topspinnerMN
New User
I used to hit big forehands and backhands, nothing worked with this guy who keeps getting everything back without pace. I would get a few points here and there with short angles, coming to the net and volleying, or winners on my forehand but that strategy resulted in more unforced errors on my part and he would eventually win. So now I just slice a lot. He doesn't hit with lot of pace. So I just slice deep, do a drop shot, lob him, drop shot, slice deep to the right, and slice short to the left and so on. He would eventually can't keep up anymore and I win the point. He is getting tired while I just move a few feet here and there, barely breaking a sweat. My drop shots don't have to be perfect but good enough to keep him guessing where I'm going to go next. This works for me because I rarely do any mistakes on my slices. 95% of my slices and drop shots stay in. Slicing keeps him guessing where as with my forehands and backhands, he can easily tell where I'm going. Somehow none of the youtube videos talk about this strategy. They all say come to the net or bring him to the net etc.