Tennis Doubles Strategies
Tips for playing doubles(tennis)?????
Can someone give me some good strategy/tips for playing tennis doubles?? Thanks all!
The biggest key to successful at doubles is to control the net, to have both players at net. It is very difficult to hit winners when both opponents are at the net.
To control the net you also must have an awareness of where you partner is and help them when they need it. For instance you should move over more towards the center if you partner is going after a ball that is hit at a wide angel, this prevents a hole where your opponent can hit an easy winner.
My tennis coach once told me that my doubles partner and I should act as if we had a rope tied to our waist and move together accordingly. When you watch a great doubles team it is like well choreographed dance where they move together.
Also another hint is hit toward the middle of the court more unless you are going for a winner, this will make it hard for the other team to hit a winner against you.
As you play more and you become more comfortable with you partner you can learn to poach.
Good look and practice lots of volleys.
