okay, i’m sick of losing. we played at another tournament today at our school [junior varsity]. i’ve begged my parents for tennis lessons or drills, but they deny. i play well when practicing, or without pressure alone, but in real situations i get so shaky and nervous. what do i do? and i usually have the best backhand..but its ben stinking lately. [2hander, i'm right handed]. what do i do? what are some great ways of getting lots of easy points in doubles, where you play other guys who only hit as hard as they can, or ‘dink it softly.’ what do i do? please help. my partner and i are fine on everything else, but confidence, serve, backhand volleys, overheads, and backhands. any advice? please help. our next match is in 5 days from today. it’d be nice.
thank you all.
i usually play well if i am aggressive-er, or meaner, but sometimes i feel strange when being like that. is it okay to be aggressive and meaner during the match, in order to control more of it? i play well aggressively, but usually my nervousness sometimes breaks it down.. :/
and sometimes the nervousness cracks down my self-esteem, and especially my footwork too, so it makes me feel kind of scared, sad, and flat-footed, lol..help?? 
okay to the first guy that answered this, you are stupid! no offense! i mean this question seriously! i already practice with my flipping doubles partner!!!!!!!!
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just get a buddy and keep practicing
heyy..
u have 2 be confident when you get out there..if u think ur ganna **** u will…
u nd ur partner should find another double team that plays alott better then you guys nd start playing wth them..ur skills will get alott better
nd heyy its okay for you to get aggressive out there in the court…but be careful.. dnt be rude or disrespectful…
always say nice game or nice shoot after…
but keep your head in the game when your playing..dnt worrie bout your coach or the ppl around you…
nd dnt keep thinkin bout winning..dat will only throw your game off..stop stressing bout the game..trust me it will only make you worse…
just practice practice nd practice…
pay attention to who ur playing against see wuts there weakness nd get them wth that..
nd heyy remb. its just a game kk
well good luck in ur next game!!!!!!
Sometimes you have to go against your nature.
For instance, I have a friend who is the nicest, sweetest person on earth, just an amazingly kind personality and disposition. She became a teacher, and the only way she could keep her students under control was to go against her nature and be extremely strict and even mean at times.
Same for you. Perhaps you’re a nice guy by nature and under most circumstances are not particularly assertive or aggressive. You will have to go against your nature and go out for blood on the tennis court. No, that doesn’t mean that you have to be a jerk. However, you are playing to WIN, and if you must be “mean” or “aggressive” in your play, then do it.
As far as “tips” go…………
First, mix up your serve. Don’t get predictable, i.e., don’t always serve it out wide or up the middle. And don’t always serve it deep. Mix it up. Put some on the line and some midway in the service box. Also, don’t get predictable with the type of serve you do. Work to master flat, slice, and spin serves.
Next, follow your serve in and set yourself up for the first volley very quickly. At times, you can’t win the point with that first volley, but if you push it deep, then chances are the return will be weak, and you can put away the second one.
When you play the net, position yourself about five feet away from the net right in the center of the service box. Do not move too far toward the alley, and do not move too close to the center service line. Dead center in the box is best because you can push off to poach a return crosscourt, or you can move off to intercept an alley shot.
Mix up the pace on your own shots, along with spin. Do some flat, some topspin, some slice. It’s good to know how to hit topspin and slice off both the backhand and forehand wings.
Use the lob, especially the topspin variety. Don’t buy into the notion that lobbing is “senior citizen’s tennis.” A lob over the net person’s head can win you the point, as many club players just cannot consistently deal with returning high bouncing balls. Another benefit is that lobs will keep the net person on his toes, especially if he is a net hugger.
Good luck!
A lack of confidence in your game is your number one enemy. CONFIDENCE is your greatest ally. Practice, practice, and keep practicing. The only thing that will get you to improve your match play/mental attitude, is playing more matches, more tournaments, more pressure situations. The more tournaments/matches/pressure situations you play, the more comfortable you will feel, and the more of your “practice tennis” will come out. This is how you can improve as an all around player.
As far as your upcoming JV match in a few days, if your doubles opponents are the kind that just hit as hard as they can, then dont be afraid to stand back at the baseline even when your partner is serving. Even though the traditional thing to do is stand at net, if you are not comfortable there, especially if your opponent is hitting very hard shots, then just stand back. Anything goes, you are the master of your creation on a tennis court. Even professional doubles players do it. The best advice to beat these players: DO NOT MISS. Just “push” it in if you have to. Return everything. Players who just hit as hard as they can on every shot more than likely cannot last more than a few shots hitting that way–otherwise they would probably be the stars on the Varsity team. So just keep making THEM hit again and again. I guarentee you they will miss first. But you have to keep it in. So the two of you, just stand back, and get everything back. Become a wall and you will win. Best of luck!
Practice a lot and recite some sort of small phrase to boost confidence and if you must act aggressive.
to get rid of nerves there is only one thing you can do… play lots of matches and get used to it! i used to always get nervous at tournament times but now that i have been playing for a long time, i dont get nervous anymore!