| 1- Know what to serve and when. If you've | | | | the tables could turn very quickly and you could |
| missed a serve because of high tension, it is more | | | | find yourself at the losing end. |
| likely that you will not have the regular control and | | | | 4- Develop various styles of serving with differing |
| fluidity to execute your master serves. This is the | | | | lengths and spins. Mix them up when you play. |
| worst possible time to launch an offensive using | | | | Some of the more complex serves include pure |
| your tough and tricky serves as the chances are | | | | spin, medium-long, short , deep, pure speed, |
| quite high that you may miss again. Stick to the | | | | down-the-line. |
| safe short or medium, neutral serve. | | | | 5- Returning serves with your forehand keeps |
| 2- When you aren't playing, use that time to | | | | your opponent on their toes as they find it harder |
| watch your opponents. Take a good look at how | | | | to predict the placement of your shot. Don't try |
| they play and what openings you can exploit in | | | | too hard to make a perfect serve return. The |
| their game. Studying how they serve, how they | | | | important thing is to keep the ball in play and |
| return a serve and what are their strong and | | | | anticipate the next move. |
| weak points will give you the winning edge, no | | | | 6- You cannot take a long hiatus from the game |
| matter how highly ranked they are. | | | | and expect to win. The key to beating your |
| 3- Keep on attacking right till the end. Just | | | | opponent is practice, practice and practice some |
| because you are leading, don't make the mistake | | | | more. Better to practice for about an hour daily, |
| of playing passive and hoping for your opponent | | | | then to have one marathon 4-5 hour session and |
| to miss a shot so that you could win. If you do, | | | | then skip training for the next few days. |