Scouting your opponent in tennis

Competitive tennis players must be able to scout their opponents, if they have the time to do so, and then be able to strategize against them. When scouting your opponent, look for these clues.

How good is your brain game?

Watch their reaction after points, to get an idea of ​​their temper, see if they react negatively a lot during the game.

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To get under his skin at the start of the match and then continue to do so, during the match. I would give them a slight smile and (make sure they see you doing this) when they are reacting after a point. Then watch them get angrier as the match progresses and mentally lose their minds. Play with them like kids and they’ll snap every time. Keep laughing when you shake their hands too! This is a great strategy for playing crybaby! And there are many out there!

Do they have a solid second serve?

“An always competitive tennis player should be judged by how good his second serve is.”

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If they have a tendency to stay tight on their second serve, step in more before they serve, to really make them, throw you lots of doubles!

How patient are they?

Watch to see if they stay on the points and wait for the moment to attack or pull the trigger a lot early in the game?

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For opponents who have no patience in matches. Make sure you get them to hit one more extra ball at each point, because they will eventually make a mistake, when they start looking for those winners in the future!

In short balls, do they come a lot?

This is also important. You have to find out if they are willing to accept that short answer from you and attack it. Most youngsters won’t, so you don’t need to worry about this in most cases, but at least check first to make sure.

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Now if they attack those short balls you give them, the plan is simple and obvious. “Never give them anything short.” Pin them to the baseline with strong groundstrokes. In practice, train your groundstrokes and increase them every day. Because you will need them in those long points and in matches like these.

Do they prefer to play an aggressive, counter-attacking, or all-around style of play?

What style of play do you prefer in matches? They will fall into one of the above categories.

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In your practice matches. Don’t play the same player every week.

You have to face a lot of different styles in practice, so your game is ready to take on any player you have to face in a match.

As you play them, work on negating their strengths and then being able to hold your own against them well. “I studied Novak and copied his defensive style, so I could improve on defense.” The key to Novak’s success, which few people talk about, is his defensive ability. Wouldn’t you agree? Which puts even more pressure on your opponents, who start making a lot of unforced errors.

You need to develop those same kinds of defensive skills for your matches.

And you will not have a problem, playing with any type of player, which we have just talked about in this article. Enjoy this vacation guys! Then get to work on this, after you get back to working on your tennis game!