Help with chopper

[thearthur0]

As many of you people know, a chopper is a type of player who hits well aimed slices consistently. They can also hit the slice at a fairly high speed and gets very annoying to get under. Not only that if you try and over power them, they usually return with even more powerful shots. My question is, how do you play against someone like this?

[lob-ster]

make them run.
its harder to hit a slice while running
and dont put topspin on the ball
that allows them to add even more spin onto it

[ag200boy]

slice it at them

[Aeropro master]

slice it at them

that's a good point. If you slice at them, it is harder for them to hit a slice back instead of driving the ball. You can also try hitting high to their backhand so they cannot hit a slice back.

[thearthur0]

But lets say that they can hit a high backhand slice very easily.

[MIGHTY MANFRED THE WONDER]

^ Frankly, I don't think you are running into too many players that can do this consistantly- It's only one point for crying out loud.

Figure out what your opponent does NOT like- do that

It's funny- Matches aren't won- the "loser" just gives up more points the fastest. You can - Hit the net/hit too far left or too far right/ hit it out the back- That's all, just don't do those things.

Fifty percent of the players will lose today; If you are one, you have to dig deeper than "I played like crap", or whatever- Asking "Why"? is the first step.

[BradBaughman]

^ Frankly, I don't think you are running into too many players that can do this consistantly- It's only one point for crying out loud.

Figure out what your opponent does NOT like- do that

It's funny- Matches aren't won- the "loser" just gives up more points the fastest. You can - Hit the net/hit too far left or too far right/ hit it out the back- That's all, just don't do those things.

Fifty percent of the players will lose today; If you are one, you have to dig deeper than "I played like crap", or whatever- Asking "Why"? is the first step.

Mighty your right on this one! i would add just practise your slice right back and keep it down the middle, then every so often change gears and play your own game and switch it back "slice practise"

[SoCal10s]

As many of you people know, a chopper is a type of player who hits well aimed slices consistently. They can also hit the slice at a fairly high speed and gets very annoying to get under. Not only that if you try and over power them, they usually return with even more powerful shots. My question is, how do you play against someone like this?

one of my student does this type of strategy,and he's doing quite well with it...
you have to remember that any shot where they put a lot of spin will float,so you have more time to read the ball.. you can use this extra time you have to prepare better and hit better shots and limit your unforced errors ... when he hits a short slice then you have to take some chances and use your approach shot and go to net and put away a volley.. so I would say work more on hitting good approach shots so you can get easy volleys to put away... the key is putting away your volleys...

my student wins a lot of matches because his opponents can't put away their volleys...

you can trust me on this

[ayyhwang]

if their slice doesn't go that fast, then just hit a pressuring top spin return to his backhand and come in. as long as you have decent volleys you should be able to put it away

[SoCal10s]

if their slice doesn't go that fast, then just hit a pressuring top spin return to his backhand and come in. as long as you have decent volleys you should be able to put it away

no Jr. can generate enough racket head speed to generate "a pressuring top spin return" from a low slice ball... so forget that theory ... this is the same reason why Santoro gives a lot of ATP players fits... they try to over hit and eventually makes the unforced error...
you have to study what R-Fed found out when he plays Santoro... he stays patient and moves him around then comes in after seeing Santoro on the run and puts away a volley...but R-Fed can create tremendous racket head speed to whip the ball at the last moment to start the guy chasing down balls...

[T1000]

^^^^ agree

[Gob_]

Definitely come to the net. A slice passing shot is very hard to do, and you can chase down a slice lob pretty easily. Also pressure makes precise slices and angles even harder, so coming in will definitely cause them to either float a few long or slice a few into the net.

[thearthur0]

Thanks for all the help guys but I have a few more things to ask.
The guy that I play can hit a slice thats pretty hard to get under, and its pretty darn fast. I dunno if its just me or anything but I think its just weird.

[ncode tour90]

do a topspin lob deep

[Necroblood]

The first guy I lost to when I entered my tennis camp was the type of player you described. He would just either chop the ball whenever I hit topspin or just hit a flat when I tried slicing. I beat him back just recently and the key was the net. Volley his shots and trust me if he goes for the lob you can chase it down. I recommend hitting hard flat shots as well since they'll have less time to react.