What stands out
The list does not overload the player with technique. It blends emotional control, physical intensity, point-by-point focus, and one or two tactical reminders.
Article Context
Why these notes are useful for normal players too
The value is not that the notes came from a pro. The value is how simple and direct they are.
Why it works
Under pressure, players do better with a few repeatable cues than a long mental checklist. These notes are clear enough to remember between points and changeovers.
What coaches can steal
Build short match cards for players with one emotional cue, one movement cue, one tactical cue, and one scoreboard reminder. Keep it playable, not academic.
How this fits TennisTacticsIQ
The builder creates the tactical plan. A page like this shows how to turn that plan into a short match-day note card a player can actually use on court.
The 10 Notes
Murray's on-court reminders
Based on the notes described in the material you shared.
Visual note-card recreation
- Be good to yourself
- Try your best
- Be intense with your legs
- Be proactive during points
- Focus on each point and the process
- Try to be the one dictating
- Try to keep him at the baseline, make him move
- Keep going for your serve
- Stick to the baseline as much as possible
- Stay low on passes and use your legs
- Be good to yourself.
- Try your best.
- Be intense with your legs.
- Be proactive during points.
- Focus on each point and the process.
- Try to be the one dictating.
- Try to keep him at the baseline, make him move.
- Keep going for your serve.
- Stick to the baseline as much as possible.
- Stay low on passes and use your legs.
Three Buckets
How players can organize notes like this
This is a simple structure players can borrow for their own pre-match routine.
1. Self-talk
"Be good to yourself" and "Try your best" are not soft throwaways. They protect the emotional base that lets the player compete clearly after mistakes.
2. Body cues
"Be intense with your legs" and "Stay low on passes" are action cues. They tell the body what to do when nerves rise.
3. Tactical intent
Dictate, hold the baseline, make the opponent move, and keep going after the serve. These are match-shape reminders, not random technical details.
A good player version
Most players only need four to six lines, not ten. One emotional cue, one movement cue, one serve cue, one rally cue, and one fallback reminder is usually enough.
Use It Yourself
How to turn your tactic plan into a match note card
The best notes are short enough to glance at and strong enough to guide the next point.
- Start with one emotional cue: how you want to talk to yourself after a mistake.
- Add one movement cue: what your legs or posture must do when intensity drops.
- Add one serve cue and one rally cue taken from your actual Plan A.
- Add one fallback cue for when you are leaking errors or losing shape.
- Keep the card short enough that you could remember most of it without reading every line.
Companion Pages
Use these with the article
These links help players turn the ideas into a real match plan.