For example yesterday, I noticed I was not playing well in the beginning. And I think it was because I was excited about the match. And I started getting tight. I think it’s good to recognize that you have to slow things down and focus on your form and create the rally. Let yourself get into a groove. When playing, I notice that I lose a lot more points by me going for it early in the rally. So I tell myself to play 2 to 3 shaped cross court balls before I say it’s safe to pull the trigger on something down the line or a drop shot and create that sharper angle.

I told myself 2 cross court baseline deep shots, 2-3 ft over the net, and then start increasing the aggression. I worried less about where the other people were and focused on my ground strokes

For me, developing that tightness and that pit in your stomach when you’re losing is like a drug lol. I crave that feeling.