| As tennis continues to grow its fans and players will | | | | net. And other players such as Andy Roddick have |
| always be arguing on what determines a good player | | | | changed tactics in favour of the baseline play. |
| and which skills are the most important to have. | | | | Any player with a powerful serve can easily take |
| So it's all just conjecture really, but it's still worth having | | | | control of the court if their opponent is unable to break |
| a debate over just for the fun of it and there are | | | | them and this will give them an overall advantage. |
| many aspects of the sport to choose from. | | | | Take Roddick as a good example of a big serve. |
| Some very important aspects are listed. Are there any | | | | And what about the speed of the players? It obviously |
| that you would find most important? | | | | helps out a lot if the player can reach the ball every |
| What about volleying? A game that it going too | | | | time and the opponent then has to work that bit harder |
| smoothly can become a disadvantage for opponents | | | | to gain a point. |
| as point may easily be lost. Just take a look back at | | | | What I think is the most important aspect is the |
| players of the past such as John McEnroe. | | | | x-factor, as in the mental game. Rafael Nadal knows |
| What about baseline play, is that important? Many | | | | how to play a tough mental game and as a result has |
| experts would say that it is the more modern | | | | some of the toughest in the history of tennis. |
| approach as opposed to playing at the net. Take | | | | During matches, he has the ability to remain composed |
| Rafael Nadal for example, he spends a lot of time | | | | and calm with a win attitude that seems to work for |
| hanging at the back of the court rather that up at the | | | | him. |