Zen and the Art of the Second Serve - Paperback

by D. B. Nap (Author)

In Zen and the Art of the Second Serve, D. B. Nap turns real matches and hard-earned lessons into 57 short stories that reveal how confidence, focus, and pattern-recognition decide who wins. Each chapter captures a different truth: how to read opponents, exploit their tells, stay composed under pressure, and turn frustration into clarity.
Instead of swing tips or training drills, these pages teach you how to think-the mental side of tennis most players never master. You'll learn why topspin breaks flat hitters, why patience outlasts power, and why pretending calm often becomes the real thing.
Part memoir, part mental-strategy guide, this is a field manual for anyone who knows tennis is a mind game disguised as a sport.