Tennis – High Tempo – Tournaments
Alexander Berezhnoy - coach PROpickleball
Alexander helps to preserve the strengths of tennis training and to reorganize the technique for a more compact, fast and tactically rich game pickleball.
The winner of the men's singles
Winner of singles season - 9 wins out of 10
Shamil Tarpischev Academy
Certified Coach for pickleball
Real-life match technique
In training, Alexander immediately checks the elements in the game conditions: fast exchanges, change of position, limited time and pressure of the opponent, which helps to keep the technique not only in a calm exercise, but also in the counting match
Transition from tennis
Alexander helps to maintain the sense of the ball, coordination and strong serve, while reducing the swing, speeding up the preparation of the racket and rearranging the actions at the kitchen line pickleball.
Sports achievements
Alexander successfully performs in single and mixed formats
- Winner of the BORR SPORT tournament “Cup of Russia” 2025 in the men’s singles category 19-35
- The winner of the spring singles season of the Amateur League pickleball 2026 - nine wins in ten matches.
- Silver medalist of the championship of the Moscow region 2026 in mixed doubles
- Silver medalist of the Grand Prix "Heraklion" in the men's singles
- Experience in singles, men's doubles and mixed pairs formats
Education and training
Alexander is a certified coach pickleball, student of the Russian University of Sports "GTSOLIFK" and graduate of the Belgorod Academy of Tennis named after Shamil Tarpischev. He has the third sports category in tennis and has been engaged in tennis since childhood.
Who's the right class
Active beginners and continuing players, tennis players, young athletes and participants of the competitions, who are interested in high pace, attacking play and work for the result
Main directions
Transition from tennis, serving and receiving, attacking strikes, playing from flight, blocks and counterattacks, speed of hands, movement, access to the kitchen line, single and double tactics, preparation for competitions
DUPR and international practice
Alexander has a DUPR profile and experience in matching players from different countries, and rating and competitive practice are used as development guidelines, but the program is built to the specific game tasks of the student
Frequent questions
Will Alexander be the right tennis player
Yes, moving from tennis to tennis is one of his major specialties: shortening strokes, early racket preparation, playing by the kitchen and changing tactical decisions
Can I come for a beginner
Yes, especially if you're looking for an active pace of exercise, the intensity adapts to the current level
Is Alexander preparing for singles tournaments
His own results and experience allow him to work with movement, drawing and single-player decisions
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