Tennis Strategy and the Roger Federer Style of Play

Key Points

• When playing defensive players or “moonballers”, try and get them in positions where they are forced to take a risk
• Prepare to use your B and C games to beat certain players
• Test your opponents early in the match to look for weaknesses and adapt your game to exploit that
• Be open minded enough to develop new shots and styles of playing
• Learning new shots, strategies or styles of playing requires persistence as you work through the learning curve
• “Just because you try something new, doesn’t mean you will forget something you already know”
• Mixing up your game and using variety can cause your opponent to change their court position and allow you to use your strengths
• Changing tactics in a match can be as simple as changing your position on the return of serve and giving your opponent a different look
• “You want players to hit shots they don’t want to hit”