How To Play The Net
This film shows you how to play the tennis. Learn how to volley and smash like a pro by following our expert tennis coaches useful tips. Finish the point in style with your new net play!
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Step 1:
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Time to come in
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You should look for situations where you can move forward into the oncoming ball.
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This enables you to get to the net quicker, and makes you more difficult to pass.
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You can wait for a weaker, shorter ball which lands on or around the service line.
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As soon as you see that the ball is dropping short, that is the moment to come in. Just move up the court to meet the ball.
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Step 2:
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Pressurise your opponent
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Your approach shot needs to target the other player´s weakness. This is often the backhand,
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so you can hit an approach shot down the line.
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This shot reaches your opponent quickly and gives them less angle to pass you with.
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Just choose whichever shot you think will force your opponent to struggle.
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This might be a slice, low and wide to your opponent's backhand. Or sometimes even a drop shot, low and short.
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Step 3:
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Your position
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As you head for the net, you should move to the same side you hit your approach shot to.
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This is vital as it cuts down your opponent's opportunities to pass.
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If you hit the ball out wide to the backhand, then move to the centre of the court, so that you don't leave a huge space for your opponent to pass down the line.
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Once at the net stay balanced, with your racket out in front of you. That way you are ready to move to either side, or back to smash a lob.
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Step 4:
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Put the ball away
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Making the right decisions about where to hit your volley is crucial.
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If the ball is at around net height then you can volley it back, deep into your opponent's court.
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If the ball comes back higher than the net then you can hit it away on an angle for a winner.
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If you´ve pressurised your opponent into lobbing, go for a smash.
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And that's all there is to it! A winning net strategy for your tennis, learned the VideoJug way!