Full Court Tennis with Brian Teacher: Vision to Reality

Shelton Zverev and Michelsen at the US Open — How Champions Think When They Win and How They Think When They Fail

October 8, 2026·15 min
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Jimmy Connors was 39 years old at the 1991 US Open — ranked nowhere near where he used to be — and he made a run to the semifinals that's still talked about today.Why? Because he wasn't thinking about his age. He was playing the next point.John McEnroe once silenced 10,000 booing fans in Rome by refusing to serve until they stopped — then hit an ace and had the whole crowd cheering for him. But at the 1984 French Open final, that same fire cost him the one Grand Slam he never won.And at the Laver Cup, Zverev told Alcaraz exactly how he stayed calm serving for the US Open — he tricked himself into thinking the score was four-one instead of five-two.In this episode I break down exactly what separates champions who play the next pointfrom those who get stuck in their heads — including Ben Shelton's stunning semifinal against Alcaraz followed by his final collapse, and my own story of winning the Australian Open while my personal life was falling apart.Download the Full Court Tennis app --> fullcourttennis.comWhat helps you stay in the moment when the pressure is on? Tell me below.#tennis #McEnroe #JimmyConnors #Zverev #Alcaraz #BenShelton #tennismindset #tennispsychology #tenniscoach #australianopenchampion #fullcourttennis #tennistips #tennismentalGame #tennismotivation #Michelsen #Tiafoe #LaverCup

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