All-courters

All-courters are very tricky tennis players, although the most versatile. These types of players don’t really have a shot that can be used as a weapon, instead relying on a variety of shots and incorporating aspects of every tennis style into their style of play. The goal of an all-courter is to keep the opponent guessing, using different shots and changing their approach to catch adversaries off-guard. As an all-court player, don’t be afraid of switching your game up if what you were previously trying wasn’t working.
The tennis strategy all-court players use include:
  • If playing against an aggressive player, adopt the counter pusher style
  • If playing against a passive player, adopt either an aggressive baseliner or aggressive volley approach
  • If playing against a serve-and-volley player, hit deep and powerful shots that can be difficult to return while at net
  • Hitting shots that throw the opponent off
  • Spotting opponents’ weaknesses and adapting to take advantage of it
  • Continuously changing their play style to keep the opponent guessing
Serve-and-Volley
The serve-and-volley player is an aggressive type of player that rushes to the net as often as possible in order to put pressure on the opponent. Being agile and great at the net are common characteristics of serve-and-volley players. This style of play is hardly used anymore because of the evolution of the tennis racquet, which gives players a better chance of hitting balls deep and hard. It is also a difficult style to master against other types of players, although it is an effective tennis strategy against counter pushers. This makes it difficult for serve-and-volley players to return those types of shots.
The tennis strategy serve-and-volley players use include:
  • Serving hard and wide to give them time to run up to the net
  • They will perform the “chip-and-charge”, which is returning serves deep and away from the opponent, giving them time to run up to the net
  • Using drop shots or deep shots with angles to keep opponents constantly chasing down balls, allowing no time to set up for offense
  • When given a lob, they will perform an overhead to put away the ball
Aggressive Baseliner
Famous for being an offensive baseliner
The aggressive baseliner spends most of their time at the baseline, winning most of their points there by playing aggressively.The goal is to hit hard and deep shots that land several feet back from the service line, which will overpower the opponent. Aggressive baseliners are not afraid to take big risks with a shot, but only when there’s an opening where they can put away easy balls or force the opponent to make an error. But while waiting for an opening, it’s common to hit the ball from side to side until one appears. These types of players are often armed with a very big serve as well, which helps to put them on the offense.
The tennis strategy used by aggressive baseliners include:
  • Having good groundstrokes–such as a strong forehand or bachkand–to hit deep shots
  • Having a big serve to take advantage of the short return which can allows for a putaway
  • Hitting balls deep and fast to set up for winners
  • Crosscourt rally until they can find an opening for a down-the-line winner
  • Attacking players’ second serve
  • Hitting balls at sharp angles to control their opponent’s movement
  • Hitting hard shots make it difficult for volley players to return
  • Remaining confident even when making mistakes