Offensive vs Defense

[dlam]

Being aggressive is not the same as offensive minded player
players can play "aggressive " defense as oppose to " passive" defense
There are some players who play really well "passive" offensive
My feeling is "aggressive" defense is better than " aggressive " offense

[beernutz]

I play much more offensively and aggressively in doubles than in singles. In singles I try to play percentage tennis and look for openings or short balls to attack, however, even in those situations I usually try to set up a winner rather than hit it outright at the first opportunity. The only thing I do more offensively in singles is serve where I try to hit bigger serves to take control of the point. On the other hand, in doubles I will try to take something off my first serve to get a higher percentage of them in, particularly when I have a good net player as a partner.

In doubles though I try to be the fly in the ointment so to speak and disrupt anything coming across the middle. Even if I sometimes get burned down the line I see that as just a cost of doing business and controlling the middle. I serve and volley on 100% of first serves and a high percentage of second serves until the receivers prove to me that they are capable of winning more than 50% of those points.

[mib]

Originally Posted by dlam

Being aggressive is not the same as offensive minded player
players can play "aggressive " defense as oppose to " passive" defense
There are some players who play really well "passive" offensive
My feeling is "aggressive" defense is better than " aggressive " offense

The point of being an aggressive percentage player is to put pressure on the opponent, but avoid going for too much. An aggressive defender would be a counter-puncher.

Of course, this is all relative -- when playing against a better player one is often forced to go for broke or to play passive defense.

[dlam]

Originally Posted by mib

The point of being an aggressive percentage player is to put pressure on the opponent, but avoid going for too much. An aggressive defender would be a counter-puncher.

Of course, this is all relative -- when playing against a better player one is often forced to go for broke or to play passive defense.

Why not be a aggressive on defense and passive on offense ?
Most mistakes are made when tennis players try to be too aggressive on offense and too passive on defense

[Magnetite]

I'd rather go down swinging.

[NTRPolice]

Originally Posted by dlam

Why not be a aggressive on defense and passive on offense ?
Most mistakes are made when tennis players try to be too aggressive on offense and too passive on defense

Interesting.

This gives me a lot to think about. haha

[r5d3]

Pretty much depends on the shot. On forehand I tend to be adventurous, but on backhand I hardly ever go for a lot of pace and winners, unless it's a drop shot. I just try to pin it as close to the baseline as possible.

[dlam]

I dont think an agressive baseliner is an offensive player.
Just a good agressive defender.

Serve and volleyer are the epitome of offense plays.
Getting to the net and going for the angles are easier at the net than from the baseline.

The volley game is superior and the main strategy in doubles.


I dont see a doubles game where the strategy for both players is playing an agressive swinging baseline game.