GrassCourtFan
Legend
If you play with someone far enough above, it isn't even a useful evaluation. "Be better at everything - hit harder and with more spin off both sides and off serve and return, while also handling pace and spin better" is the only conclusion you can draw when facing someone more than one full NTRP level above you.Being on the court with better players certainly gives you the opportunity to evaluate where you need to go in order to reach their level, but you need practice sessions or less stressful matches to actually work on the stuff.
If you're playing someone close enough that you have reasonable points at least, you can pinpoint what worked and what didn't, for you and for your opponent. But with a big enough skill gap, the answer is "everything worked for them, nothing for me" and that's the point at which the match becomes pointless for improvement purposes.
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