What are some realistic plays?

What tactics, set plays or team plays are used in tennis?

• What tactics, set plays or team plays are used in tennis? i really don't know.

• Answer:

  singles Offensive or aggressive baseliner An offensive or aggressive baseliner tries to win the point by hitting winners from the back of the court, attacking with fast balls that the opponent cannot reach or return properly. Being an offensive baseliner player requires a deadly array of shots and shot-types. He may not try to win the point outright with one shot, but instead may hit the ball from side to side until he spots an opening. Offensive baseliners normally have at least one great groundstroke, often the forehand. Usually offensive baseliners have the ability to read the game very well and also their opponents styles and tendencies so that they can spot a weakness and use one of their aggressive shots to act upon it. [edit] Defensive baseliner A defensive baseliner, or counterpuncher or retriever, returns every ball and relies on the opponent making mistakes. He has consistent shots, makes few errors of his own while making it difficult for opponents to hit winners. The game of the defensive counterpuncher is more to do with physical determination to retrieve un-retrievable balls and immense fitness. Their reason for doing so little errors is the fact they aren't attempting the complicated and ambitious shots of the aggressive baseliner. But that doesn't mean they don't ever attempt aggressive shots. A counterpuncher must have speed and agility to cover the court. He is a fighter, and has to have willingness to chase down every ball to frustrate opponents. Especially aggressive baseliners who naturally have a fiery attitude and flair, returning every aggressive shot which they do will just encourage their aggressiveness and thus encouraging errors and mistakes. Usually, the defensive counterpuncher frustrates their opponent so much, that their opponent might actually try to change their game by either coming to the net in which they can just do "Passing Shots" down the lines, or by attempting to also be a defensive counterpuncher. Serve-and-Volleyer Main article: Serve-and-volley A serve-and-volleyer has a great net game, is quick around the net, and has fine touch for volleys. Serve-and-volleyers come up to the net at every opportunity when serving. They are almost always attackers and can hit many winners with varieties of volleys and drop volleys. When not serving, they often employ the "chip-and-charge", chipping back the serve without attempting to hit a winner and rushing the net. The serve-and-volleyers' strategy is to pressure the opponent to try to hit difficult passing shots. All-court player All-court players have aspects of every tennis style, whether that be aggressive baseliner, defensive counterpuncher or serve-volleyer. All-court players use the best bits from each style and mix it together to create a truly formidable tennis style to play against. In game siutations, they have the ability to select an action usually executed by one tennis style. They usually have an attacking game, mixing some groundstrokes and volleys to keep the opponent guessing. Most all-court players won't rush the net immediately after a serve like a typical serve and volley player would. However, their game often revolves around "constructing" a point to where they will be able to approach the net and put away an easy volley or pulling their opponent into the net and hitting a passing shot. They are very versatile; when an all-court player's baseline game is not working, he may switch to a net game, and vice versa. All-court players have the ability to adjust to different opponents that play different styles easier than pure baseliners or serve and volleyers. all-court players stereotypically have the speed, determination and fitness of a defensive counterpuncher, the confidence, skill and flair of aggressive baseliners and have the touch, the agility around the net and tactical thinking of the serve-volleyer. But just because the all-court player has a combination of skills used by all tennis styles doesn't necesserily mean that they could beat an aggressive baseliner or a defensive counterpuncher or even a serve-volleyer. It just means it would be more difficult to read the game of an all-court player. DOUBLES PLAYER Both-Up Strategy The ideal is both-up strategy, often called "Attacking Doubles" because the net is the "high ground," and both-up strategy puts both players close to it, in a position to score because of their excellent vantage points and angles. A team in the both-up formation, however, is vulnerable to a good lob from either opponent at any time. So, to be successful with Attacking Doubles, they must have penetrating volleys to prevent good lobs and good overhead shots to kill poor ones. Up-and-Back Strategy At lower levels of the game, not all players have penetrating volleys and strong overhead shots. So, many use up-and-back strategy. The weakness in this formation is the large angular gap it creates between partners, a gap that an opposing net player can easily hit a clean winner through. Both-Back Strategy Both-back strategy is strictly defensive. You normally see it only when the opposing team is both-up or when the returner is passing the net player on the return. From here the defenders can return the most forcing shots till they get a chance to hit a good lob or an offensive shot. If their opponents at net become impatient and try to angle the ball away when a baseliner can reach it, the defender can turn the tables and score outright.