Break point conversion is the most over-read number in tennis
Flight is a boundary worth conceding
It is the braking that breaks hamstrings
Lower tension is not more power, it is more forgiveness
Save your best bowler for the over you fear, not the last one
Tucking a full back inside sentences the winger to a lonely afternoon
The trailer three is the cheapest shot left and defences keep handing it over
In the heat, the finishing time is decided in the first two laps
The recovery step never shows up in a highlight
Shoulder alignment tells you more about a spinner than revolutions
Top speed graphics tell you almost nothing worth knowing
New balls are a different game and we pretend otherwise
The first six overs are really a scouting exercise
The best counterpress is often the one a team decides not to make
The first four seconds set the price of a possession
The warm down is mostly a ritual, and I would keep it anyway
The racket on the shelf is not the one the professional is playing
The wicket ball is usually the one before it
Rotation costs you the understanding, not the legs
Revolutions per minute is the vanity metric of modern tennis
An average built on not-outs is a bookkeeping trick
Compactness is measured across the pitch when it should be measured up it
Stop taking charges in the open floor
Stop counting reps and start watching the bar slow down
A break point is not one point, it is the three before it
Good length belongs to the batter, not the pitch
Press the hips, not the ball
The fifth set problem is usually a first set problem
Promote the batter who can hit straight, not hard
