Tennis Skills & Drills by Joey Rive

Author:Joey Rive [Rive, Joey]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 978-1-4504-1136-3
Publisher: Human Kinetics
Published: 2012-03-14T16:00:00+00:00

NET PLAY AND STYLES OF PLAY

Each game style uses the net game differently. The rallying baseline player and the defensive player generally come to the net only when the opponent has hit a short ball. As a result, their use of net play is infrequent, and so these styles are not discussed in detail here.

• Aggressive baseline style. This game style is built on power groundstrokes and trying to finish off the point with a groundstroke. The aggressive baseline player’s net play consists of the player moving in the court and hitting a swinging volley or running to the net to hit a volley or overhead into the open court. It is strategic, but it is not strategic volleying. In other words, this style does not focus on a succession of potential volleys that need to be placed strategically. Instead, it focuses on finishing off a point.

Although he is a net rusher, Rafael Nadal makes the most of every trip he takes to the net. Nadal’s net play usually happens when he has exhausted an opponent in a long, punishing rally, and he finally gets the attackable short ball. He knows where and how to play his volley. His volleys are not spectacular, but he places them in locations that give him the best chance to win. Nadal occasionally hits swinging volleys, but most of his approach shots are on punishing groundstrokes, where his first volley makes a major impact. Kim Clijsters also makes sporadic trips to the net, but when she transitions forward, she hits a winner. Her swinging volley, which is strong on both the forehand and backhand, is an extension of her groundstrokes just inside the baseline. She moves in fast after recognizing that an opponent is in trouble. She may play one volley to set up a second volley that she can more effectively put away.

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