Spinal Tap
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1. Hit more winners than the pusher, or
2. Hit fewer unforced errors
Seriously, the way to beat a pusher is to get better at the fundamentals of tennis. If your shots and strategy are better, you will win. Tips like "get them to the net" or "make them hit passing shots" are really useless if you don't have the skills. I used to get beat by pushers all the time because I would hit too many errors, and I was incapable of sustaining a rally. I could hang in a match with similar players to myself because they would hit lots of errors too, which made me think I was better than I actually was.
If you have powerful shots that are consistent, coupled with proper shot selection, you should have no problem beating a pusher of similar NTRP rating.
2. Hit fewer unforced errors
Seriously, the way to beat a pusher is to get better at the fundamentals of tennis. If your shots and strategy are better, you will win. Tips like "get them to the net" or "make them hit passing shots" are really useless if you don't have the skills. I used to get beat by pushers all the time because I would hit too many errors, and I was incapable of sustaining a rally. I could hang in a match with similar players to myself because they would hit lots of errors too, which made me think I was better than I actually was.
If you have powerful shots that are consistent, coupled with proper shot selection, you should have no problem beating a pusher of similar NTRP rating.