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.

Playing tennis is very strategic, and if you find your self losing in quite spectacular fashion, is it time to change your tactics.

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 get them to the back of the court make a drop shot so they have to run to the next again. By constantly changing where you put the ball will confuse them and they’ll start to make mistakes.

Build these strategies into your game plan, so if things go wrong and you start to fall behind, you are mentally equipped to change your tactics without having to think about it.

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