Developing Mardy Fish and Andy Roddick

Key Points

• It’s important to adapt your coaching style to different personalities as it’s not 1 size fits all
• Having a detailed game plan can help alleviate nerves in a match
• The “serve mentality” should be I want to blow my opponent off the court
• Once Andy Roddick switched to natural gut strings and a more powerful Babolat racket, he started generating a lot more power on his serve and forehand
• It’s important to get your players to “buy in” and have a clear plan for what you want to achieve