How Djokovic and Nadal Improve Technically After 30
Nadal and Djokovic keep evolving past 30 by mastering swing path, timing, and range of motion—proof that elite technique enables lifelong improvement.
Key Points
- Sly would continuously learn and evolve as a tennis coach
- It’s a coach's job to predict how the game is evolving - and will evolve in the future - and develop their players with that in mind
- “Self awareness” is the ability to analyze what’s happening in a match or point and read your opponents shots
- The best players in the world have technique that allows them to continuously improve, which includes great timing, swing path and range of motion
- As soon as you see technique that doesn’t look right, immediately spend time fixing it using basket feeding and repetition to clean up the swing path
- Players like Djokovic and Nadal continue to improve TECHNICALLY past the age of 30
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