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Tennis Strategy and Tactics - How to Become a Smarter Player

Welcome to the tennis strategy and tactics section of the TennisNation.com site!

It can be difficult to filter through all the posts to find the content to help with improving tennis mental toughness and tennis tactics to apply to your game.

You can expect additional articles to be added to this page so you can get access to all the best content to help you play smart mentally tough tennis all in one place. The ultimate goal of this section is to provide you with a better version of posts to help improve your mental game and tennis strategy than what you are currently getting.

Please leave comments based on what you think of the content. By providing feedback regarding what you love, feel is missing, or want more of will help me determine what to share next.

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Tennis Strategy and Tactics

Taking the Ball Early

Taking the ball on the rise in tennis is a mindset that takes focus and determination. In this article you will learn the benefits of taking the ball early in tennis, along with tips and drills to help you practice.

Tennis Shot Selection Drills for Singles

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This tennis lesson with Erica covers tennis shot selection drills for singles that can make the difference between winning or losing a close match. Often times close matches are determined by hitting the right shots at the right time. This can often be confusing with all the decisions you have to make on the court. […]

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Tennis Singles Strategy and Statistics

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Introduction When talking tennis with my peers and fellow tennis coaches it became evident that we all had our own preferences on tennis singles strategy. However, none of us had the data to suggest which approach would be ideal. So I decided to do some research and found many valuable resources, one of which was […]

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Tennis Doubles Strategy and Positioning

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Introduction Playing tennis with different doubles partners can be frustrating because not everyone knows tennis doubles strategy. Often times tennis doubles positioning varies from partner to partner. So, rather than going off of my years of tennis experience and discussions with professionals in the industry I decided to research for statistics to determine patterns of […]

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Tennis Tips to Win More Matches

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Not long ago I heard someone remark that the success of the tennis teams in California (as it relates to performance in USTA NorCal Districts), as opposed to Reno players, is the fact that they get to play all year. I don’t think the answer is that simple. It’s not so much that they have […]

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Taking the Ball Early on the Rise in Tennis

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Taking the Ball Early: The “Go To” Mindset Taking the ball on the rise in tennis is a mindset that takes focus and determination. Moving to the ball is demanding on the body and takes much more effort than waiting for the ball. That is why so many recreational players tend to wait for the ball, […]

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5 Steps to Improve My Tennis Game Example

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Playing Tennis with a Purpose First, make sure to read the previous post, 5 Steps to Improve Your Tennis Game. This post is an example of how you can develop a game plan for playing better tennis and is meant to be used as a guide. Enjoy! My tennis technique is fundamentally sound, however, my strategy, fitness […]

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