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Pete Sampras dominated the entire world of tennis through a dominant use of the serve-and-volley
strategy. He consistently forced his opponents to make unforced errors
through his excellence in this type of play. However, just as in other
sports, tennis has gone through a change of play. No longer is the
serve-and-volley approach recommended by tennis experts. This doesn’t
mean it’s completely extinct though. Here, I’ll show you how to beat it
when you see it!
Basic Meaning of Serve-and-Volley
The
goal of a serve-and-volley player isn’t complex. Simply put, they’re
looking to get in a strong first serve that doesn’t allow a strong groundstroke in
the return. Then, immediately after serving, they’ll rush the net and
look to volley the ball back before it hits the ground. The two primary
qualities needed are a big serve and quickness off the line. As for the
returner, it puts them in immediate pressure. Even though it’s tough to
get a strong return on a big serve, you can’t hit a light shot that
allows the server plenty of time to set up a winner.
The Fastest Miles Ever Run
Typically,
serve-and-volley players are going to experience more success on
hardcourt and grass court surfaces. It can be a daunting task for the
opponent, but there are still plenty of ways to get by these
serve-and-volley players with a victory.
Look for Your Chances
Cautious or Reckless?
There
are two ways you can attack a serve-and-volley player: cautiously or
recklessly. The cautious approach will lead to you just returning the
first serve and not attempting any type of passing shots. Essentially,
you’re not going to let your own shots lose the point, but rather make
the opponent win the point. Conversely, a reckless strategy will attempt
a high-degree of passing shots. This player will try to hit a big shot
with every swing and go for a winner often. There are glaring negatives
with each approach. A cautious approach can result in an experienced
player making quick work of you. Meanwhile, a reckless approach will
lead to a high number of unforced errors.
A Little of Both
My
best solution is to play a mixture of cautious and reckless. With a
serve-and-volley player, you’re not going to have a chance for a point
on every shot. This requires patience. If they make a strong serve, just
get a return in and wait for the opportunity to hit a winner.
Sometimes, you’ll even luck out and they’ll miss on an open shot. The
key is to wait for your chances. Don’t give your opponent free points,
make them earn it!
Play to Their Weaknesses
Unless
you’re playing someone like Roger Federer or Novak Djokovic, chances
are your opponent will have some holes in their game. As a player, it is
your job to find these weaknesses and take advantage of them. Even if
this requires you to alter your approach slightly, it is still likely
going to be worth it. If you don’t have the opportunity to watch them in
a previous match, check out how they play warming up and in the early
stages of your match. Do they struggle running back if a lob was hit
over their head? Is their backhand or forehand stronger? Finding answers
to these questions will help greatly as the match carries on.
Get the First Return In
As
I mentioned earlier, a big serve is a critical part of the
serve-and-volley approach. If they can’t force you to stay back behind
the baseline, then the serve-and-volley strategy won’t be effective.
Assuming they do have a strong serve, the only way to stay in the point
is to get the first return over the net. While it would be ideal to get a
decent return in, I recommend making sure you get the first return in
for the early stages of the match. This will not only make the games
closer, but it will increase your own confidence. If they’re serving up
aces on multiple serves each game, then chances are your confidence
would start to drop and your own game would suffer. However, getting the
returns early in the match will make you believe that you can start
trying different and stronger returns as the game progresses.
Try to Keep Them Back
At
the core of serve-and-volley player’s games is the idea that they want
to get to the net. They want to put pressure on you. On the opposite
end, you will want to keep them back closer to the baseline. Once they
get to the net, it will be tougher to win the point. There are two
methods for this. First, you can work on blocking the initial serve back
so it goes deeper on your opponent’s court. This shot takes a lot of
work due to the speed this serve may be coming in at. However, it will
keep them closer to the baseline. The second approach is for when the
server is able to get to the net. In these situations, you can hit a
lob. A lob goes over their head and forces them retreat on their court.
If you’re able to successfully hit a few good lobs, it could also force
them to hang back longer on some points due to tentativeness.
Hold Serve
Serve-and-volley
players are going to be tough to break on most occasions. In these
matches, you may only have a few break opportunities. With this being
the case, it is vital to hold your own service games. By doing so, it
will not only put you in a better position to win, but also apply more
pressure to them on their service games. While learning how to
effectively serve is a long concept in its own, the best advice I can
give here is to be aware of them coming to the net when you’re serving.
After one or two shots, they’ll look to charge the net and put pressure
on you. They will want to prevent any long rallies, so don’t be worried
when they do come in.
Control Momentum
In
nearly every sport, the word ‘momentum’ gets tossed around frequently. A
team can be rolling along and then one play can change the entire
outlook of the game. The same idea is present in tennis. Your opponent
can be controlling the match, but one break could certainly change the
tides. Be aware of this and try to grab the momentum early in the match.
Players aren’t always completely ready when the game starts, so take
advantage of this and come out ready to play. This will not only ensure
momentum is on your side, but can also set a tone for the rest of the
match.
Practice!
Since
serve-and-volley is a rarity in today’s game, it is tougher to be
prepared for it when a player pulls it out. As a result, practice the
concepts utilized by it during practice. For example, have a teammate
serve and then rush the net against you even if they’re not a
serve-and-volley player. They don’t have to possess a huge serve. Just
practicing against the basic concepts will put you in a better mental
mindset for moments when you’re faced with it in an actual match.
Why does it always seem like left-handed tennis players
are tripping up the righty tennis players? The truth is, left-handed
players inherently have an advantage over right-handed players.
Generally speaking, athletes don’t train as much on their lefty game
because there are just fewer of them. It doesn’t really feel worth
devoting so much time and effort for such a rare opponent. Meanwhile,
lefties practice against their counterparts all day, meaning they
quickly gain an advantage over their more common opponent. But beating a
lefty is totally possible and, despite common belief, doesn’t require
some crazy training regimen. With the helpful tips of ATP coach Gonzalo
Lopez, I’ll show you various ways that you can take back control of the
court and dominate against lefties and righties alike.
Controlling the height of the rally
Gonzalo
has some excellent points on the tactical structure of lefty’s that can
help you navigate the challenges of playing a tough lefty. First,
Gonzalo talks about the importance of controlling the height of the
rally. He describes the height of the rally as the place that you are
standing on the court while you are running laterally. Your height can
change depending on if you are near the service line or near the net.
Gonzalo says that the goal is to change the height of your opponent’s
height of the rally while maintaining your own height. The purpose of
this is to take an offensive position and control of the rally. If you
need to constantly adjust your position on the court, it will be harder
to control the rally. So making them adjust will put you at an
advantage.
While this can totally be used for both left-handed
and right-handed athletes, it is especially important to remember
against your lefty opponents since many tennis players have less
experience defending against a lefty. Therefore, keeping an offensive
position will ensure you the advantage.
Dominating the diagonals
Next,
Gonzalo mentions that oftentimes, the diagonal will be your best shot
and your opponent’s worst shot, though not always the case. When you hit
the ball at the diagonal that is on your stronger side, you have more
control over dictating your opponent’s height of rally. When you can
dictate your opponent’s height of rally, you can make them move more and
tire them out over the course of the match. This is especially
important if you notice that your opponent is a slow runner or is
slowing down in the middle of the match. Because moving their height of
rally will ensure that they need to keep chasing the ball and minimizes
the chances of them standing still.
On the flip side, if your
opponent is faster than you, it will be easier for them to take control
over your height of rally and therefore make you run more. That is why
it is important to dominate the diagonals so that you can optimize your
stronger side and have better placement of your shots.
Hitting at
the diagonals is also an effective way to open spaces on the court,
which is similar to moving the height of the rally, but along the other
axis of the court. By opening up the other axis it provides you with
opportunities to put the ball away, especially if your opponent has been
running and is too tired to chase the ball. The sooner you can dominate
one of the diagonals against a tough lefty, the less likely you are to
be pinned into a corner, while the lefty pounds heavy forehands like
Nadal did to Federer for the early part of their careers.
Hitting
against left-handed tennis players can be a major challenge, especially
if you’ve never faced such an opponent before. But fortunately, you can
incorporate lefty-conscious strategies into your training regimen that
is applicable to both left-handed and right-handed players. By
manipulating the height of the rally and aiming for the diagonals, you
will take control over the point and dominate your lefty opponents with
ease.
Tennis is a counterintuitive game. When
you start playing as a beginner, you are going to play wrong
intuitively. So it is of the utmost importance that you learn the proper
fundamentals. In addition, a relationship between the ball and your
hand has to be established from the get-go. This will allow you to
develop the right feel and timing so that you can rally in your first
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if you work hard. Muscle memory can only be established with
repetition. However, many beginner tennis players build the wrong muscle
memory and can't keep the ball in play. Going out to the court with a
friend and playing becomes tiresome because they have to pick up balls
every few seconds. They get so frustrated that they might stop playing
tennis altogether.
Intuitive tennis for beginners will not burden you with unnecessary
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The game of tennis is in constant
evolution, and the speed of the game demands more efficient technique.
Watch and study the top players and you will find commonalities for
their success. In this unique program, Coach Lou Belken details the
modern techniques currently used by most top professional players. Among
the topics covered are: how the game has changed, the three essential
components, developing the stroke, practice drills and more. This video
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The Coach
Lou
Belken has coached the sport of tennis for 40 years. Players that he
has developed have achieved a #1 ATP World Doubles ranking, captured two
Grand Slam Doubles titles, reached the Wimbledon Doubles Final on two
occasions and have claimed an NCAA Singles Championship. Belken served
as the Head Men's Tennis Coach at Arizona State University for 26 years.
Under his guidance, the team earned NCAA Tournament berths in 14 of the
last 20 years of his tenure, with 5 Sweet Sixteen appearances and a
Final 8 finish. During that span at ASU, Belken taught 14 All-American
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WASHINGTON (February 16, 2023) – Howard University women's and men’s tennis teams have a full weekend ahead of them as each squad returns home to host a pair of nonconference matchups at the Washington Tennis & Education Foundation's East Capitol Campus in Southeast D.C.
Friday (Feb.17), the women’s team squares off against Johns Hopkins, a first-time opponent, then face Villanova the following day (Feb. 18). The Bison have not faced off against the Villanova Wildcats since 2011, which they won the previous matchup.
As for the men, they are also facing a first-time opponent in dual competition, Bucknell, Saturday (Feb. 18) and will be looking to break their five-match losing streak against Mount St. Mary’s Sunday (Feb. 19).
MATCHUP PREVIEW
HOWARD WOMEN
The Lady Bison started this week off strong with multiple team members receiving accolades from the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC).
Freshman Selah Stubbins (Minneapolis) earned the title, MEAC Rookie of the Week, and sophomore Sifa Butcher (Pembroke Pines, Fla.) was named women’s MEAC Player of the Week.
JOHNS HOPKINS
A pair of Johns Hopkins freshman singles players are ranked in the top 50 nationally in the ITA Polls, sponsored by Tennis-Point. Jay Xiao is ranked 27th in the nation and seventh in the Atlantic South. Kamila Wong is ranked 36th in the nation and ninth in the region.
VILLANOVA
The Villanova Wildcats enter with a 1-3 record and fell short to the Bison during their last matchup in 2011.
HOWARD MEN
Sophomore Marcel Dawson (Columbus, Ga.) was named the MEAC Men’s Player of the Week earlier this week, and won his singles and doubles matches last Friday (Feb. 10) against UDC. The men are seeking a bounce back from their loss on the road last week at Lehigh.
BUCKNELL
Bucknell enters this weekend’s contest with a two-match winning streak. Bucknell competed in five fall tournaments, resulting in a combined 42-37 singles record and a 21-15 doubles ledger.
MOUNT ST MARYS
Mount St. Mary’s enters this weekend’s match with a three-match losing streak.
LAST TIMEOUT
Sunday (Feb. 12), both squads fell on the road at Lehigh.
The men's team fell, 4-0, while the women came up short against the Mountain Hawks, 4-3, in Bethlehem, Pa.
UPCOMING SCHEDULE
On Feb. 25, the Lady Bison are set to host Georgetown at the Washington Tennis & Education Foundation's East Capitol Campus in Southeast D.C. Match time has not yet been determined.
For the men, they travel to Cary, N.C., for the annual MEAC Round Up (March 16-18), hosted by North Carolina Central.
WASHINGTON (February 4, 2023) – Howard University men’s and women's tennis squads travel to Philadelphia for their first road test of the young season at Temple. Match time is scheduled for 5 p.m., at the University of Pennsylvania.
MATCHUP PREVIEW
HOWARD
On the men’s side, HU (0-1) looks to rebound after a tough 4-3 season opening setback against Saint Francis (Pa.) Thursday (Feb. 2).
Junior Justin Cadeau (West Orange, N.J.) and second-year Bison Marcel Dawson (Columbus, Ga.) serve as the squad’s top doubles team and singles players.
For the women, they will be competing for the first season this spring after seeing Thursday’s contest versus the Red Flash canceled.
Sophomore Jordan Grayson (Gaithersburg, Md.), 2022 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Player of the Year, and senior Hana ElSherif (Cairo, Egypt), 2022 All-MEAC First Team, led the way.
TEMPLE
Temple men have opened the spring season with road losses at VCU (Jan. 20), 5-2, and Yale (Jan. 29), 6-1.
This past fall, Marin Delmas advanced to the ITA Regional Championship Quarterfinals and had a 12-5 record as the team’s No. 1 singles player last year.
On the women’s side, they are looking to get back in the win column after suffering a 4-0 loss to West Virginia (Jan. 21). The day before (Jan. 20), the Owls defeated VCU, 4-2, on the road to open their 2023 spring campaign.
Sophomore Veronika Kulhava spearhead the Owls. Last year, she finished with an 18-5 record in singles play and 16-6 in doubles with four different partners.
LAST TIMEOUT
HU men came up short in its season opener versus Saint Francis (Pa.) at the Washington Tennis & Education Foundation's East Capitol Campus in Southeast D.C., 4-3.
Dawson set the tone for HU despite the loss, winning both his singles and doubles matches.
UPCOMING SCHEDULE
HU returns to The District Friday (Feb. 10) to face UDC. Match time is slated for 3:45 p.m., at the Washington Tennis & Education Foundation's East Capitol Campus in Southeast D.C.
After Wimbledon, I started thinking a lot about development… and with more players going to a two-handed backhand, I wanted to share what USPTA Elite Professional Mark Bey says about it from his talk at USPTA Pacific NorthWest last year.
On the two-handed backhand, should your players take the racket straight back, or should you use a loop?
According to Bey, Straight back take backs have fewer moving parts, and achieve a great “pre-stretch” right away, creating great elastic power potential.
The loop takeback has more moving parts, but when it’s properly executed, the stroke tends to have great rhythm, helps with timing...
and as long as the tip of the racket doesn’t drop too soon, there’s an opportunity for tremendous racket acceleration into contact.
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