I’m not saying that insanity and tennis are in any way linked, however they do both involve repeating the same actions over and over again and wanting differing results.

If you are in a tennis match and are, quite frankly, getting your butt kicked, you should seriously consider changing your strategy.

The mistake that many players make is not adapting their style of play to try and match their opponent. They come into the match with a game plan and stick to it religiously, even when it is blatantly not working.

A change of strategy should be included in your game plan, if something isn’t working it’s time to change it. There are players who you expect to lose to, changing tactics may surprise them and you end up the victor.

If you play from the baseline and are facing a player who plays as the net you need to play them at their own game and try to get to the net first.

These are attacking kind of players and if you take that away from them they will struggle. Forcing an attacker to defend is a great tactic that should earn you a good few points.

You’ve probably guessed by now that all these strategies are basically finding your opponents Achilles heel and exposing it. Those players who are slow around the court need to be made to run all over the court so they are exhausted.

Once you’ve volleyed and make them run backwards to return it, confuse them even more by playing a drop shot. By mixing it up and keeping them running they will be so exhausted they won’t even be able to think about their own strategy.

Little changes like these can make all the difference between winning and losing. Bear these in mind next time you are playing and find yourself falling behind; you literally have nothing to lose, but a whole match to gain.

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