Have you been seeing some of the best tennis players in Indian Wells? I hope you are having fun and enjoying yourself and learning more about tennis. How to better play a tennis match, a good answer is to be better prepared by understanding what is likely to affect your style of play. I have made a list to help you recognize the different aspects of you as a player, your opponent and the conditions in which you have to play.
You the player.
1 Game standard and capabilities, are you a beginner or advanced player?
2 Understand your tactics, do you have a game plan? Are you going to do everything you can to keep the ball in play? Use your best weapon, when your opponent plays a weak return, your best weapon is your forehand? If so, go ahead and use it. Let your opponent know that he is going to play his best.
3 How do you react when there is pressure? Are you a quitter or do you react by learning to control your feelings with a positive attitude? When you’ve just finished playing a really tough rally and lose the point, do you look to get positive by taking a deep breath to release your tension? Then continue the battle to play the best you can.
your opponent.
1 Your opponents’ tactical strengths and weaknesses, how can you counter your opponents’ game plan? You have to be aware of the way your opponents hit the ball, direction, height, depth, speed and spin. As soon as you realize what your opponent is going to do with the ball, you can anticipate the direction the ball will go.
2 Remember that your opponent will also be aware of you and what you are doing. There will be times in a match when your opponent is playing the best tennis, you have to accept that and keep adjusting your performance level to get back into the match.
The environment.
1 Do you know what type of surface you are playing on? Slow, medium or fast tracks? A lot of people don’t like to play on a slow court because you have to rally for long periods and be very patient. Do you like that kind of surface? Do you know many opponents who get impatient when you play them for more than six moves?
2 Do you prefer to play with wind or rain? Maybe you like the sun or the altitude? Get ready, if you know your opponent doesn’t like to play in the sun and you do, what is your best option?
Remember that Rome was not built in a few days, and tennis is the same. Set your achievable goals and have fun making those goals a reality. There are many more ideas that you can come up with yourself that will influence your tennis game. Learning to understand and put into practice some of the above ideas should be a fun, exciting and rewarding experience.