Tennis Strategy Encyclopedia: Start winning matches against players you've never beaten before Ebook

Tennis Strategy Encyclopedia

The only way to quickly improve your tennis is to play a smarter tactical game. In fact, smarter play is what separates champions from average tennis players...

Dear tennis friend,

If you want to start winning matches you've been losing, feel better about yourself, and combine your nice strokes with intelligent tactical play (without spending dozens of hours on court and lots of money on tennis lessons), then you've discovered the way.

My name is Tomaz Mencinger. I have been a tennis pro (USPTR Professional) and an expert tennis player for over 15 years. I am not a copywriter, but I want to share something with you that will help you play better tennis and win more matches, regardless of your tennis skills.

When I started playing tennis at the age of 15, I had no one to coach me. I learned by watching TV, by using my VCR to observe and analyze Andre Agassi's forehand in slow motion, and by relentless practicing in front of the mirror.

Then I hit the courts and tried to practice the strokes while hitting with my friends. Since the talent was there from other sports, I quickly developed very good technique. I then felt ready to play in tournaments and various leagues around my country.

I'm sure you can guess what happened...

It was a disaster!

My pretty strokes were useless. On the other side of the net were players twice or three times my age with funny looking strokes and big bellies, totally unfit.
The result? 0-6, 1-6!

I felt like a yoyo yanked from side to side, back and forth. Before I realized what was happening it was over. My opponent shook hands with a slight sly smile, probably thinking: "Another one who doesn't know what tennis is all about...".

Sound familiar?

Here I was, giving my best effort, working hard, playing good "looking" tennis, and yet I was out of the tournament in the first round with a humiliating score.

This had to stop!

It was too painful, especially since I felt that I had the potential to play good tennis. Obviously, something goes on in a match that I was unaware of. Somehow, my opponent was outsmarting me. And I didn't like that. ;)
With the same determination I applied to my strokes, I started studying tennis strategy and tactics. I watched hundreds of matches live and on TV, asking myself: "WHY are they playing like this? What is the purpose of this shot? What will they achieve if they play like that?"

The answers gradually appeared in my mind. I realized that beneath the outer game of tennis there is another game - the strategic and tactical one to outsmart your opponent.

I realized that strokes are just the tools of achieving something else - winning the match with smarter play.

And soon after this realization something else happened!

I started winning more and more matches!

Same strokes, same abilities, different thinking, smarter play, better analysis of my opponent, and increasing belief in myself - it all translated into winning most matches I played against players at my level.
This journey continued for 15 years. I played; I coached players from club level to national ranking; and I continued to study tennis strategy.

Because of my own struggle to find the hidden code within the game and because of the thousands of hours I've spent watching tennis matches, you now have the opportunity to cut years off your learning curve:

Introducing...

"The Tennis Strategy Encyclopedia"
"Start Winning Against Players You've Never Beaten Before!"

This is an ebook in Adobe PDF format that you can immediately download to your computer.
It is truly an encyclopedia of tennis strategies and tactics for every level of play, whether you are a beginner or an expert tennis player.

Actually as you will discover expert players base most of their game on very simple tactics that are suitable even for beginners. And only on top of those basic patterns they choose more advanced and expert tactical combinations.

So the encyclopedia teaches players of every level how to play better tennis and use their potential to the maximum.

Then what can you learn from it?

You get more than 100 pages of condensed and organized information showing you:

• The secret to playing good tennis (It's NOT trying to beat your opponent!)
• The 4 basic tennis laws - the foundation of tennis (If you don't know them, you are sending your opponent a gift every few points.

1. The first one is the simplest but isn't used enough.
2. Crosscourt or down the line? Which direction? When?
3. How to cover the court so that you move as little as possible
4. What to do with your second serve even if your opponent has good strokes on both sides?

• The 6 general tennis strategies that you can use at EVERY level of play - from beginners in mini tennis to the Andre Agassi and Roger Federer level of play:

1. How 10% improvement gives you 100% of the point
2. How to force more short balls from your opponent
3. How to make the best of your tennis skills
4. How to make the best of your opponent's weaknesses
5. How to make your opponent feel that your shots are coming faster and faster, even though you hit them the same
6. What you can do to break the rhythm of even the best players

You'll then see how to apply those 6 general strategies to all 5 game-playing situations: when serving, when returning serve, when both players are at the baseline, when playing at the net, and when hitting a passing shot or lob. This gives you 30 situations that you can practice.

There's more...

• Learn the basic tennis tactics that Roger Federer and Andre Agassi used 64% of the time in their 2005 US Open final.

1. Where and how they hit their 1st and 2nd serves
2. Which direction they return serve (Andre and Roger are very disciplined in this area: 81% of 1st service returns and 65% of 2nd service returns are aimed _____________.)
3. How they play from the baseline when attacking, when defending, and when just rallying (neutral) (These plays are simple, but even the best players stick with them. Why? Play them and you'll see the effect!)
4. Where they aim their volleys and overheads (You have little time at the net to decide, so it's best to keep your play simple and effective.)
5. Where they aim 69% of their passing shots (There is of course a logical explanation for that.)

• Learn the advanced tactics Andre and Roger used 19% of the time:

1. Various ways to hit first and second serves so that your opponent is quickly thrown out of rhythm
2. How to attack the second serve with minimum risk and maximum effect
3. How to attack the short ball so that you are unpredictable
4. How to defend so that you neutralize most of your opponent's attacks
5. 3 unexpected ways of playing the volley, so that your opponent cannot guess your next move

• Learn expert tennis tactics, which are used successfully only by very skilled players or those hoping to become one (Andre and Roger used these tactics in 17% of their shot decisions.):

1. 7 ways to make your existing 1st serve even tougher for your opponent to read and return
2. 6 ways to hit your second serve that immediately give you the advantage in the point
3. How to return booming first serves with variety and consistency
4. How to instill insecurity in your opponent's second serve (and thus force more double faults) by various ways of attacking with your return
5. How to get the edge when playing from the baseline against expert players
6. How expert tennis players defend to turn the tables in their favor or at least neutralize good attacks
7. 3 more ways of playing the volley at this level (Remember, there is an expert "passer" waiting for you, so you'll need excellent volleys.)
8. How to pass and lob good net players so you convince them that this is their bad day at the net

After learning basic, advanced and expert tennis tactics you'll have the opportunity to view a detailed statistical analysis of the Agassi-Federer match, where EVERY shot they played fits into one of these 3 categories.

To Inrease Your Tactical Knowledge Even More...

... and to make you a smarter and tougher competitor, you also learn expert playing tips used only by the most skilled players (or players striving to become one):

• How to play a drop shot so that your opponent has no idea what you are up to
• How to turn your opponent's anticipation of the drop shot in your favor (After you do this, your opponent will be totally confused and not know what comes next.)
• The Pavlov Trick (an "ace up your sleeve")
• How to double-wrongfoot your opponent (Use this trick at your own risk - your opponent might get furious.)

But wait, that's only the FIRST PART of The Strategy Encyclopedia!

And all those tactics in it work regardless of the type of player you are facing!

So, you already have a wealth of tactical information to help you win more matches. But the Encyclopedia gives you A LOT more...

The second part of the Strategy Encyclopedia will show you...

"How to outplay ANY type of player in the tactical and mental part of the game!"

You probably know what type of opponent is your Achilles heel. There are just some players who aren't very good, yet you regularly lose to them. Somehow, their game really hurts your way of playing.
And your confidence too, right?

This will end, read on...

There are 4 typical player game-types: the counter-puncher, the aggressive baseliner, the serve-and-volleyer, and the all-court player. Since any type of player can play against any type of opponent, this translates to 16 adaptations of these four main strategies.

So, you will discover:

How to adapt your main strategy if you are a counter-puncher and you play against:

• another counter-puncher
• an aggressive baseliner
• a serve-and-volleyer
• an all-court player

Likewise for the other 3 game types: for each you'll get a detailed tactical and mental plan for how to approach a match against each type of player.

Why the mental plan?

Since both of you may have a good tactical plan, the game may not depend on who plays a smarter game but on who EXECUTES their game better.

To win that battle you need the right mindset. That's where the two mental battles come in.

One is the battle with your own mind, which might lead you toward goals other than winning the match.

The other mental battle is with your opponent.

Maybe it's a battle of patience or a battle to be immune to errors or something like that. It's a battle within the battle. While you execute your tactical patterns, you also compete with your opponent on a different level. And if you lose the mental battle, then your tactical plan is gone, too.

All Right, You Are Now Halfway Through...

You've now mastered playing excellent tactical tennis, whether that means playing smart in general or playing against a specific type of player.
You now need to consider other factors that determine the outcome of a match and go even deeper in understanding how we make decisions during a ball exchange, how intuition helps us play better and more effectively.

That's what PART III of The Tennis Strategy Encyclopedia will show you.

You'll learn:

• How to play on different court surfaces so that you maximize your playing style on every surface:

1. What kind of shots are best used on clay and what to avoid so you minimize unforced errors
2. Which tactical plays are most effective on hard courts and indoors and what general approach will win you the most points
3. How to play on grass (if you happen to get the chance) so that you take advantage of every characteristic of grass courts (like the low, fast and unpredictable bounces), and how the ball behaves when hit flat, with slice or with topspin.

• How to play in special situations like the following:

1. Playing in the wind - how to adapt your targets and strokes for consistency in those annoying conditions, how to play with the wind in your face, and how to take advantage of a wind at your back.
2. Playing a left-hander - a nightmare for many players. Yet there are surprising strategies you can use to outplay this tricky opponent;

learn how to dominate with your forehand against their backhand,

learn what to avoid when defending against a left-hander's crosscourt shots,

learn how to neutralize their usually effective leftward curving serve to the ad court,

and learn what mental attitude to adopt so you avoid the frustration that comes when you feel helpless against a left-hander's tactics

• Winning against a better player - what 3 attributes distinguish good players from those who are merely good hitters. Discover how this information helps you devise your winning tactic against them. You'll learn what kind of shots it's best to avoid against good players, how to find their weaknesses, and how to stay positive and fight until you win, even when the match seems lost.

But that still isn't all...

There are even more strategies in the Encyclopedia!

So, let's take a brief recap of everything you'll learn in The Tennis Strategy Encyclopedia:

PART I introduces you to:

• The 4 basic tennis laws - the foundation of the tennis game
• The 6 general tennis strategies - they apply to every level of play
• Basic tennis tactics - although simple, they are used by best players in almost 2/3 of their tactical decisions
• Advanced tennis tactics - how to upgrade your game to more effective and unpredictable play
• Expert tennis tactics - when you master these plays you'll have the edge even against your toughest opponents
• Detailed statistical analysis of the Roger Federer - Andre Agassi US Open final in 2005 and what can you learn from their tactics
• Expert tennis tips - disguise your shots and outplay your opponent when they least expect it

In the PART II you'll learn how to play against specific types of opponents:

• Counter-puncher
• Aggressive baseliner
• All-court player
• Serve-and-volleyer

There are four main strategies and, for each, four modified strategies, one for each type of opponent. So all together, there are 16 adaptations of four main strategies.

For every variation you will discover the keys to winning the tactical and the mental battle that goes on in the match.

PART III explains playing in special situations:

• How to play on different court surfaces (clay, hard court, grass court) so that you can maximize the effect of your playing style
• How to play in the wind, using it to your advantage
• How to tackle lefties and become their nightmare opponent
• How to win matches against players better than you (Learn what separates good players from good hitters and win with your IQ.)

In PART IV you're going to complete your strategy "training" with deeper subjects like:

• Tactical decisions - what are they and how to train yourself to make them quickly during ball exchanges
• The hidden part of the best tactical players' games and how you can learn to use that part too
• How to apply all this information in a step-by-step manner and gradually improve your game in every tactical part of tennis

All right, this seems like a lot of expert info!

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