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Tennis Player of the Month: Roger Federer

(Basel, 1981) Swiss tennis player. Roger Federer was born on August 8, 1981 on the banks of the Rhine in the capital of the canton of Basel in the mark that separates Switzerland from Germany. Son of Robert and Lynette Federer, her South African, Swiss, his father, to become his manager, he earned a good living as a pharmaceutical representative. Roger

however grew in an environment of ranchers and farmers, on the outskirts of Basel. Hence, it is a simple guy, who does not feel at ease among executives in a suit and briefcase.

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courts grew up with the image in memory of two great champions in the All Tennis Club, Stefan Edberg and Boris Becker, when he saw on television the Wimbledon final played in both 1989. He grabbed his first racket at eight years, but football and ice hockey kept him undecided until fourteen, when he joined the Swiss Tennis Federation, where he became quite sick because he was subjected to intense preparation on ground surface.

By then he had an unbearable character, therefore, that while training in high performance centers Ecublé, in the German or Bienne, in French, broke countless throwing rackets to the ground by missing a beat.

then crossed his path the Swede Peter Lindgren, who tamed until he could control his anger. Coming from that and thanks to his excellent serve and volley, he soon began to win local and national tournaments. Junior stage closed in 1997, winning the Orange Bowl against Argentina's Guillermo Coria. It was his first year on the ATP, which began as the 700 º of the world, having been voted the "Best Junior" of the year.

In 1998, only seventeen professional debut as all of the ATP. That year he played only five games, but finished at number 302 of the ranking, which in one year had moved 398 jobs. The following year may be considered its real debut on the world circuit, because he played for several major tournaments, including Roland Garros, Wimbledon, Miami and Monte Carlo. Completed, So the 1999 season, he became number 64 on the ATP.

The year 2000 was also learning, especially looking in the mirror of their modern idol, Pete Sampras, but Federer is a versatile player because it adapts better to any surface, including land. That season has already begun to exceed the earlier rounds, and even reached the second round of Roland Garros.

unstoppable ascent

in 2001 confirmed that the projection was unstoppable. Reached the quarter-finals of the tournaments in 1999 did not pass the first round and also won his first ATP title, the Milan tournament, played indoors, and finished 13 th in the ranking. He finished the season as a player following revelation of 2002, considered the year of consolidation after winning the tournament in Vienna and Sydney, and Hamburg Masters Series. Reached also the final of Miami, but failed at Wimbledon and Roland Garros, which prevented him from reaching second place in the ATP rankings. Placed sixth.

At the end of 2003, the Swiss star finished in second place in the Champions Race ATP after winning seven tournaments, his first Grand Slam (Wimbledon), and the Houston Open, Marseille, Dubai, Munich, Halle and Vienna, that is, on all surfaces. In addition, champion of the Masters Cup, defeating in the final to Andre Agassi 6-3, 6-0, 6-4.

On September 13, 2004 officially became the champion of the Champions Race ATP classification which grades the performance in the most important tournaments of the year. Since the creation of the Open was in 1968, was the player who soon reached the first place in this classification.

Thus, Federer, who humiliated the great Australian player Lleyton Hewitt in the final of U.S. Open (6-0, 7-6 (7-3) and 6-0), also grabbed first place in the world ranking (number one in the world) to U.S. Andy Roddick, perhaps the only two players, along with the English Juan Carlos Ferrero, who might overshadow him in this new decade of the century. In addition to winning the United States, won two Grand Slam (Australia and Wimbledon), five Masters Series (Indian Wells, Hamburg, Dubai, Gstaad and Toronto) and the Masters Cup in Houston.

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Where does the word''tennis?'' Optical Illusions

The word "tennis" comes from the English "tennis", distortion of the French voice "tenez!" ("Have you!"), A player used in the "game of Palma" ("Jeu de Paume"), the precursor of tennis, to alert the adversary of his serve immediately.

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10 tips for tennis

1.Try not think of things that have nothing to do with tennis, bookmark, past (my opponent always wins or always win this rival, that ball was good and he has sung outside etc ...), future (5-3 to for / against this set because I've won / lost ...). The marker also can make us lose focus. The point is that none of these things help us to play tennis, because it does not tell us nor the track position, nor the technical movements and a strategy against the rival. These thoughts usually occur in moments of pause from point to point and even from game to game.

2.During the game, you should not think or analyze anything, you just have to play tennis. The analysis should be performed during breaks between points or between games, this analysis can be accompanied with some kind of ritual behavior (eg playing with the strings of the racket while we looking) in order to automate this behavior. During the game, simply to execute the intent, without time to analyze.

3.La concentration focused on the ball, especially in the moment of impact because of this impact depends on the trajectory of it and, if we focus the attention towards the ball, we may fail no matter how prepared we had a strategy.

4.Reforzarnos to success: that is, when you make a good shot we recognize it as such, through what is known as a verbal reinforcement (eg Vamosssss!). When the result of a behavior is positively reinforced (understanding positive reinforcement as a reward), increases the likelihood of repeat behavior.

5.Aprender of errors: if an error to hit the racket to the ground or curse us, all we get is decentralized and exceed the appropriate level of activation. If, however, to make a mistake (eg ball into the net) analyze and visualize why (or gestualizamos) which should have been a blow not to fail (eg, opening more strings), then the error becomes a learning resource that will help us avoid this error, and so we took advantage of the error.

6.Marcarse objectives: one strategy to achieve the flow (state concentration close to the major stimuli of the game) is to set objectives, such as try three first serves in a row, or return three first service remains a focus for achieving this goal. 7.Autodiálogo

positive: positive talk from point to point is a good strategy to regulate itself, strengthened or planning. A key point is to avoid self-criticism at all costs. It is also essential to use words or phrases of self-reinforcement as a key to get further impetus.

8.Inducir good humor: if we are in a good mood to enjoy the game, we will be more positive self-talk and not react aggressively to the errors. For this forcéis suggest a grimace of a smile, as the muscle configuration requires grin smile makes the brain identified as positive and is responsible for secreting substances in the blood consistent with emotion. (W. James will ask you sad or cry because we are sad because we cry?)

9.Control activation status: all have an ideal trigger point is not the same for all people but is usually constant for the same person. If we are too fast, we can block and play with fear this would require a calm and self-talk especially relaxation breathing (breathe in slowly, hold a few seconds the air and out slowly.) If we are short of activation, we feel lazy, little desire to play, etc ... So we need to increase the activation, either by making a good warm up to increase heart rate and gritting his teeth as when we get angry, for the brain to identify the situation muscle as anger and order of release toxins in the blood energy to face the anger (eg adrenaline).

10.Es very important not to define a tennis match as a problem, but any competition must be conceptualized as a challenge, so, so, enjoy the process (the game) over the result (thinking future).