World’s most ANNOYING tennis opponent (and why they BEAT you) - Part 2

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@saschahitzendorfer6555 4 года назад

I just wanted to thank you so much for these helpful videos. Yesterday I won a match against a pusher that I usually don't win against and without your videos, I think I would have lost clearly. THANK YOU! (now I'm in the semi finals ;) )

@EssentialTennis 4 года назад

Awesome! CONGRATS and good luck!

@saschahitzendorfer6555 4 года назад

@@EssentialTennis thanks :)

@saschahitzendorfer6555 4 года назад

@Bocaprogaming55 yes i won the semi finals:) but unfortunately lost the finals :/

@saschahitzendorfer6555 4 года назад

@Bocaprogaming55 sometimes, yes

@saschahitzendorfer6555 4 года назад

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@TennisTrollChannel 4 года назад

Excellent point with 8:10. I did that many times throughout the match. Also - we'll show more points including errors and misses in future videos. Challenged accepted : ] It makes sense - and it appears viewers want to see more tennis too. Thank you for the suggestion and thank you for analyzing our games as it's helpful to us who are looking for ways to improve.

@EssentialTennis 4 года назад

You're very welcome, Troll! Thank you for being open to adding in more errors, I really respect that! 🙏

@RFinch44 4 года назад

It reminds me of a boxer and a grappler/wrestler getting into the ring to fight. The boxer wants a straight up fight standing up and doesnt want it to go to the ground. While the wrestler wants nothing more than to fight on the ground with chokeholds etc because that's what they're good at. Different styles and different battle.

@benkofi8570 4 года назад

Tennis Troll, as a pusher myself I would like to say well played keeping your cool and not getting extremely frustrated. I would just say though you are clearly a great player but you weren't effective approaching the net most of the time because instead of going in with conviction on the approach ball, you floated it alot of the time which allowed Mr pusher to pick his spots on the passes. When you came in behind heavy ground strokes, he didn't hurt you because he didn't have time to. I swear every time I saw you float a slice approach and he picked you off at the net I wanted to scream because you had the right idea of coming in but you did it the wrong way. On a slow court (that's how it looked to me) like that, approach shots can't afford to be floated because you really expose yourself at the net. I know because last year I lost a 1st round game in an LTA tournament (I'm from England) I really should have where I lost alot of points by coming in behind floated slices that asked to be hit. Coming in a lot is a great idea against any pusher because you take their time away, one thing I will leave you with is if you play a pusher again, try an approach I like to call "a delayed approach" if you know baseball it's like a delayed steal but if you don't it's a really simple tactic: (when you are on/ inside the baseline) hit a heavy topspin ball deep but don't come in directly after contact, wait 0.5-1 seconds after hitting it before coming in. The majority of the time you should get a high volley around the service line that you can put away without too much trouble. I love and thank you for your videos, I learn a lot from them and some point soon I will record myself and I will link you and Ian the footage so that you can watch me and critique my game😁

@TennisTrollChannel 4 года назад

Ben Kofi thank you for the suggestions and watching both ET and TT. I like you idea- sneak in and hopefully opponent will hit a rally all which I can pluck from the air. I do agree with your suggestions on my approaches. Think as the match went on, I started to lose endurance (probably because I went down the line too often as Ian suggested while my opponent kept it cross court and I was the one scrambling all over the court). Therefore I think started floating more balls and my opponent started driving more balls. In second set he started attacking more. I like your idea. I’ll give it a try next we play. Thanks for viewing and sharing your thoughts. Sounds like you are good player yourself.

@benkofi8570 4 года назад

@@TennisTrollChannel I have my good days and bad days and I've learnt a lot from watching the pros for the last ten years. I can give concrete tips on how to beat pushers because I occasionally push myself and it isn't always successful. On faster surfaces I got found out quickly before I learned to be more aggressive. However I have very similar to mr green shirt before on slow surfaces

@ajaxsf 4 года назад

You should find the pusher and interview him. Even though we hate to play him we secretly love him because he exposes our flaws.

@EssentialTennis 4 года назад

LOVE that idea.

@_luisespinosa_ 4 года назад

yeah, I would love to know how he learned to play tennis.

@satjiwan 4 года назад

I have some old contact info for him we can try if you want. Nice guy. Not sure how much he’d want to be a focal point.

@danield.7359 4 года назад

just subscribed to that channel because I want to see that interview.

@vijaymisra1833 4 года назад

Guys,Give credit where it is due. if you ignore his non conventional strokes, this guy has awesome consistency, athleticism, and ball control. It takes a lot of hard work to achieve it. Hats off to him to beat another good conventional player.

@Tennisbull-match-statistics 4 года назад

Plus great anticipation

@EssentialTennis 4 года назад

Amen!

@RK-ft9rn 4 года назад

I'm lucky enough to practice against a player exactly like him right down to his switching hands on forehands. I asked him who he loses too and his reply was to the players with solid volley/overhead that keeps the pressure on him and not allow pusher to dictate play.

@RFinch44 4 года назад

I do the same thing as TennisTroll Channel. I never like to include the errors in my videos, but I do see your point in that it gives a false sense of what "real tennis" and "real life" actually looks like. I guess that's why on average I'll have 1 hour of a footage and end up with a 4 minute video 😂😂😂😂 Also side note to echo what some other people have said in the comments. I think a match between you and the "defensive player" would be an amazing video. Especially if you added commentary to it!!

@EssentialTennis 4 года назад

I feel like its really important to show what REAL tennis is like, Richard! Thanks so much for sharing your matches with all of us.

@RFinch44 4 года назад

@@EssentialTennis Thank YOU for sharing all your commentary and tennis wisdom. It helps so many players (including myself). I really wish more people would hit that subscriber button so you can hit the goal of 215k!!

@EssentialTennis 4 года назад

🙏@@RFinch44

@Tennisbull-match-statistics 4 года назад

I wouldn’t want to see the entire video all the time, especially when the pauses are not trimmed out. Having stats available is super helpful but those take time to get generated

@K4R3N 4 года назад

Pusher: "Let the JUNK flow through you, join the dark side."

@J3llo3 4 года назад

This is exactly what I do to them, they can’t handle junk either but this guy is a different story

@EssentialTennis 4 года назад

😆

@LaoFarm 4 года назад

I love playing with those pushers!!! Important prerequisites: Solid slices (back and forehand), volley well, know how to kill short balls well, know your overhead smash well, patience, attack the weak serves (I often stand very close to the service line and take it on the rise and prepare for a pop up), watch out for your unforced errors, no need to serve hard - save your energy - he່'ll dink the serves anyway, good legs and study his weaknesses (study the winning points). Yeah, these pusher will test your knowledge and skills!! They can and will expose your weaknesses! ..and respect their game style.

@EssentialTennis 4 года назад

Love your attitude, Don!

@s.charlesbrubaker3826 4 года назад

Ian, you need to come down to Atlanta and play "the defensive player." He is a legend.

@EssentialTennis 4 года назад

I'd be down!

@Tennisbull-match-statistics 4 года назад

That would be epic 🤘

@Mrfix-iz4di 4 года назад

adsfafad are you good at tennis

@johnyang1420 3 года назад

When you push and bring home a trophy, there is no asterisk thats says “Yeah, he won, but he pushed” A win is a win.

@vikram2085 3 года назад

You must be a pusher.

@kakoiijing 4 года назад

Ian, thank you so much to making video tutorials like this, this really recalled my own memory of dealing with pushers in the past, such a nightmare back then, especially when playing in 3.0 category. I could comfortably win a 4.0 match yet ended up losing to a 3.0 pusher a bagel somehow, which really frustrated me back then.

@HPontara1 4 года назад

You do an answer to every coment. Thats amazing hahaha. One thing I want to point out is that this annoying player is really talented. He hits with continental a lot of times and with precision. And he have a lot of awareness of the court and tatics. Be aware that he is also good vs drop shots! I think many dont appreaciate a player like him, but I really do. I like this diversity a lot and I learned from him to

@EssentialTennis 4 года назад

Agree with you 100%. Here's Part 3! ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-QYumuM9CbII.html

@bbogdanmircea 4 года назад

There is something a lot of pro players say before/after matches: I want to play my game. That means that you know what kind of situations you want to create where you are better than most other players. In my opinion Tennis Troll is also some kind of pusher, but his pushing is more good looking, I mean by this that his topspin are very low speed and they get so easily returned from every position. Probably I would get destroyed by the other player, as I have no patience whatsoever and usually end beating myself by trying to hit winners after 2-3 shots though :(

@EssentialTennis 4 года назад

We're all "pushers" compared to players many levels above us.

@jgwil2 4 года назад

@@EssentialTennis That's a good point. In some sense a pusher is really just somebody who uses tactics to get them farther than their technique would alone. That's not a bad thing! We should all aspire to maximize our success given our abilities.

@seregener 4 года назад

It is hard to get under a good slice with a topspin shot. That leads to a lot of sliced returns of slices, or a lot of plunked into the net shots.

@EssentialTennis 4 года назад

Very true.

@Einar2008 4 года назад

I think what we need to think about is what kind of topspin we're trying to send back. If you're looking to hit more aggressively to go for a winner or to stretch the pusher, you're very correct it's difficult for a lot of us to do. But getting down a little to hit a rally ball that clears the net with 3' of clearance should be a doable thing for most 3.5+ players.

@Arun-Arasan 4 года назад

Great breakdown! I fall into these traps through sheer exhaustion - mental and physical, of playing defensive players. Dying to get to the third one. Have a bunch of defensive players here and every match feels like running a marathon.

@EssentialTennis 4 года назад

Here's Part 3! ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-QYumuM9CbII.html

@tuckerslaw 3 года назад

feed me the junk! lol enjoyed the video. I love playing pushers, it's a good litmus test for your game. Wasn't until I really drilled and got coaching on my volleys that I found beating them a lot easier. Never ever underestimate them or anyone in a match, no matter how bad their technique is......

@joemarshall4226 4 года назад

BTW, Ian, I think you really have something going on here by playing these videos of good amateur tennis...in some ways, it is just as entertaining as the pros...there is a lot of strategy going on. The thing you did with you and your friend Ira commenting on your match between each game was really entertaining.

@demand61 4 года назад

What stands out besides your great analysis is that the “non-Pusher” hits a lot of neutral rally balls at the middle of the court. I’m not saying one should be painting the lines, but in some rallies every ball is hit at a 6x6 area around the T. Same thing in the new video of The Pusher that went up today.

@EssentialTennis 4 года назад

Great observation!

@chjcptt 2 года назад

I just subscribed. Very informative video. Learn a lot of good concepts and just realised some of the errors from my own play. Thank you!

@guiabramides 4 года назад

Im a proud "pusher" and I hope this video dont reach my opponents hahaha. First of all, tennis has no time, and no scoring for "beauty" or "technique". So yes, you will have to suffer to beat us. Imagine this on clay (where we play here) hahaha. But let me tell you, my worst loss until today was to a player who would always net rush after the first deep ball on my court. I think he was smart because he exchanged balls with margin until he could throw me a deep ball and rush the net. So I call him a smart net rusher, and thats can be good and effective. Besides that loss, i always tend to have close 3rd set losses if I don't win (my level is about a good 3.5) Me, as a pusher, learned from his game how to play against smart net rushers. I like to invite those guys to the net, but of my way, and not on theirs, just like you show in the video. I dont mind running as a crazy through all the court and you were spot on on this too. But till today, I think he is the worst kind of player to face. Worst than another pusher, but not worst than a lefty pusher. This is the ultimate test haha

@EssentialTennis 4 года назад

Love it!

@shubhampagariya 4 года назад

You helped me winning many matches . THANKS 🙏

@stimsingh9361 4 года назад

So I am this 4.0-4.5 usta player. same game style. However, no massive weapons. When playing against an equal skilled player, I can't figure out what type of style will win. I use a red light-green light strategy when to actually hit out vs. being consistent. I can play multiple styles (high top spin, heavy BL, net approach) but don't know exactly when the right time to execute that style. Its like Greg Dimitrov syndrome...

@garrydhintz8017 3 года назад

What you do when they become that defensive is you become defensive and don't open yourself up to passing shots and forced errors because they are trying to open you up to strike so your object is to trade jabs and try to get them to make the mistake. Pushers hate being beaten at thier own game. They hate being caught out of position and that's why you need to bait them and catch them out of position. Creativity kills. Serve and volley is so lost in today's game. Be good at your strength but get good at protecting your weakness.

@miguelbarahona6636 4 года назад

That guy in not a pusher, he´s a NIGHTMARE!. But, I would love to play against him.

@EssentialTennis 4 года назад

Love your attitude, Miguel!

@peek_a_boo4168 4 года назад

If I have to play against this kind of player I adjust and play like my opponent. I did this for many years with a really precise lob shot to beat net players. My best strategy against other players is just wait and play with a lot of spin (I play on clay) to make them move and let the ball bounce really high

@tds7078 4 года назад

It’s funny how pushers are always criticized but predictably aggressive players aren’t... I love variation and keeping my opponent nervous. I include deep slices and drop shots to keep them guessing. It’s worked for me in many matches but I’ve been described as a “pusher.” Whatever works, works in my opinion.

@twostroke12v71 4 года назад

1 handed back hand user here. Ive had so many people tell me to run around the backhand and hit a forehand . instead I step into no man's land and take it on a half volley approach. A few of those leaves them stunned. Self ranked 3.5 here not a pro

@Sportrush947 4 года назад

Excellent analysis, scramble game from defensive player and down the line shots a mistake i have made too a lot before. Thank you Ian great video

@EssentialTennis 4 года назад

Glad you enjoyed it

@jakeheap7197 4 года назад

Adjust. Find their "weakest" shot and pin them down on it. Some times their "weakest" shot appears good but is exposed by a pattern. Especially if they are a scrambler (like "green shirt"). Put them in one spot and make them hit out of it. Take their ability to hit winners on the run away while you aren't out of position. Chances are the pusher will begin to pattern themselves while they are pinned. My pusher nemesis, a scrambler, has a good backhand that he can hit sharply cross-court. But, that or a defensive lob, is his backhand from the baseline. He finds it difficult to go down the line. When he does, it's usually a floater than can be charged, taken on the volley and put away. I try to pin him BEHIND the baseline on his backhand and then wait -in position- for a mistake. Needless to say, no junk-for-junk. I will fake a charge to the net occasionally to bait him to lob. (He's catching on to that, BTW) Patience pays off.

@EssentialTennis 4 года назад

Great comments, Jake!

@envise 4 года назад

"Put them in one spot and make them hit out of it. " - an excellent counter intuitive tip! Thanks!

@timothybreen8956 4 года назад

I am a Pusher and you are on to it, Jake. I would say that trying to play someone like me and trying to beat me with a deep and down the middle mindset would be difficult though. I have had a rally of over 100 shots numerous times. I will make most player wish for a root canal rather than a rematch

@raakkhipohuja 3 года назад

Oh God! I have a match in the next month and my opponent is the same. Only Pushers and Lobs 🙃 He has won all the practice matches too against the best players in the academy . Thanks Ian! This is helpful. Also the Thumbnail really is the appropriate expressions of the players

@123Perillo 4 года назад

I wonder how long does a match between 2 pushers last

@EssentialTennis 4 года назад

Forever.

@TeresasSweets 4 года назад

I’ve played against a pusher in the finals and I’m not a pusher, it was 3 hours. Imagine 2 pushers🙀

@marcomonti9823 4 года назад

In my town two players similar to the one in the video did a match of only 2 sets that lasted 6h 1/2...

@TeresasSweets 4 года назад

Marco Monti ohhhhh my

@jenniferd.7384 4 года назад

Had a semi final yesterday in 90°F heat, a gruelling 3 sets, 3 hours long😬🥵but i won against the pusher...after having gained some composure and sticking towhat i do best.🤩😋

@MCGaar 4 года назад

“I am the one known as the Pusher. Aka the Junker. I will not reveal my true identity. Suffice it to say I was tortured at the academy to “hit out” on the ball, or I would “never make the tour.” Countless kangaroo jumps and burpees later, I vowed to never hit out again. (I also sell junk bonds for a living). Beat me and you can unmask me! (Not during Covid tho)”

@ericdesilvestre3125 3 года назад

I disagree about the reasons highlighted why the other player loses points against pusher on this video. Actually almost on every points displayed, it is the pusher who is on offense by hitting short sliced balls to attract the other player close to the net and then pass him. The other player is always caught by this trap and has no solution to escape. I believe it would be more appropriate and useful on these examples to explain how to react in front of a pusher who constantly attract you to the net with short balls

@EssentialTennis 3 года назад

Appreciate your thoughts!

@staticeu90 4 года назад

I am playing a tournament this weekend thanks!

@josepharifin1037 4 года назад

I use the battering ram hard and deep to the backhand because i'm a lefty. It works pretty well for me.

@EssentialTennis 4 года назад

Now we're talking!

@educypriano2 4 года назад

I am a lefty as well. My local pusher, however, has a very reliable slice backhand and always give me loopy deep balls back so it does not work. He also uses a frying pan serve and, despite, I lost the two matches we played. Infuriating!

@dammitol25mg19 4 года назад

@@educypriano2 totes relate

@UchihABitachi 4 года назад

Hi Ian, there is this older gentleman in the public park who is not as athletic as this man, but is also a pusher with the addition of being good at net. He is also not easily beaten at the baseline and would take any opportunity to rush the net. He's really good at just "donking" the ball back and also good at lobs. Can also hit fast balls and some heavy topspin offensive shots, but not often. He is the type of player where he is comfortable with the drop shot bc he likes to rush the net and has a high percentage of winning all his matches. Usually a nightmare to play against in doubles as well. As far as singles goes, how would you play against this man?

@UchihABitachi 4 года назад

Note, I have used heavy and high percentage ground strokes with offensive drop shots (when he's far) with success, but this doesn't happen all too often bc he will usually put you in an awkward position with his short slices or drop shots and lobs (master of lobs)

@klausgrafoner7032 3 года назад

Helpful Thanks

@cheffren7011 4 года назад

I hate playing pushers? I am quite fast and I am quite agressive but I just don't have the fire power and consistency to win vs them. This video was very helpful.

@EssentialTennis 4 года назад

Glad you enjoyed it!

@charithasirimanna5033 3 года назад

Man that forehand slice is what i use on slow balls as my forehand goes long if i attack too much, but i have gotten so used to that i can actually hit that to the baseline T. people hate me for that.. :)

@mtshogo 4 года назад

Really good video series! Can’t wait for video 3! Ps: would deep top spin shots in the middle + going to the net resolve the passing shot problem?

@EssentialTennis 4 года назад

Here's Part 3! ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-QYumuM9CbII.html

@mtshogo 4 года назад

Will watch first hand! Awesome channel!

@Ben-bg1dn 4 года назад

hmm.. I actually recently beat a pusher by pushing even harder myself. There was no limit to the junk balls. So many 20+ rallys and a tight score. Felt awful afterwards though...

@UchihABitachi 4 года назад

I feel like I just went through tennis therapy. I almost cried in the end like, "yes.. Yes! I do get frustrated with random junk balls, then try to send junk back and all of the sudden I'm getting run around, play the guessing game, and am passed. 😭" You have really isolated the issue here clearly for us to see and I guess I'll just respond with a strong high percentage shot cross court and move him around until I get a weak reply.

@glennespinoza3085 4 года назад

I once played a pusher and I started playing like him. When I started beating him at his game he was frustrated and he said, "Now I know what it feels like to play against me." hahahaha

@EssentialTennis 4 года назад

😆

@cashmason374 4 года назад

For Tennis Troll, thank you for sharing this. You have a very nice game in terms of the shots you can hit. I would suggest working on your overhead. All the overheads I saw were medium pace hit right back to the center of the court. Easy for a pusher to hit back. Hit your overheads to either side of the court. It doesn't have to be close to the lines, just make him move. If you can get some pace on your overheads and put them 10 feet from the sidelines you will have lots of chances for easy winners against the defensive player.

@EssentialTennis 4 года назад

He does have a great game!

@MarcoSolidx 4 года назад

I got a suggestion for a video. How to counter players good at drop shot, like how to return buying more time as possible or how to observe the stance and run for the net before he making the shot or trying to make your shots hard to return with a drop, think that would be interesting

@EssentialTennis 4 года назад

Great idea!

@marco76uk1 4 года назад

Great second part. For anyone who has no respect for pushers and thinks they "aren't playing tennis", it's a really important reality check when you think how to beat them and realise well, they love to hit lobs and passing shots, they love to block power, they love to get into a metronomic rhythm, they love to return junk with junk, and they love to scramble for balls. So in what way are they no good at tennis?

@EssentialTennis 4 года назад

Totally agree, Marco!

@RamaSivamani 4 года назад

How good is the defensive player shown here at net play. I wonder if instead of point one where said going to the against doesn't work because he has good passing shots, what about drawing him in and forcing him to play at the net. If he has great defence on the baseline but is not comfortable hitting volleys at the net pulling him in and then passing him may be the way to beat him.

@pabloricciardi1886 4 года назад

I think ... that the best way is to be patient. Recognize the game and the player in front of it and look for its weakness. backhand, hanging in motion ... something must be there. If my game is not enough, seek your weakness without despair.

@rsan1704 4 года назад

"That's how this guy (pusher) makes his living, by dealing junk." Hilarious. We talking about the streets or the tennis courts here?

@jayisapunk 4 года назад

I remember one time I came off a really bad loss to a pusher and I was complaining all about them and my dad just said "Well if you ever wanna see a room full of trophies, head to the pusher's house." People use pusher as a curse word but its really just frustratingly effective.

@EssentialTennis 4 года назад

hahaha

@vihaanaglawe4678 3 года назад

Sir kindly start this offer again please

@MichaelSienkiewicz 3 года назад

This is so much fun to watch, and interesting lesson.

@EssentialTennis 3 года назад

❤🙏

@harrycook111 4 года назад

One thing for sure is that those guys are now internet famous. At the club I’ll be like hey man I saw you on RU-vid getting lots of attention

@johndaniel4532 4 года назад

I have seen the video before you did the analysis, but man your analysis are spot on. Thanks for making these videos.

@EssentialTennis 4 года назад

Glad you like them! Be sure to see Part 3: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-QYumuM9CbII.html

@aiyka_music 4 года назад

Still using rage comics in 2020? Me gusta! ;)

@EssentialTennis 4 года назад

😆

@paytonortiz5984 4 года назад

Great video series again! I always try to post long rallies that end in an error or winners that my opponents play, as evident in your past use of my footage! I wonder if "the defensive player" has seen these videos? Haha

@EssentialTennis 4 года назад

He has 🙂

@jenniferd.7384 4 года назад

My semi final the other day....phew glad i gathered my compsure ,applied my tennis knowledge and ended up winning after a grueling , 3 set, 3 hr match 😎🤩

@EssentialTennis 4 года назад

Nice work!

@joemarshall4226 4 года назад

"Junking the junker" is actually a good strategy. You're not playing into his strength. His strength is using your pace against you....he re-directs your pace with spin and touch, and moves you around the court. If you give him off pace shots, he has to work harder to generate his own pace, and get his feet in position. Hitting a running defensive shot off a slow ball is actually tougher than doing it off a hard-hit ball. Of course, you can't expect to beat him JUST by using junk (although I've seen it happen), you will need to mix in some of your normal shots....especially the high topspin shots. If Tennis Troll could hit some really high topspin moonballs to the junker's backhand, a la Nadal, he might be able to open the court up. But the junker has a lot of VARIETY in his game. You are going to have to have the same kind of variety. Deep moonballs, drop shots, lobs slices, mixed with your lesson-game shots. And you have to be as defensively minded as the junker...be ready to run everything down, throw up some lobs. etc. There are junk players and there are JUNK PLAYERS. Some are pretty good, some are TERRIFIC. Give them their due,a nd try to use some of their techniques yourself. If the junker brings you foreward, you might try a drop shot here or there, instead fo hitting the predictable slice approach.

@pranavkp1728 4 года назад

Great video, eager for part 3

@EssentialTennis 4 года назад

Coming soon!

@gavinod1973 4 года назад

I am playing a player like this in my next match of a tournament, need part III quick !

@EssentialTennis 4 года назад

Should be out Friday or Saturday. Good luck!

@gavinod1973 4 года назад

Thanks Ian, won the match and the tournament (first singles title @ 47!) Thanks to your tips.

@cashmason374 4 года назад

I have always been a medium pace player, get the ball back in play all of the time. Dad taught me as a child what Ian teaches 75% of points are won off the other players' mistakes not your winners. I love it when other players hit the ball hard. My game was based on my ability to run. I will run down every shot you hit at me all day long. I will move you around the court and see how well you hit your hard shots on the run and if you can keep the ball in play 5 shots in a row that way. I know you will come to the net, so I learned to lob well, and I love to hit passing shots. I can pass you easily if you are out of position. If you have an attacking overhead and you can keep your approach shots deep you can beat me. I love it when you bring me to the net as I volley well and it just gives me more angles to make you run and gives me chances for medium-paced winners.

@EssentialTennis 4 года назад

Love it, Cash! Be sure to check out Part 3: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-QYumuM9CbII.html

@MCGaar 4 года назад

I beat a pusher regularly now who was beating me. Don’t play his game. Don’t slow down your swing or game. Hit out on the ball. Placement is key as well

@diddominicthiemwintoday6731 4 года назад

The giving them junk strategy is one that confuses me. In the first round of every tournament in Australia 🇦🇺 I have to play junkballers. The one thing I do is give them junk and I win every match against them. I guess junior tennis may be different.

@agradina 4 года назад

How to beat a pusher Good serve Heavy top spin ball fast right and left alternating Atack his backhand and end at net Drop shot him then lob Give him dead ball in the midle some times he dont know what to do with them I play for 10 years every week with my friend who is the nr1 on local league and he is a pusher exactly same shot like this one i win now 8 from 10 in the past was 5-5

@johnakkji8784 3 года назад

To beat players like this you have to focus, clean mind set and accept that if you are losing your match they are better than you and set up the shots and play like how you would play against a player that’s better than you, key idea of this video is “DO NOT HIT A JUNK SHOT JUST CAUSE THEY DID, TRY YOUR BEST TO SET UP YOUR SHOTS”

@albertozabeo77 4 года назад

I have a good slice backhand, that stays low. Pushers cant handle it

@tomsd8656 4 месяца назад

I have an easy explanation. Tennis players who are really only at intermediate level often fancy themselves as more than those players who are also intermediate but don't have good looking form. In a match among all intermediate players, anyone can win or lose. If you consistently lose badly to players you think that are worse than you because of style, then you're probably not even at the intermediate level. But you go a level up to advanced level, then all intermediate players, pushers or not, will be crushed. And I would say if you don't have good fundamental technique, you'd never make advanced level.

@Superimposing 4 года назад

It's funny. I've recently returned to tennis after a loooooooong break of over thirty years. During that time I was a very good badminton player. I don't yet have the confidence to "hit" the ball with topspin (in matchplay) but slice on both sides feels completely natural, as does the volley and serve. I played my first match last week against a 19yo who plays 3 or 4 days per week. I played a lot like the guy in the green shirt. It worked and my opponent beat himself with frustration. I kinda felt bad for the kid. I do plan on changing my game and adding more power when I have the confidence to do so but he really struggled when he had to generate his own pace on his shots so this style of play will continue to trouble him.

@MAELOB 4 года назад

Thanks for the video, by the way troll was winning the match, but very painfully. LOL Agree he was making it it more difficult that It should have been. He fell in the trap as you mentioned on playing in the defensive players hands. He had a lot of opportunities of hitting good solid rally groundstrokes out of soft midcourt balls to either put defensive player in difficulty without been too risky.

@K4R3N 4 года назад

1. Do NOT approach the net 2. Do NOT rely on slim margins 3. Do NOT give them "junk"

@thetennisgrind 4 года назад

Funny thing is, in my head, I know all of these things already. Out on the court though, I quickly convince myself I can make these low percentage shots. I should probably watch this video before every match I play! If you want to see some 4.0'ish level full matches, including the (very) mundane shots, please check out my channel and feel free to analyze any of our matches!

@EssentialTennis 4 года назад

Totally know what you're talking about, Grind! Keep up the great work.

@EnricoRossignoli89 3 года назад

omg, thank you I am in the same situation!

@R.Harms77 4 года назад

As someone who hasn’t seen the video everytime I get dragged into the net I would be playing drop shots and dragging him in take him to where he is uncomfortable

@GreenStreetPlayer1 2 года назад

They normally win as they can get around the court more and are more athletic. They can also read the game very well.

@tennisace40 8 месяцев назад

Bottom line the court doesn’t care how a shot was hit.if it’s over the net and in the court.its good.I’m known as a slicer but a hard slicer.probably called a pusher sometimes but I don’t care.Last on to hit the ball in wins.

@tgmuss 3 года назад

Well most of his approach shots were on his opponent forehand, i mean pusher or not that’s stupid... slice it on his backhand super low get half court volley again on backhand then finish at net. That’s how i beat any pusher and it work everytime. You wont beat a pusher by trying to hit a winning shot everytime you’ll make way too much unforced error.

@jaar2267 4 года назад

I feel like this is why people have "rating dysmorphia". All they ever see are highlight films of matches, but never see the whole story. So they think people NEVER make errors once you get to a 4.0 level and higher. That, and people don't have the patience to watch through an hour of match footage with double faults and unforced errors.

@EssentialTennis 4 года назад

YES! You're so right.

@NoRoads2AllRoads 4 года назад

of all the net points in this video i saw... all of them were made with the opponent NOT in a difficult position, and MOSTLY they were ALL crosscourt approaches! opening up ALL of your court!

@davedavy5406 4 года назад

Attacking the net is fine if you don't hit your approach shot, you know, right to him. Also helps if you stand in the right place when at the net. One of these he was just standing on one side of the court, of course you're going to get passed.

@jessicatennis5318 4 года назад

What is one of the best things to try to do is take away time and space. Would have like to seen a deep heavy top-spin ball, at the other player, where you are trying to drive your opponent back off the baseline, opening up holes. You are constantly talking about errors, but you really need to clarify between a forced errors and and unforced errors. In the upper levels, it is all about making your opponent hit a forced error. Added pace, better placement, otherwise I have had 20 ball rallies where we are both hitting back solid shots landing 2 to 3 feet from the baseline with moderate top-spin. If your opponent always knows you are going to hit it cross court, trying not to make an error, your opponent if they have enough skill will make you pay for it.

@likhithm3097 4 года назад

i was just thinking what if tennis troll made the defensive player to come towards the net and hit a passing shot(backfiring) XD

@EssentialTennis 4 года назад

Great idea. I'll be talking about that in Part 3!

@JanitorIsBack 4 года назад

4:08 maybe he didn't aim for that margin but had a larger margin and that is just where the ball ended up which would be ok with the larger margin to begin with

@EssentialTennis 4 года назад

Very true, good point!

@thiagocars 4 года назад

I definitely hate to play with guys like that, it's completely annoying.

@anacap007 4 года назад

One theme I noticed is TT approached the net with a cross-court shot which I think didn't serve him very well. Should have approached with down-the-line and there was one point in the original video where he hit down the line and could have approached but then backed off. IMO, TT should have stuck with a FH to BH rally against green-shirt guy. Sort of like how Rafa torments Roger in reverse. It's a win-win for him because it pits his weapon against Green-shirt's weakness (I'm not sure if he's ever passed with a BH shot) using a high-percentage play (cross court). Keep that rally going until you open up the court and then put away with a BH that doesn't require much risk. Just my $0.02.

@EssentialTennis 4 года назад

Great observation!

@DanielLamHN 4 года назад

No way to win if level of pusher is higher than you. His shots are light but deadly accurate. If attacker shoots fast and hard enough, pusher cannot even reach the ball. So what are we talking about ? Lower level loses higher one no matter what kind of style, practically speaking. That makes tennis interesting and enjoyable.

@jonrom100 4 года назад

this is hilarious. I recently respected these pushers. They beat me regardless. lol

@EssentialTennis 4 года назад

Good for you!

@atrem7942 4 года назад

Why do most players see a pusher as a semi-cheater. Even players who can barely play tennis see moon balling as "a not done" strategy.

@Wannabe-Pro 4 года назад

When I was 5 and my brother beat me in double dragon, I complained that he's not supposed to jump kick, and I called him a cheater......then I turned 6. Some people still stuck at 5 I guess.

@EssentialTennis 4 года назад

Watch video 1 in this series to find out the answer! ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-dr1NLwfzd28.html

@nicholaspoh4151 4 года назад

Yes, I think mainly because it draws out the inefficiencies in our techniques and inadequacies. Like if someone hits a winner we have nothing to say, but when we are forced to make an error we get annoyed.

@user-fg6be8gr1e 4 года назад

Are there any 'junkball' type of players at the tour level? would be interesting to watch them play

@EssentialTennis 4 года назад

Fabrice Santoro

@shqnked8333 4 года назад

i cant believe that no one didnt hit a winner most of the time or a good shot from the easy balls

@lord_vats 6 месяцев назад

1. Don't Approach the Net as it only works against extremely low level pushers 2. Don't rely on narrow margins i.e. get depth and width but not too close to the edge 3. Don't give them junk, that's their natural habitat so they'll be very comfortable Remember, 2/3rds of Tennis points end with a mistake, more so on the recreational level.

@ralfschoenbrunner 3 года назад

Well there is another way to deal with pushers. Don't play with them, except if you are forced to do so. I want to have fun when playing tennis and this is no fun. I have pissed off people by telling them I don't play with them because it's no fun. Even if you win it's no fun.

@davicho210 4 года назад

The thing is if you look at tennis troll and his game he also looks like a pusher, but at a higher level. His strokes aren't super powerful or agressive but he is much better than the other guy so he struggles with him.

@sverstharajput2361 4 года назад

Tommorows semifinal and I'm playing against a pusher,ple wish me good luck:)

@derrick031072 4 года назад

I will force him to move fwd, backwards. Play off rythm. Play flat, slice, lift. Don’t give him rythm. If he plays short, i’d force him to come to the net too...

@jeffharper407 4 года назад

Thanks for the content! just got another sub -)

@EssentialTennis 4 года назад

Awesome, thank you!

@mattyisack1 4 года назад

i don't understand how such an athletic player doesn't even attempt any volleys at the start of the video? not once did he even try to make what looked like makeable volleys.

@felixrh 7 месяцев назад

very legit vid!

@cretorn1 4 года назад

I like to play super topspin with those kind of players

@markoperovic1178 4 года назад

Funny 😄, he's playing with Wilson Blade, an attacking racquet type 😆.

@whuang03 4 года назад

Not really, a lot of women in the WTA plays with the blade, none of them attacks. Except from the baseline. Racquets never defines the style. Is up to the player

@markoperovic1178 4 года назад

@@whuang03 True, true.In the end it is all up to a player. But also some racquets are better suited for different styles.