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Getting Match Tough for Tennis

It has been said that the sport of tennis is a chess game when it has players who are at the same level. Why is then that one player seems to always pull out a victory over an equal opponent. By implementing a specific tennis strategy, or mental toughness if you will, you will more than likely come out on as the winner. Tennis has a gentlemen's competitive spirit that brings a ray of light to the sport. Have you ever wondered how your friend all of a sudden started beating a person each time they played after losing many times initially? There are simple explanations of just becoming faster and being more fit, but what comes with that are improved skills and mental recognition during match play to execute shots in certain situations.

What you may see is better shot making, what a coach sees is someone who now hits the right shot at the right time, plays the percentages, and knows his or her opponent's game. Upon recognizing your opponents, weaknesses, you can now start to effectively employ a strategy to win. In the beginning, you may not be able to do this but with repetition, it will improve and you will find yourself winning more sets.

For example, if you are losing to a serve and volley player, employ if you can, what world No.1 Roger Federer does and chip or slice returns back "low" to them feet and make them volley up. By having them volley up, it is a defensive shot into your court leaving you many offensive options. If you don't have that shot yet, practice it. I can guarantee you will run into a serve and volley player. So, get more shots in your repertoire. if you have a player who loves to stay back and hit on the baseline, bring them closer to the net and test their mid-court game. Often, you find them hitting long shots from that court position. Yes, it truly is a mental game to see if you can win from various court positions. Andre Agassi, a true tennis legend and philanthropic man after his career, was known to hug or hit from just inside the baseline. This court positioning and where he hit the ball from what just one of his advantages against his opponents.

If you are a beginner, learning how to play tennis can be immensely enjoyable since you can play this sport well into retirement. There is even more satisfaction when your game rises to the level to where it becomes effortless yet you still have sound hitting and powerful strokes.

Unfortunately, tennis teaching has for quite some time become more intellectual, with a lot of instructions to remember at one time. The result is beginning tennis players who over-think move like robots. Many tennis players spend hundreds of dollars on lessons, only to be left with even more confusion than before... and still cannot keep the ball in play for more than a few shots!

Have you been taking tennis lessons and hitting hundreds of balls with no noticeable improvement? Ever notice the players who take months off or even a few years off and still look fluid once they return. They were taught the right way with the right techniques. Although, mastering tennis technique is only a small piece of the abilities and skills needed to play tennis. You can learn extremely easy and more economical with a tennis instructional video. In addition, you can play this over and over again and not at $50 per lesson. These videos can teach you the technique and how to play.

Mario Olivera is a regular contributor with Explore Tennis and Tennis Mental Toughness

posted by gcpdt @ 8:21 PM