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Where do you live in the tactical universe?
To implement the tactical aspects of tennis you must have the fundamentals and the ability to execute them under pressure. That is a prerequisite. But if you do have a complete game, then you can consider and utilize the amazing range of option open to skilled players. Over the course of a playing career at almost any level of serious competition, you will find all these tactical possibilities can come into play against certain opponent’s at certain times.
The two modern weapons: the serve and the forehand.
Here for your consideration is my personal overview of this tactical universe, learned from a lifetime of experience as a player and as a coach, playing competitive matches and then observing them in the juniors, in the pros, and at the club level. When you have had the experience of using the full range of tactics, of playing against them, of watching and feeling them change, evolve, ebb, and flow in individual matches and over the course of many matches, when you know all this intimately, because it is all a part of you, physically and emotionally, then truly you have become a tennis player!