5 Singles Strategy Mistakes...Do THIS Instead 

5 Singles Strategy Mistakes...Do THIS Instead

The quality of teaching and enthusiasm on this channel can't be found elsewhere, tennis is mathematics it is a game of probabilities calculating distances time, and options, to play well, intelligence is a must, and you are Master in this sport it's excellent. many thanks

Wow amazing. I hope my opponents don't watch this

super helpful, especially the last two tips. My buddy owns me when he charges the net and I never know what to do, and then when i charge the net i am never effective. that all changes now!

This past weekend I played in my 2nd UTR match. I watched this video before the match and I won in a nailbiter (6-2, 3-6, 10-7 tie break). There is no doubt the the content of this video helped me win. It was exhilarating. Thanks coach Ryan.

The depth and clarity of these strategies and explanations is utterly mind blowing. First class presentation skills. Thank you.

My favorite new tennis channel! Short, to the point videos, no filler, no embedded ads, good quality audio and video and a good mix of strategy and technique.

This is literally the same advice that my hs coach who has made it to state for the past 10 years gave. Keep up the good work and great teaching

Thanks always! Every time I watch this lessons it makes me want to start playing right away!

Watching your videos has really given me a better insight on how tennis should be played both technically and tactically. So nice you are able to get such good tennis lessons for free. You are really awesome and very good at explaining at an understandle, funny and nice way. Keep up The content Ryan!

I haven’t played singles in 22 years my friend, and just recently I started playing singles against my friend who is a solid 4.5 50 player and I lost yesterday 8-4, and today I lost 7-5 and I used your strategy and I almost won my dude. Thank you so much for the help.

I think you explained very well. I practice some of your tips and it works perfectly. I was so amazed how my game changed just following your instruccions. (My opponent was surprise too). Thank you so much.

Excellent. Beautiful voice. Lot of energy and depth. I'm in love with your technical knowledge. Great.

All tips are great!!! #4 and #6 are the best gems!!! Your videos are the best!!!

Ryan is a professor of Tennis, thank you Ryan!

Great explanation! We train these concepts on the court, but visualizing them like this really made me understand the "why" of them which is sometimes unclear.

Ryan is a professor of tennis, thank you Ryan!

Everything you said makes so much sense and it all works together perfectly! Wow!

Excellent clarity of ideas and delivery

I can't believe you share this information for free. God Bless you, Ryan!

Thanks coach, always learning from your videos. You have the best tennis videos here on youtube

your analogies and logic to get people to understand are brilliant Ryan!

Love this. I have a mathematics degree and all these triangles is bringing me back to college geometry lol. Makes perfect sense to me.

You are the best teacher!!

Your court configuration points are really useful. On the down the line passing shot tip another plus is that when playing a right-handed opponent they have less reach to their left for the example you showed. I really like your clear explanations, thank you.

Great Ryan! Big thanks to this clearification 🙏👍

You are awesome Ryan.. I can’t stop watching your videos

singles strategies summary: 1. stand behind the base line a bit to the right when receiving fast serve to give yourself more distance returning it. 2. hit the ball higher in rallies to avoid hitting the net and landing deeper 3. stand opposite of your opponent at the center of where he'll hit the ball. "the center of the court is rarely the center of where your opponent will hit the ball" so you can be equidistant from possible shots 4. when approaching the ball, run perpendicular to the path of the ball, not lateral for less distance 5. always hit crosscourt so you have more distance for the ball to be in and so that the center of the following incoming ball will be closer to you 6. when your opponent hits a short ball and you run for it; right after you hit it, stop running and split step. so you're ready to go for any direction the ball going to 7. when your opponent is at the net, hit the ball straight down the line not narrowly crosscourt. so it's farther than your opponent and for the ball to have more distance to land in

One of the best videos I've ever seen. Thank you👏

Brilliant & informative video. Many thanks.

Awesome tips- thank you! I’ve played singles for over 35 years and I wish I knew some of these years ago. I’ll be a Subscriber going forward.

Great video, precise, concise, clear and thorough. Thanks!

Great hints, easy English for foreigners undertanding. Thanks a lot!

Amazing thank you so much Mr. Ryan😃

I love strategy videos. I’m been using them in VR tennis and it’s working well and feels amazing to use your brain to adjust to opponent :)

Thanks Ryan, from Argentina always watching and learning with your videos!!

Thank you coach❤️

this video IMMENSLY helped me, i watched it all the way and yesterday when i 1v1'd my father (he is better than me, but not by a lot and i never beat him, best i did was like 6-4 6-3) and used every one of those tactics, first set was 6-4 to him, second set was 6-4 to me and last set ended to 4-4 and 30-0 to me, comeback from 4-1 to my father and every single game was so tight and i was just in the zone all the time, it sadly got dark and had to go home, but i was really consistent and smart with my plays, knowing he is better, but i have another tip: use the ,,contra pied'' shot more ofter (translated from french it means ,,contra feet/legs'') and it means when you hit a shot on the right or left edge and the opponent gets the ball and sprints to the middle, instead of making him run the court, hit in the same spot you hit first and you'll surely get him, it's harder to switch direction of running then to continue running

These are some good tips. My brothers hits a hard serve and runs to the net a lot. Standing back further will greatly help in dealing with his aggression.

Great video, very helpful. Thank you from England :)

This helped me the most cause I have a match tomorrow

Ryan thank you so much for your lessons. You are hands down the best at explaining tennis. Your passion and enthusiasm are unparalleled. Respect from Russia

Best advice and explanation for players 3.5 or >. Learning so much. Super excited💪

Damn, this video is awesome. I am only starting tennis but it opened my eyes for possibilities of strategies in the game. Thanks for the video 👏

Super explanation of various techniques and tactics of tennis by expert Ryan.. Thanks a ton !

one of the best coach in youtube, or maybe the best I've seen, congrats, absolutely a great video

I´m latin and I understand you perfectly, what an explanation, what a fluid pronunciation !

Best explanation ever!!! Thank you 💞

Perfect! Another subscriber... TKS for the lesson

thanks, gonna use these Strats for tennis clash

Regarding the return position, I think it depends a bit on how well they can hit the corners of the serve box. I played someone way above my level last year, and the guy not only had really fast serves, but also placed them incredibly well. I tried standing further back, but couldn't reach the ball at all. On clay! My only option was to take it early and take that risk. But that's an edge case most people will never/rarely encounter, so that concept is still valid. Sorry for the little nitpick, great video!

Just beautiful

Super valuable information. Thanks!

As usual, great tips Ryan - thanks

Very useful tips. Only Nr.1 is not so relevant in senior tennis (60+). Could you make a video with tips for older players? I like your stuff.

Thx Ryan for your great advices.

one of the best videos out there

You explanations are clear and crisp and sensible and practical..you will become a great coach soon..God bless you with enough prosperity and love..

Beat tips ever ! Thanks

This is too smart for me. I love it. I will try it.

Great tip on split step!

tried this out the other day worked very well against one of my friends with a fast serve. First time I've been able to return the ball on their super-fast first serves that are successful

My friends are sometimes my opponents! Only sharing this to family!

Excellent teaching

Great way to explain tactics including visual, auditive and kinestesic models. A real masterclass. Congrats for your work. Greetings from Argentina.

I love RU-vid... Thank you for your tips....I saved it in my phone. It will be my mantra every time I will play a sigle match. Grazie mille.

Going to use these tonight! Thanks Ryan!

This was great...never really thought about the positioning and the geometry made it so clear. Subscribed! Oh yeah...and i'm that guy that when the receiver steps back behind the baseline, i take it as a challenge! :D

I am sharing with my friend with who the matches are always a flip of coin. We both will follow this and hopefully improve our game Thank you

Wow, my English is not very good. But I understood every single word. Thank you! Very helpful video!

Great video! Each of the 5 advices is illuminating... Thank you!

Thank you just found your videos and so far they are great in a short digestible format

Very clear explanations, very useful. Thank you very much

Hello Many thanks for the lesson ,very pertinent and clearly explained

Great tips new approaches

Thanks for the video, I will play against my tennis buddy tomorrow. Was always to beat him until last month, when he won for the first time in 5 years and since then I keep losing to him. Will try your tips tomorrow and the coming weeks.

Serena & Rodger 🔥🐐

I am a tennis coach, and everytime I explain these strategies to my trainees, other coaches (friends) tell me that I am making tennis more complicated 😅

Used your principles from this video and won against a superior player. Just amazed! Super helpful instruction.

Thanks for your advice

very good! In mistake 3 I think first part is not obvious because you need to defend backhand side, so I would stay center

wow now it makes sense , dude this should be called tennis 101 great job

I've seen this video before, and I'm glad that I just watched this again. Great advice on court coverage and explaining the actual distance of the court in feet. Gives a true perspective on what you need to hit more winners during a singles match.

That was so well structured and clear. I'll be putting it into practice tomorrow. Thanks.

Thank you so much. I really understand everything you say just makes too much sense. Thanks for the explanation.

Masterfully explained

If anyone is trying to make a tennis AI robot in the future, ask this guy. He knows how to break down tennis analytically

I absolutely love it!! I dont even take tennis classes anymore! Thank you for your amazing videos. Keep it up!

This is so cool. I love watching your vids. Thank you for all you do!

You are great, man!

Really great video! A french tennis player based in Norway!

Wonderful tips

AMAZING EXPANATION ABOUT SPLIT STEP

Nice concepts. Great video!

Well explained sir. Clear and correct. I’d love to know where you got your tennis court board.

Great points, hopefully many players take the advice and incorporate it into their game 💪💪

Another amazing video and explanations!

Damn... I don’t even play tennis but this was really interesting love how you explain keep it up!

thanks Ryan!! you helped a lot. please make more singles strategy videos

Tip#5, this was exactly what happened to me yesterday! My opponent hit an approach shot to my right hand side and I tried to hit a cross court passing shot but ended up giving him an easy forehand volley. Should have gone with the down the line shot.