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Strategy.

Strategy in tennis involves court positioning, shot selection, and match tactics. Learn serve-and-volley approaches, baseline tactics, and systems to outthink opponents.

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Net Play ·5 min · June 2026

Approach Shot Fundamentals: When the Short Ball Is Worth Chasing

We charted one point during a club practice match last month and it explained more than the rest of the set.

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Instruction ·5 min · June 2026

Approach Shot Fundamentals: What the "60 Percent" Number Really Tells You About the Short Ball

There is a number that gets repeated in clinics and YouTube breakdowns and the occasional coaching certification: players win something like 60 to 70 percent of the points they finish at the net.