Think Methodically When Playing Tennis Matches

By Adam Mansfield

How do you define insanity? Well one way is to describe it is to repeatedly do the same actions but expecting a different result each time, very much like playing tennis in fact.

A rapid change of strategy is called for if you are in the middle of a tennis match and are losing by a hefty margin.

So why don't people change their style of play to give themselves a better chance? You know that what you are doing isn't working, so why stick to it?

A change of strategy should be included in your game plan, if something isn't working it's time to change it. There are players who you expect to lose to, changing tactics may surprise them and you end up the victor.

If you play from the baseline and are facing a player who plays as the net you need to play them at their own game and try to get to the net first.

These are attacking kind of players and if you take that away from them they will struggle. Forcing an attacker to defend is a great tactic that should earn you a good few points.

If your opponent is slow around the court and relies on ball placement, do everything you can to run them ragged. From the baseline make them run after the balls, in they come the net, make them have to run backwards very quickly.

Your opponent literally won't know what's hit them when you play them at their own game. They will think they know your game and now you've caught them completely off guard and they are way out of their comfort zone.

Build these strategies into your game plan, so if things go wrong and you start to fall behind, you are mentally equipped to change your tactics without having to think about it. - 31983

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