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Learning to win means learning to adapt.
Young players on tour talk about "learning to win." Learning to win starts with exposure to the various game styles in the pro world, a big change from the much more limited exposure to high level tennis that is possible as a junior competitor.
On tour, players are pitted against all grips variations, spins, and patterns of play on all surfaces. In the face of these bewildering new combinations, they must learn do situational analysis during and after matches in order to improve. The scenario is not completely different for adult players entering league or NTRP tournaments for the first time.
While this series (Click Here) has discussed many styles of play, this article and the second one that will follow go a step further by presenting various scenarios that can occur in matches, and how to adapt to them.
Specifically we will discuss the strategic problems and challenges that must be answered and overcome in order to win. The situations apply in pro tennis, and we’ll use pro players as examples. But if you play competitive tennis, you’ll recognize many of the scenarios from your own experience.
We’ll assume the scenarios all…