Perfect strategy

[Mkey23]

I believe that perfect strategy in tennis is to be defensive contra pouncher. You just focus on keeping the ball in play with solid hits and wait for the oportunity to hit powerfull forehand at good angle. I just realized that this strategy works for me especially at tournaments. Before, I was playing more agressive, trying to hit the lines and go for winners and I ended up losing matches by players who are below my skill. Now, I am more focused on controll of my shots and more patient waiting for the oportunity to unleash my forehand. I want to hear your strategies, are you pushers, Serve and volley players and etc.

[All Court]

Well, there is no perfect strategy. And working the point and opening the court like you said you're trying to do is standard for any type of player. That's not being defensive or a counter puncher at all, it's just being smart and knowing when to go for your shots.

It's great that you finally decided to play smart, you'll get a lot better because of it, but it's what any good tennis player already does. It just depends on how the player decides to open up the court.

[Breaker]

Well, there is no perfect strategy. And working the point and opening the court like you said you're trying to do is standard for any type of player. That's not being defensive or a counter puncher at all, it's just being smart and knowing when to go for your shots.

It's great that you finally decided to play smart, you'll get a lot better because of it, but it's what any good tennis player already does. It just depends on how the player decides to open up the court.

Agreed. I'm a counterpuncher but the main asset for a counterpuncher is speed and taking opponents pace and angle then turning it tight back on them. But this description of play seems to be the standard strategy for non serve and volleyers. But anyway, keep up the good work and keep playing smart!

[Thanatos]

If I'm serving from the deuce side, then I have a couple of ways to work the point.
If I'm serving from the ad side, I also have a couple of ways to play the point.
I keep using the same strategy, until my opponent finally figures it out. By that time, I'm already close to taking the first set. It's just a matter of execution.

[Rodzilla]

As my serve as one of my weapons, it's like pitching in baseball. One of my favorites is hitting one out wide which gets my opponent out of position and opens up the court for me to move in and finish it with my other weapon, the forehand. 1-2 punch!

I try not to ever push because that kind of gets me in the position to have to come up with that 'defense to offense' shot, but it does pump one up when you come up with a winner. It really depends on the opponent as well, whether you serve and volley or apply pressure mainly from the baseline, and you really got to work from all-around.

However you work a point, stay calm out there and keep using your head is the best advice I've heard.

[Exile]

How about
Hit where your opponent isn't, or hit where they are running from.

[x Southpaw x]

I believe that perfect strategy in tennis is to be defensive contra pouncher. You just focus on keeping the ball in play with solid hits and wait for the oportunity to hit powerfull forehand at good angle. I just realized that this strategy works for me especially at tournaments. Before, I was playing more agressive, trying to hit the lines and go for winners and I ended up losing matches by players who are below my skill. Now, I am more focused on controll of my shots and more patient waiting for the oportunity to unleash my forehand. I want to hear your strategies, are you pushers, Serve and volley players and etc.
You call that perfect strategy? Bull, bull, bull! If there's such thing as perfect strategy... it's probably the strategy that constantly changes according to opponent.

[AngeloDS]

It's kind of hard to word this; but the perfect strategy is hitting your shots into spots they can't get to easily. Basically, hitting into the open court.

[Koaske]

"Perfect Strategy" depends pretty much on opponent... People do have different weaknesses you know. Perfect strategist would be a person , who can always take advantage of opponent's weaknesses and therefore have different perfect strategies. Federer might be the closest to perfect when it comes to strategies...

[liionel]

there is no such thing as the perfect strategy. noone can be perfect in tennis, its hard man. Close but not 100%.

[krnboijunsung]

there is no such thing as the perfect strategy. noone can be perfect in tennis, its hard man. Close but not 100%.

Actually the perfect strategy IS hitting to the open spots. Basically if you do that, the opponent has a tough time making his own plays. And the only problem is, is that tennis just doesn't work that way, where you can just hit to where you want to.

[Rapmaster]

My strategy (far from perfect) is simple. Hit "setup shots" (quoting Rod Schroeder's program from his camp and from the tennis club) all day long. Keep them heavy and close to the baseline until I get something I can run around and overpower. I'll hit as many inside-out forehands as possible to try and overpower my opponent's backhand.

[Marius_Hancu]

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[GuyClinch]

Actually the perfect strategy IS hitting to the open spots. Basically if you do that, the opponent has a tough time making his own plays. And the only problem is, is that tennis just doesn't work that way, where you can just hit to where you want to.

No it isn't. The problem with always trying to hit to the open court is that you are changing the direction of the ball more then you should and will cause yourself more errors.

The opponent should not always dictate shot selection the flight of the ball is equally important. Watch any pro tennis match and notice those guys do not always hit to the open court.

Pete