Roger Federer won almost 80 per cent of the professional singles matches he played. Yet across his career, he won only 54 per cent of the individual points.
One of the greatest tennis players of all time still lost almost half the points he contested. His success was not built on avoiding mistakes. It was built on what happened in his mind after each mistake.
Federer described the principle simply: when we are playing a point, it must feel like the most important thing in the world. Once it is behind us, it needs to be left behind. The only point that matters is the next one. That idea sits at the heart of the “Next Point” sequence.
This is also one of the central aims of hypnotherapy for sports performa...


