JENSEN ZONE Luke Jensen
When You Take To The Court Again, Be Patient
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ensen Zone fans: We are ALL in tionally, YouTube has been a great tool this together! I mean, one big, glob- for digging into classic matches and al team getting back up from the spending productive time learning from latest hit that knocked us down. I am classic tennis heroes. I also expanded on the practice swings so enthusiastic with the knowledge that that I’m a big fan of for we have the ability to total body coordinamove forward and come The quarantine tion and tempo. These out of this even greater practice swings are as a global society. I feel also let me designed to improve anyone’s greatest learnreassess where footwork and balance. ing tool in anything you I am in my own Further, just watchdo in life is to listen and ing the pro game on watch what is going on journey, and I feel various live events in your world locally and I made significant without fans has been globally. Tennis gave me the gift through hard progress in finding excit i ng , but a lso watching live tennis at work to see the world. I more time to do have met very interestthings that I deeply any level is awesome! I even tuned into the ing and smart people value such as National Corn Hole from cultures that some only read about. spending time with Championships beThe quarantine also family and friends. cause I am craving competition; I need to let me reassess where I watch anything with am in my own journey, and I feel I made significant progress pressure. Soon, tennis tournaments, players, and in finding more time to do things that I deeply value such as spending time with fans all will be slowly coming back and all with a new appreciation of the game family and friends. I also was able to reconnect with we love and the people around us from people for whom I normally never had around the world who enjoy the game as enough time. Similarly, many of my ten- well. When you do take the court again, nis friends have been finding new ways be patient. Allow your game to come to work out and connect with improving back to you and don’t force it. Enjoy the impact of a solidly hit shot their games. Since the lockdown, I have held many online classes for my student and the creativity of a drop shot. athletes, focusing on mental toughness exercises as well as tactical sessions that — LUKE JENSEN help them use more tools to win. AddiFRENCH OPEN DOUBLES CHAMPION JULY/AUGUST 2020 NETNEWS
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