How to Beat Better Players

[@johnnyg383]

I am still working on beating worse players!

[@juanchoja]

I feel your pain. When I play lobbers or a "wall" I loose my pace and end up making unforced errors. The key is to make them move. A lobber will most likely lob better than you, because is what they do. The same goes to a slicer. To keep a hard and fast game with a lobber or a slicer is very difficult. You need to be warmed up, and playing fire with fire in order to play your hard game successful. What you need is patience and play softer, just pass the ball, make them move around nice and easy, then sooner or later they will make the error or you will eventually get them at the net or something like that. It requires a lot of patience and longer rallies. If you are a hard server and they return a deep lob, don't plough the ball, just return it, either half court or to the sides to make them run. If they have a strong slice, you slice back, playing a hard topsping from a sliced ball is difficult due to the ball counter movement. If they are serving soft, don;t return the ball hard, just slice it back, or try some drop shots. Make them move and have patience. It helps me.

[@karadagmert]

Nice comment.. The all thing in tennis is to have a perfect technique for beating the worse players..

[@SsoulBlade]

They obviously watched this video. :p

[@Molybdaenmornell]

Maybe they're also working at beating better players ... !

[@shreyasnarendran2160]

me too

[@fightingtothepoint4u732]

Im 13 playing against an 28 year old whos better at anything wish me luck. I will never give up

[@newstv58prime93]

Same here bro but I am competing against a player who is playing from past 8yrs and I am playing for 4 month 8Yrs V/S 4 Month

[@jasper8275]

you are both screwed 😂

[@fart-balls]

I’m playing with some guy who used to play d1, he’s my mentor but I can only get 2 games off of him a set

[@frichoko1985]

im a 4.19 utr playing a 7.66 utr, wish me luck

[@jaynoelreyes8604]

I agree with almost everything here EXCEPT the fundamental premise. It’s not the fact that you can do at least ONE thing BETTER than your favored opponent. It’s what can YOU do really well? Play to your strength, but it is independent of what your opponent can do. I’ll make it even simpler: to beat someone better than you, make them hit ONE more ball. For players outside of higher ranked competition, college tennis, and on up to the pro tour, the player who makes less errors wins the match. This is true for 99% of us outside the world of high level tennis.

[@MATHEW94061]

Its the same at high level player. The only difference is that their “moonball” or “push” looks like a normal stroke to us but with less pace than their more offensive shots. Djokovic is the perfect example, he takes very little risk and makes very few mistakes.

[@RichardsWorld]

Thanks for sharing your family with us.

[@ramyg5037]

At one point, i used to slice a lot but many balls landed short on the net. At one point I thought I should give up. But then I decided - why not fine tune the slice so it doesnt fall short and create some pressure to the opponent. Now the slice shot is one of my weapons and I am good at it. The slice shot is very effective during doubles play as it keeps the ball very low and makes the opponent hit a defensive shot.

[@NeguAIT]

Cannot agree more. This is my mentality as well. If I do only 1 thing better than my opponent, I beat him 99% of the cases.

[@spinnerfok]

It works for me too as long as you have confident on your forehand slice and don't ever feel shameful doing it against the big top spin player how amazing we might be in luck winning points hopefully til the end.

[@pontusschroder8361]

I play sliced forehand all the time against big top spin players. Many tennis coaches dislikes that I play this stroke and think it is not the way to play tennis. I think it is stupid to think like that. They forget that the main goal in tennis is to win. It is not a beauty contest.

[@onefunwheel9203]

You should feel shameful if u use a forehand slice as your main forehand it’s not real tennis and it takes little skill, learn how to hit a real topspin shot

[@ericausand]

Nice lesson, and your daughter has a great smile!

[@MrEverything7T]

I have a match today, a final actually that was washed out yesterday, the current score is 2-0 to Tony (my opponent) and he is much better than me when it comes to backhands serving and volleys, I do move much faster on court and our forehand, slicing, and drop shops are fairly equal, I don't really know what I can do to beat him, I've been thinking strategy all night but I can't find anything, hitting to his backhand doesn't work because he is great at hitting them, slicing does work because he slices back even better, the only thing i got is more ability to get to shots and keep rallys going but i don't know how i'm going to beat him just doing that... im sure you won't reply in time but if u see this, what should i do?

[@TENNISDRILLSTV]

Sorry for this late response. It's always tough trying to match up your strengths to your opponent's weaknesses. One great tip I use with my players is to have them ask themselves what the OPPONENT would HATE to see happen. Try to get in his head and see if yoiu can determine what he does NOT want YOU to do and, then do it.

[@JeansWebbTv]

Look, just tell him you had sex with his wife. That'll get him. - Kramer

[@murielbouttier7780]

I agree that drop shots are very powerful and successful shot but I have an issue as I have a really western grip and I don't find easy to change the grip 1- without giving the opposition a hit 2- hitting it short as I tend rush and not be soft enough...Nay suggestions?

[@jerrychristner9146]

Keep practicing on it until it's no longer a weakness. Continue practicing until you can actually make it a weapon. Where you have issues is where you need to spend your time improving.

[@lindaplaylist9560]

Best! Thank you.

[@Alisky22]

Great lesson thanks coach!

[@TENNISDRILLSTV]

Glad you liked it!

[@Nathannotlapat]

Im no.#122 ranking in ITF junior rankings but I kept losing and i might fall from my ranking so i watch some of videos how to beat players play better in you

[@t.m4628]

And how have the videos helped you

[@cammysclips2900]

Played moonball against someone better than me the other week. Worked perfectly👍

[@makzer8770]

Im playing more then one year. So how do I not miss the ball?

[@stefanskrinnik7923]

I have to play a guy in districts who got 2nd in the state of whashington and is only a sophomore. He also has the biggest forhand I have ever seen, bigger than college player. I have to face him in a couple days in districts if I beat him I go to state. Help please how should I beat him?

[@swalterstennis]

How did you do? You’re in 3 A? You mean Josh?

[@303Concepts]

I've played a match vs my Dad 76 times and lost all of them by a landslide.

[@DjokovicIsOurLordAndSaviour]

Don't worry, age will be in your favour eventually :D.

[@hellfireshaman7113]

I have been out of the game for 10 years, I've found some friends now that play often. I can't beat them and if i were to do the check list i only have a better serve then all them. Somehow I get nervous when i play them because im afraid of them judging me. How can i get over that. I feel like that is why i am inconsistent with my shots.

[@TENNISDRILLSTV]

The best way to get over match nervousness is to play more matches. You can also focus on a "personal promise" and not the scoreboard. The promise should be something you know will help you win... like swing fast on 2nd serves etc... It also has to be something totally within your control.

[@hellfireshaman7113]

Jorge Capestany Tennis Thank you will try that out.

[@shmeat9687]

i just started playing a month ago and entered my first tournament I see my opponents stats AND THIS MAN BEEN PLAYING FOR TOO LONG why am I paired up with him im a beginner well anyway wish me luck ill use my slices as an advantage

[@kayleeolivas2834]

My name is Kaylee olivas and I finally keep beating my friend at my slams and I'm in7 grade

[@sejoon1]

Mom

[@rossdutoit159]

Thanks for the help man

[@MellowWind]

What is a moon ball?

[@bobagreen8668]

Mellow a slow high loopy ball

[@naominohar9251]

Lob

[@luzel55]

Hitting lobs that are deep

[@dylanwei8557]

Oh yea yea

[@sednalkram]

If you slice and win then it's not too bad.

[@mattyb523]

I tried this and got annihilated. What are you meant to do???? If I'm good at drop shots how on earth am I meant to do this when the rest of my game is crap??

[@rathoreadityasingh]

Fun fact : Your opponent is also watching this video.

[@butterbastechess245]

lol the guy im playing against is literally better than me at everything! hes my coaches son lol

[@ashythefox4107]

Mawm

[@ferr1909]

This is a bad advise, if your opponent can do everything better than you he is going to win, you can keep sending him your slice and eventually he'll find an answer it doesn't take a genius to beat a slicer or a moonballer or whatever the style you're planning to use, if you don't have a true weapon you are going to lose to someone better 99 out of 100 times.

[@TENNISDRILLSTV]

You say it doesn't take a genius to be a slicer or Moonballer, but that is the most frustrating style that Rec players lose to. Sorry, we'll have to agree to disagree on this one.

[@pontusschroder8361]

Do you play tennis? and if yes, at what level?

[@ririxoxol]

The player I'm playing against is a national level player😭

[@SuperMirtel]

at a higher level this wont work.

[@qickmeqickme470]

slice wont work left and right will work everywhere and short n long balls also all mixed! i won some matches with it!

[@nabilkhan6253]

Qickme Qickme wym by left and right?

[@jerrychristner9146]

Side to side vs down the middle. Some refer to it as East-West & North-South.

[@abanana_8997]

What if he's better at everything? Like every single thing.

[@Aminsedd]

Stop touching her its so anjoying