I started playing tennis my freshmen year of high school. At first I was atrocious; every ball I hit just flew up like a rocket into the air nowhere near the court. People who I should have beaten kept beating me; those times were hard for me. My self-confidence was always low, but as time passed I started to get better. So good that I was able to make it into the varsity team for my high school in my sophomore year. I kept playing tennis until I graduated, during those four years I played against many types of opponents in tournaments. From my experience there are three styles of tennis that you can encounter in a tournament. The first style, the counter puncher, is characterized by his speed and his quickness. The main goal of the counter …show more content…
Whenever I played against this style of player I always knew I would have a hard time. Every time I thought I had finally won the point they would always get it back. No matter how hard or how much spin I put on the ball they never missed. I can't tell you enough how many times I wanted to just jump over the net and knock the ever-living daylights out of them. I usually lost against them, but sometimes I got lucky enough that I was able to win or someone else got stuck with …show more content…
The aggressive base liner relies on their power and stamina to beat their opponents. They tend to run their opponents to death around the court, every shot is hit with the sole purpose of forcing an error off of or until you hit a weak shot. Since they have powerful shots they can hit a winner from anywhere on the court. I have had so many experiences with the aggressive base liner, but it's also of the most interesting styles to play against. I always play some of my best tennis against them; even though the points are short, they are always filled with excitement. The shots always fly like a laser across the net, going at an average of fifty miles per hour. With every serve hit, little specs of fuzz start to fly around the court like a dandelion dispersing in the air. Hitting a forehand on the run and hitting a winner past them is always exciting. Playing against them is like being stuck in a heated boxing match if you let up even once you will lose against them. The third and final style is the all court style, they can hit whatever shot they want and can use all of the other styles. It is said to be one of the ideal styles of tennis and sometimes called the chameleon since it can adapt to any opponent. The all court style keeps the opponent guessing on what shot they are going to hit. This means that the opponent