What is more valuable in doubles tennis: a good net game and experience, or powerful groundstrokes and serve?
I am on my high school's varsity tennis team and need to decide who should be my doubles partner. There are two guys that would make for solid doubles partners but they each have very different play styles.
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It is very difficult to draw any conclusion without seeing the entire games of both players. Having said that, there is no substitute for experience. Court positioning and learning to move in tandem with your partner is the keys to good doubles play. Return of serve and good volley skills are a very important element to put pressure on your opponents. Also a serve which can be placed well can make for easier poaching opportunities. If I was looking for a doubles partner as you are, I would consider 3 things. 1. Which player is more likely to make fewer errors and give a stronger effort to win on court. 2. Which player has the most potential to improve on his skills by having a stronger work ethic. and 3. Is any of them close to graduating/or is a better communicator and willing to accept suggestion. Sometimes its better to look beyond the player and focus on the intangibles to make a stronger team. Hope this helps and you are able to make the right choice.It is vital to have a solid, dependable net game in doubles tennis. Half of your time (and same for your partner) will be spent at the net, so your volley game needs to be good. Powerful groundstrokes will serve you better in singles play.
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Although in Doubles it's more valuable to have a good net game and experience than it is to have powerful groundstrokes and a serve, both are pale in importance to having a great return of serve.After all, if the ball isn't returned in play away from the opposing net man, there's little need for a good net game or powerful groundstrokes.
Some may argue that the same can be said of the serve, thereby making it the most important shot. However, the Doubles serve is used only to put the ball in play and allow the server to approach the net (Serve & Volley style) to either make the first volley or put the ball away.
So, practice your return of serve, and rely more heavily on consistency, accuracy, angle, and spin instead of applying excessive power.
as a college tennis player i would say that the person with a good netgame and experience is a better player for this reson:
groundstrokes are not very useful during doubles
most of the time you are at the net and having volley rallys
its all about net when its doubles. once you've got that down you can dominate on the court. leave solid groundstrokes for singles...concentrate playin your game up at net and your good to go for the most part!
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