gallwey. I yearned to experience for myself what it would be like to have coaching that focused on my innate ability to navigate the physical world, instead of a series of positions that I needed to master.

I got my wish when I found on YouTube this archival footage of Tim Gallwey teaching a complete novice how to play tennis. It was featured on ABC's "The Reasoner Report" with Harry Reasoner in the 1970s.

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Am I Having Fun Yet?

Amy Eddings Posted on

Sunday, June 17, 2012 at 4:51PM

Photo: Stephen Nessen

It happened during a doubles match, in the middle of yet another point that had me facing the daunting task of trying to hit a high, deep backhand, another point that my partner and I lost.

I thought, when do I start having fun? Because I'm not.

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