1)
The Inner Game of Tennis by Tim Gallwey: Getting focused and
maintaining concentration are major topics in this book which explores
the mental aspects of improving your tennis.
2)
Beyond Big Shots
by Greg Moran: This book is also mainly about the mental game but
includes more discussion of strategy. It emphasizes the importance of consistency.
3)
Think to Win by
Allen Fox: Heavily focused on the details of strategy and technique,
this book differs from the mental-side approach of the other two books
and especially from Gallwey's book, which could have been titled "To
Win, Don't Think."
4)
The Best Tennis of Your Life by Jeff
Greenwald. Subtitled "50 Mental Strategies for Fearless Performance,"
this book has 50 chapters, each 2 or 3 pages, with headings
like: Ignore Your Inner Critic, Focus Your Attention
on What
Matters, and Create Your Ideal Intensity
Level. Read a
couple chapters before a match to get in the right frame of mind.
5)
Master Your Tennis Game
by Ken Dehart. Subtitled "50 Mental Strategies
and Tactics," this book is similar to the one by Greenwald above except
it is somewhat more focused on doubles. Some interesting chapter titles
include: Rituals for
Subconscious Performance, Psyching out Opponents, and Psyching
Yourself Out.