In Tennis we have to always be considering the speed which we want to get the ball back over the net. We need to consider the time we give our opponents between their shots and how much time we need to give ourselves between shots. This is impacted by: a) How quickly we move towards the ball. b) How hard we hit it along with the flight of the ball. c) Where we hit it. Buy yourself some time By playing a slow and loopy shot, especially cross court, you then ‘buy yourself time’. If you are playing the shot […] The post Why tennis players need to buy and steal time first appeared on The Art of Tennis.