"He Never Quits!" When someone says that you know that this type of player you can safely assume gets everything back. That's the type of player are and Brad Gilbert (author of Winning Ugly) calls this style of player a 'Retriever'. Retrievers rarely take risks or go for big winners, they just love to stay at the base line and hit and hit and hit. They just keep going and going and often wear you down and they often win by either wearing you out, or patiently waiting until you make a mistake in a point.
There are many different styles of players out there as you may have noticed, and some names for these types are: Serve Volleyer, Weak server, Fast Runner, Backhand Attacker, Big Server, Left hander etc.
To win more matches know your opponent's game style and label them.
Take some time at home, now if you can, to write a brief game plan for each 'Type' so you are prepared strategically for each of these styles of players.
For example, say you yourself are a Big server and your next match is against a Retriever, your game plan should be something like this: prepare to not rely on aces because Retrievers feed off pace and get a lot back in to play. Your plan would be to take the pace off your serves and shots, going more for placement then power. Also bring them to net often because typically for a retriever the net is an uncomfortable place to be.
Good luck, and get to work on your, all be it simple, pre match player plans, I assure you you'll have an edge on court.
Happy Hitting :-)
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