You Need 2 Weapons

Key Points

• You need 2 weapons to be a great player, which should ideally be your forehand and serve
• Have your coach stand behind you and call what serve you are going to hit after you throw the ball up
• Practice the ‘Swedish drill’ where you play points and you can’t hit a winner
• You have to have great defense and play well out of the corners
• Tennis is a recognition sport and you need to learn how to read the ball and move
• Learn how to control the ball with drills that include 2 cross and 1 line or 3 cross and 1 line etc.
• Understand why you’re getting behind in a rally; is it because your opponent has better ball speed, or better ball control
• Think of a simple crosscourt forehand drill as practicing your running forehand and recover after each shot
• Use targets in drills and aim to hit them regularly to improve ball control