Strategy Zone: The Groundstroke Finishes

The top players make up their minds and then finish. But how? The final component in the Strategy Zone system is called "Finish." How do you hit winners in match play against a wide variety of opponents? I've been very fortunate to work with many of the best players in the world. Andre Agassi, Monica Seles, Venus Williams, Serena Williams, Tommy Haas, and Maria Sharapova, among many others. These players know when to finish. They make up their mind, and that's it. But how do they know when to and how do they execute> Those are the key questions. 3 Components In previous articles we've looked at how to establish the first two components of winning strategy "Control" and "Hurt." You can learn to create Control with your groundstrokes, with your return, and with your serve. (Click Here.) Control leads directly to Hurt. Hurt means learning how to hit various shot combinations once you are in control of the point, shot combinations that punish your opponent and/or keep him on the run. Agassi demonstrates a simple change of direction to Finish. These first two steps--Control and Hurt--set you up to Finish. You can't jump over the steps. I can't stress...