tennis techniques and tactics
tennis techniques and tactics
How to win in tennis?
I was on the tennis team last year in the fall and I play against a soccer player that I see at the tennis courts. Tomorrow there is a clinic at the school and we told each other that we would play. I have played him about 5 times. I have lost every time. The matches are always close, I even had a match point once. His technique is really bad but he gets it over and he is really fast. I am really consistent and have good ground strokes but not in the best shape. every time i play him i get nervous because i feel i should win because i was on the tennis team. What tactics can I use to beat him so he can finally shut up?
First off I want to say this is wierd. I am almost in the exact same position you are in. There’s a guy at my school who used to be a soccer player but switched to tennis. He’s only been playing for a year and I have been playing for 5 but he seems to always beat me. He’s consistent and extremely fast. My strokes are way better than his and so is my technique but he always seems to be able to pull ahead of me and win. I am a grinder from the baseline and am in decent shape but not the fastest guy in the world. What I did to beat him after 2 months required to things. Variety and agressiveness. Every once in awhile throw in a dropshot( if you can) it throws them off. However make sure it is short enough and even if they do get it you should be set up for a good passing shot. Remember to disguise it. Also throw in some short angles. Balls that bounce inside the service line and off the side of the court. When you make a good angle come in for the swinging volley to set yourself up or win the point. Part of this is also being aggresive. When you see a good first serve come in to use the serve and volley technique. When you see a shot that he’s stretched out at, run in to make a volley or swinging volley. Remember to stretch him out it doesnt have to be really powerful or a winner. Just place the ball well so it’s not directly to him and he can’t smash a shot anywhere he wants to. If you continuously use variety and aggresiveness to throw off his game, you should be able to win after practice.
tennis techniques and tactics
Mastering Tennis Basics: The Psychology of Tennis
The field of tennis psychology is not just common advice and tactical or mental tips. It is based on general and sports psychology and then applied to tennis specifically.
There are many common elements in the psychology of tennis which can be found in other sports too. An athlete that wants to perform at his peak needs to learn:
1. How to refocus
Many players start the match with good concentration but they drop their level of concentration because of disturbing outside events, pressure situations, emotional reactions to various events and so on. A player needs to learn how to quickly and effectively refocus to be able to play his best tennis.
2. How to control his arousal – to manage his intensity and body energy
A player’s arousal can be too high or too low and in both cases he is not able to play his best tennis. Arousal affects his body and mind abilities – a player may have too much muscle tension and his decisions are usually not tactically intelligent.
Learning to find the “ideal state” is the key in controlling one’s arousal and one of the most important aspects of tennis psychology.
3. What elements of the tennis game can a player control
A player may get upset (and it happens often) about an event that he cannot control or even influence. For example – the noise of the planes flying over the court, windy conditions, court conditions, his opponent’s luck and so on.
By being focused on these events he wastes his energy which could be used on elements that he can control – his attitude and effort, how he intends to play, …
4. How to control his thinking
Negative thinking affects players much more than they are aware of. It affects body abilities in two ways – being aware of them (feeling tension) and being unaware (the pendulum experiment); moreover it evokes negative feelings – emotions that cloud the player’s judgment and affect his body abilities – again.
By being more and more aware of what he is thinking a player can then change his thoughts to a more positive and solution based thinking. The awareness of our thoughts is quite a challenge in the psychological approach to tennis.
5. How to use imagery
Imagery or visualization is extremely useful in almost all aspects of the tennis game. A player can improve technique, strategy, physical abilities and his mental preparation of certain events. Another use of imagery is when a player misses a shot and then quickly sees in his mind how he hit the ball correctly.
Using imagery is an incredibly efficient technique, not only in the psychology of tennis but in everyday life too.
6. How to build confidence
Confidence is one of those elements where tennis psychology can help really quickly and with very simple tools. A player who is not confident will hesitate in his decisions, will be afraid to take risks and his shots will usually miss by just a little. Doubt can be seen in reality as small misses that happen regularly.
When a player builds his confidence he is able to play at his best and doesn’t lose his hope when a big challenge appears.
7. How to find and get rid of limiting beliefs
Limiting beliefs are one of the most limiting and troublesome aspects of human’s psyche. They are mostly deep in the subconsciousness and are sometimes hard to find. A limiting belief for example is when a player believes that he is not good in tie-breaks and he will then self-sabotage himself in those crucial moments to prove himself right.
Having no limiting beliefs means that the player is in total acceptance of everything that happens. Outside events are just events with no meaning. The player accepts them and deals with them.
8. How to empty the mind – Inner Game principles to enter the zone
There are three main principles of the Inner Game – quieting the mind, non-judgment and trusting the body. The player must first learn to apply them in training. And when he experiences these effects in training he knows what to look for in the match. He then plays the inner game – how to perform at his peak.
These are the fundamentals of tennis psychology and by understanding these principles and applying them daily a player develops mental toughness. He knows how to apply the tools and as a very positive side effect gains a lot of self confidence.
He now knows that he has ways of dealing with his own mind and that most of his competitors do not. He is aware that he has the edge in the most stressful situations in the match and that gives him inner strength and belief that he can persevere through tough matches.
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Tennis Gamestyles or something?
I have this opponent who is somekind of a pusher/counterpuncher. Everytime we play matches we always have longer rallies and I can beat him easily in all sets that we play. My game is built more in aggressive hitting.
But yesterday, we just finished playing a set, I won 6-0 (It is not easy as it looks!). We had very long rallies and I started to get tired. Mid 2nd set my right arm started hurting a bit. But the thing is fatigue is starting to come. And the longer the rallies, the more it favors him. My question is, how do I beat this kind of players without engaging in long rallies without risking or spraying many errors. He changes his tactics so well that makes it harder for me to read his game. And the most frustrating part is that, he is so fast and our courts are slowing down my shots!
Are there any strategies or techniques you can give me when playing this kinds of player. If you have experiences, please share it. And tell what you did. 
If he is a pusher, the best tactic, usually, is serve and volley. It make s the opponent not have as much time to think therefore producing low strategy shots. Also you can try hitting angles now and then to throw him off.
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