WINNING UGLY - MENTAL WARFARE IN TENNIS

In ' Winning Ugly', Gilbert teaches recreational players how to win more often without necessarily even changing their strokes. The key to success, he says, is to become a better thinking player -- to recognize, analyze, and capitalize. That means outthinking opponents before, during, and after a match; forcing him or her to play your game. Gilbert's unconventional advice includes: How to identify the seven "Hidden Ad Points," and what to do when they come up; Six reasons why you should never serve first; How to beat a Lefty, a Retriever, a Serve-Volley player, and other troublesome opponents; How to keep a lead, or stop a match from slipping away; How to handle psyching and gamesmanship.