Tennis Strategy - Recovery for the NEXT SHOT Positioning

Shot Selection and Court Positioning is very important in game of tennis. Mastering this techniques will bring your game to the next level. 

If your shot selection is 2, you should recovered to the center number 2 

If your shot selection is 3, you should recovered to number 3

If your shot selection is 1, you should recovered to number 1 (not to the center 2). 

Similarly for an approach shot, when the player is AT THE NET, RETURN DOWN THE LINE makes for a shorter recovery. 

Instructional Tennis - Shot Selection and Court Positioning

Tennis Strategy - The cross-court rally

Do you know that hitting the ball cross-court is a high percentage shot?

The reasons
1) The net at the center is lower than the side.
2) The diagonal distance between cross court is longer than down the line.
3) For recovery position at the baseline, a cross-court return at the baseline (rather than down the line) will allow for a shorter recovery.

This is the match that I will remembered for a long time. Frenchmen Gilles Simon and Gael Monfils push each other to the limit, slugging it out over 71 strokes in one amazing rally.

If you have watched the match till the end, Gael Monfils seemed to be in control of the game but with Gilles Simon never say die attitude and chasing for every ball despite having some cramps in his hand,  overcame the challenge and win the match.

Frenchmen Gilles Simon and Gael Monfils at the Australian Open 2013.