Tennis Strategy and Tactics

Tennis Strategy and Tactics

Employing effective strategy and tactics in a tennis match allows you to leverage your strengths against your opponent’s weaknesses to increase your chances of winning. The key is aligning your approach with your abilities. Types of Tennis Playing Styles Tennis players generally fall into one of four main playing style categories: Retriever Retrievers focus on…

The Dink and Dropshot

The dink requires hitting a short ball flat or with underspin to keep it low, executed by both forehand and backhand. Skilled players use dinks to pin opponents behind the baseline in defensive positions. By brushing under the ball at sharp angles, underspin dinks frustrate attacking momentum. Mixing up direction and spin keeps rivals off…

The Slice Forehand

The Slice Forehand

This shot can be defensive or a deliberate strategy to give a change of dynamics with a lower bouncing ball that comes fast off the court surface. The grip is called Continental and is similar to a volley grip but with the fingers spread  –  shake hands style. When hitting slice shots, keep the wrist…

Links

Professional Tennis associations: Find out about Spex and other upcoming local tournaments on the STA website: Partnering sports training platform: Our recommendation for racket stringing services: Leisure Sports / Far East Shopping Centre B1