Leylah Fernandez: Forge Your Own Path
September 15, 2021
BY MICHAL KOKTA Let’s take a little journey back in time together. Before the US Open final. Before the #28 WTA ranking. Even before the
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BY MICHAL KOKTA Let’s take a little journey back in time together. Before the US Open final. Before the #28 WTA ranking. Even before the
CONTEST ALERT!! Want to win tickets to the 2022 National Bank Open in Toronto? Read Pierre Lamarche’s response to Tom Tebbutt’s article “Felix – A
BY SCOTT LANGDON VIA THE O.T.A Cyprien Mboko didn’t play tennis, himself, but admired the sport and thought it would contribute to the physical fitness
BY CRAIG O’SHANNESSY The last time Novak Djokovic won the US Open in 2018, I was on his coaching team along with Marian Vajda. My
With the first Grand Slam of the year winding down, I wanted to do a little introduction to the main draw players, who competed on the collegiate level before turning pro. This will be a short series of four parts: men’s singles, women’s singles, men’s doubles, and women’s doubles.
BY BASELINE MEDIA In the modern era, tennis players earn more posing for cameras and signing lucrative endorsements in boardrooms than they do for hitting
The Bailey Method identifies and provides solutions to more than 50 of the most common problems associated with movement, footwork and balance when playing tennis.
BY WAYNE ELDERTON MOTIVATION FEEDBACK: NEW ‘TWO-PRONGED’ SERIES We are running two series at the same time. The first explores the role of player motivation
BY PETER FIGURA To say that the last 18-24 months were challenging for tennis is a big understatement. But to expect that some countries could
BY MIKE MEANEY For an Island in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean, Newfoundland Labrador has delivered many strong tennis players to the NCAA system
BY DR. RICHARD YOUNG Novice performers are yet to have convincing evidence of their performance capability. Hope and affirmation are often prioritized when evidence is unconvincing. Experts
BY PATRICIA HY Let’s talk about stage fright. The times when you’re playing a match, and you’re missing everything. Every ball you touched turned to
Sept 15, 2021 Dearest readers, Welcome to the September issue of ONcourt, what a summer it’s been! We all can agree our fellow Canadian players
By: Dr. Richard Young Kurt Lewin (1890-1947) was a psychologist who studied group behaviour and change. He was convinced that exhibiting or not exhibiting desirable behaviour
BY PIERRE LAMARCHE It is an honour to introduce the first inductee into the ONcourt Hall of Fame, Ari Novick. Over the last 45 years,
With the first Grand Slam of the year winding down, I wanted to do a little introduction to the main draw players, who competed on the collegiate level before turning pro. This will be a short series of four parts: men’s singles, women’s singles, men’s doubles, and women’s doubles.
BY DOUG BURKE, ALL CANADIAN SPORTS MANAGEMENT Doug: Welcome to Burlington Mary-Joe and Nico – thank you both so much for being here. We all
BY BASELINE MEDIA Daniil Medvedev has many great qualities, but his combination of unpredictability and pinpoint execution on serve has placed him ahead of the
Canada’s top players achieve great success at Australian Open but loss hurts. See interview of Dennis and Felix after their heartbraking quarter final losses.
BY YASEEN HIJAZI VIA WOMEN’S TENNIS BLOG Ash Barty’s victory at the 2022 Australian Open was more than just a title. Let’s take a look at
BY LARRY JUROVICH Nothing like being in a different country… There is an old saying “anyone with a briefcase in a different country is an
BY CRAIG O’SHANNESSY The points were going long. Ironically, the match was slipping fast. Rafael Nadal orchestrated a stunning comeback in the Australian Open final to defeat Daniil Medvedev
BY WAYNE ELDERTON NEW ‘TWO-PRONGED’ SERIES We are continuing with running two series at the same time. The first is the small piece below on
BY DR. RICHARD YOUNG High Performers believe in action! An old story of two doors at the Pearly Gates. Both closed, both with a sign pinned to
BY PIERRE LAMARCHE Celebrating the Women of Canadian Tennis When my daughter, Laurence, the editor of ONcourt, asked me to celebrate the history of Canadian
BY BASELINE MEDIA Modern tennis is 150 years old. In that time, it has had heroes, trailblazers, serial winners, entertainers, inspirations, activists, young sensations, veteran
BY YASEEN HIJAZI VIA WOMEN’S TENNIS BLOG Billie Jean King has long been an advocate for gender equality, but just how significant was she in
With the first Grand Slam of the year winding down, I wanted to do a little introduction to the main draw players, who competed on the collegiate level before turning pro. This will be a short series of four parts: men’s singles, women’s singles, men’s doubles, and women’s doubles.
BY MIKE MEANEY I was just 19 years old when I was asked to coach Team NL at the Atlantic Indoor Championships. I set out
