Tennis is a sport that can put many psychological demands on players. Elite players need to quickly develop skills to cope with the psychological demands of the sport. Compare tennis to football for example - no substitutions, no hiding, no time limit, no team-mates and, in youth tennis, invariably no referee! Imagine that in football!
Since 2003 Roberto has been a performance consultant / sport psychologist for the successful LTA High Performance Centre, The Bromley Tennis Academy. The Academy, set up by Clint Harris, caters for young elite players from 8yrs - 18yrs.
In August 2007 Roberto was appointed National Performance Psychology manager for the Lawn Tennis Association, a role that sees him work with the best tennis talent in the country.
Andy has been greatly helped by the sessions with sport psychologist Roberto Forzoni, "I think I have learnt to appreciate playing tennis again. I was getting angry on court about things that weren't really necessary. I was playing great tennis this year and still wasn't happy when I was playing. I kind of got to the stage where I was almost trying to play too well" Andy Murray
"Thanks to Roberto's expertise, our players are now able to implement the correct psychological skills to gain an advantage over their opponents. They have the belief they can deal with the adversity which comes from the pressures of this tough individual sport and show emotional control to perform whatever the situation"
Craig Allen
LTA High Performance Centre PCA Coach
'Roberto has helped me to bring my high performance in practice to winning on the match court. I now have greater self belief in my my abilities to achieve my full potential.'
Amanda Elliot
Following her first professional final in May 2007
"I have been doing sports psychology with Roberto for nearly three years and during that time have really improved my mental toughness and learned how to cope with the pressures of tennis"
Amanda Cunningham
British National 16-and-under Champion (2007)