how can i beat a player that just keeps lobbing the ball or...?

Question

or tapping it over. I played a kid and lost because he kept tapping the ball over and if i tried to tap it over again the rally would go on for so long. if i tried to hit it hard back i would make errors and it would barely work.

and if i would go to net he would just lob it over my head and i would run back and get it and the process would start all over again

Answer 1

I m sure u must b an Indian..... lose frm him bcs u vil succeed if u play ur own game...

Answer 2

The age old question how to beat a "pusher." Pushers are the most fustrating players to play and there are only two ways to beat them. First is to be aggressive hit deep move him off the court and come into the net, but you better have good approach shots, volleys and overheads to do this. It sounds like you tried this but were unsuccessful because you were making too many errors and your approach shots weren't good enough to put him on the defensive so he could easily lob you. The second way is to just be a better pusher than he or she is. In other words you have to outlast him, be more consistent, and probably be in great shape because as you observed the rallies go on forever and it is a true battle of attrition. Mentally you have to be ready for a long tough match. Everybody at every level has trouble with the guy who is super consistent, never misses and is quick enough to run down most everything. It should tell you something that most matches at any level are won by the guy making the fewest mistakes rather than the player hitting the most winners. Work both on your ability to get net and finish points as well as your consistency. Good luck, we've all been there.

Answer 3

Shorten the points. When it's your serve, take a little off and get to the net. When it's his serve, look for a chance to hit a good approach shot and follow it up to the net.

You'll win some points, lose some others, but the rallies will be much shorter, and your opponent will not be able to lob over and over again, or take so much pace off the ball that it's boring.

Answer 4

Crap. That's the worst kind of tennis - dinking. If I had to play like that I would quit and become a paint dryer. First of all, bring the kid to the net - with drop shots or short balls. With the type of dinking game the kid has, I would be shocked if the kid had any kind of a net game. Bring the kid in and hit a passing shot to end the point or simply feed the kid a volley to hit. Probably would not know what to do with it. Secondly, lecture the kid about stopping that dinking crap if he/she wants to grow up to be a man/woman. Furthermore, why are you even close to the net if the kid is not hitting passing shots. When you go to the net, stop at the service line and just get ready for a huge overhead..

Answer 5

that usually happens in the 10 and unders and trust me i faced many of those people! all u need to have is one thing: PAITENCE! but i do not reccomend that because do u see pros lobbing bac & forth? NO! so i really think u should be the aggresive 1. Sure u might lose a few matches and lose confidence but i am telling u on a long run being aggresive is better! do feel bad about ur self if u keep missing the next time u play that person u might be able to beat because u were the aggresive one!!! good luck and practice being aggresive and work with ur coach wit concistensy and pwer at the same time!!!!!!!!!!!

Answer 6

I've ran in to many of these type players in my day. They are called pushers and they are the most frustrating to play against. The good thing is that they usually have no weapons which should take some pressure off. To beat them, what I always do is hit it to their backhand deep and charge the net a split second later than I usually would. This catches them offguard. They'll either not see you come up to the net which will make make them hit it low. Or they will see you when it's too late and will try to change their shot which will lead to mistakes.

The worst thing to do though is to become impatient, wait for the right opportunity to attack.

Answer 7

Get better. It sounds harsh but it's true, the lob will work against mediocre players but not against good players. If you develop powerful, consistent ground strokes the lobber will lose for sure. If your ground strokes are subpar he'll just feed off your power and win off your errors.

As for drop shots, if you're playing an inexperienced opponent hang back just enough for him to try dropping. When you see him bring his racket back for a drop instead of a ground stroke, rush forward. Most inexperienced players can't pull off a good drop shot and you'll probably get to it and kill it.

Answer 8

hit the ball early, don't let it get too high, if necessary just bunt it back not going for too much power. make your opponent do the running, side to side, draw him into the net, lob him

Answer 9

as u mst hav probably guessed the kid was a using a very very defensive technique......wat u need 2 do in such a case is to try different things, just ralling wouldnt help.......try using a drop shot or a slice to break his momentum.........come to the net more often!!!
the key to playing players like this is to never let them get into momentum......never get into long rallies and shorten the points!!

Answer 10

Practice your overhead smash every day and you will find yourself looking forward to playing this opponent again. Bobby Riggs used to unnerve opponents with this tactic, until he came against somebody who had worked on their overhead, and smashed him to smithereens - Billy Jean King!

Also, keep your shots deep and when you come to the net, try to volley deep and angle it. He'll be doing most of the running.