What Kind Of Tennis Player Changes Their Playstyle In This Way?
Ok so i was playing a match against an aggressive heavy topspin hitting player. At first we went back and fourth, but then he suddenly just started blocking the ball and just pushing it over the net til i messed up or they lobbed it. What would you call this player and how would you beat them rather than cheat?
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He’s just playing smart tennis. Found a tactic that worked and exploited it; can’t fault him for that. Defending against that style of play would have dictated coming to the net. My philosophy is very aggressive. I say make him pass me. I’m going to take a chance that most recreational players are not good enough to consistently pass me or lob over my head and keep the ball in the court. They’ll be lucky every once and a while, but they can’t keep it up. If he’s just blocking the ball, chances are you’re getting a lot of short balls. You can’t play baseline tennis against that kind of player. If he’s lobbing it, chances are he’ll end up going too low on a few of them, giving you the opportunity to put away the easy overhead. Too many players these days are afraid of coming to the net which is why it is a good tactic. First of all, most players haven’t seen an aggressive serve and volleyer and they get thown off by the tactic. Second, they are not equiped to counter serve and volley play, and tend to hit long or wide in their attempts to pass. I would suggest coming in behind any first serve and when you are receiving stand way inside the baseline to show him you aren’t intimidated by his serve. Even If he serves hard, you can take the ball on the rise and use the pace to smack a flat return. Unless he’s an Andy Roddick or Pete Sampras, there’s no need to stand behind the baseline.
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You have to make sure the dropshot is firstly good, well pretty much perfect before you can think about lobbing him. Not many professionals can even get them tactics right, a 1-2 drop > lob are both risky shots. You slice the ball, or as he is ‘blocking’ the ball back, attack! Go down the line, hit some short shots, then a deep shot and maybe come to the net and finish him off?
He’s playing tactical, he’s using his brain.
As you were going ‘back and forth’ he obviously thought a tactical change would be an advantage for him, because he knew what he was going to do. He knew what you were doing. And he knew that you didn’t know he was going to switch things up.
I’d call him smart. Learn to notice this tactic A.S.A.P and make him pay. Be patient and when he leaves the ball short, put it away. He sounds clever, but can be beaten.
I would just say aggressive, he was probably just getting his eye in before hitting hard. If you want serious changes mid-game, you should see my brother, he serves right handed and plays the rest left handed lol
he’s just throwing you off rhythm, do the same to him… drop shot then lob, the top spin, then do whatever, hahah to throw him off rhythm too.
Pete Sampras used to play like that back in his early days but then started to play a lot more aggressively rather than waiting for the opponent to make a mistake.
An inventive player who knows when to mix it up. Learn to incorporate more resources into your game as well.