Tennis Tactics: How To Beat Players “Better” Than You

What’s up, everyone! Winning and losing often happens before we even step on the court. The notion that someone is “better” than us can be detrimental to our performance. While sometimes the difference in skill might be too big, more often than not we convince ourselves the other player is much better than us. Tennis is mental and you need to believe you can win any match, even if it is a long shot. So here are five tips that will give you a better chance at beating someone who is “better” than you.

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[Radnally]

I started to get better when i went for more shots. Getting a consistent yet aggressive game improves your game quickly.

[jeffhermida]

i have the "who cares if i win or lose" mentality. it keeps the pressure off and i win most of my matches thinking this way. its amazing bc when i try to win a point my unforced errors go up and makes me crazy. i just keep telling myself who cares of the result of this match and for some reason my shots start to click and i end up winning. nice video. i just subscribed.

[anhvu]

I am old + a weekend warrior. His 5 tips are sound: no mistakes, keep ball deep, believe. It's easier said than done. I want to share my experience to help you. 1) in order to reduce mistakes, you have to be fit. You must be confident that you can outlast your pusher opponent. Fed, Joker and Nadal are kings of fitness. 2) in order to keep the ball deep, you have to have a consistent + correct technique like top spin forehand, backhand. I watch junior/high-school players complete with 100% moon balls = very effective. At club level, 95% players cannot blast such moonballs from the baseline. It can be considered a 'weapon'. 3) in order to believe (you can win), you must have #1 and #2 above. If you could develop a 'weapon' (i.e. forehand, backhand, overhead, serve, etc) then you'll have more confidence too. They are all boiled down to practice. Try to make it fun and you'll improve slowly but surely. Thanks for the video. Subscribed.

[dwoo]

Do you have a video on the opposite situation? How to win when you are suppose to be the "better" player.

[petestation]

I totally agree. When I rally with a friend my strokes connect perfectly because I hit freely. but when points jump in, the tension builds up and I end up killing myself. Unforced errors skyrocket.

Thanks for the well made and helpful content!!!

[KRN]

1. Don't "overplay"
2. Stay consistent
3. Go for depth
4. Keep up score board pressure
5. BELIEVE
Great tips Karue. Also, no need for the background music, I find it distracting during your explanations.

[grantdelmege]

Awesome tips! The absolute key when playing better players is not to overplay and stay consistent and hit controlled aggressive shots with lots of margin.

When I played better players in the past, I always overhit and beat myself.

I have learnt the hardway that consistency is king and fitness is the queen👍

[tomsd]

That's exactly what I did when playing someone better. I didn't think about the overall score, just on how many points I could win. So I reset in my mind at the start of the point. Doesn't matter how many games I had lost, I only care about the next point I play, because it's better mentally to focus on winning a point than winning a game, or a set.

[WillLamy]

I was playing a doubles tournament with my friend, we got to the championship final and we were playing to a proset of 8. We were down 7-2 and by keeping it simple and believing, we were able to win 8-7 by using those methods. Thank you for the amazing tips and I plan to continue using them in the future!

[zacharywan]

Learning from someone who has exp from being a pro tennis player is always gonna be a priceless lesson. And you doing it for free. So I’m subscribing the heck NOW!😁

[stonearchitect]

I'm actually the exact opposite, against players who are better than me, I play normally, but against players that may be weaker than me, I get too cocky and overplay on shots. Either way, the rules in this video are very helpful and will help me very much in my match later this week.

[roccoedwards]

Playing someone better than me helps me focus and play with greater clarity. I don't second guess my shots because if I hit an easier/weaker shot then he will punish me for it. I struggle with shot selection vs. a worse player because in the back of my mind I'm thinking "All I have to do is not miss" and that disrupts what I want to do.

[hesterdekoninck]

i like the opening sketch. did put a smile on my face. you have that energy!

[hubsun]

Will be in this situation this evening 😀will try to follow your advice…thanks for the great video

[TheTennisMentor]

Only just found your channel and love it! Great content, sound advice and well made video!💥🎾

[gregorsvet]

By far the easiest to listen from all how to win more matches videos. thanks bro

[Meowth]

The best tennis YouTube channel. Love this guy

[manuelcardona]

Hey man love your videos! I played a couple futures a few years ago and the farthest I got was 3rd round qualifying, and out of all the tennis coaching pages out there yours is my favorite! I just subscribed!

[tennisparisbrothers]

These tips are great will try my best to execute this when playing against stronger players!!

[lukekoh]

I’m playing a big lefty guy in an itf, huge serve, great volleys but he’s shaky and gets nervous when he plays players who he’s supposed to beat, I’m thirteen and he’s fifteen so I’m lacking the size to overpower him, I’ll try to stay in the rally and keep balls deeper, make him play more balls and hope for the best