| There are many reasons for you to never give up | | | | covering up how they feel on the tennis court. |
| when playing a tennis match. Here are a few tips to | | | | Because you cannot tell for sure how your opponent |
| help you on your way. | | | | is feeling it becomes more difficult to read your |
| When you play a long tennis match and have been | | | | opponent. In a close match if you have been applying |
| making your opponent run and cover a lot of the court, | | | | constant pressure, returning every ball back in court |
| eventually your opponent will get very tired indeed. The | | | | then there is a good chance that your opponent will |
| same strategy can also be applied to you of course. If | | | | give in. |
| you are in this situation it is time for you to realise how | | | | Playing in a hard fought match you will have plenty of |
| your opponent might be playing against you in the next | | | | ups and downs; it is how you react to the downs that |
| rally. | | | | make you the better player. If your game plan or |
| In match play when you and your opponent are both | | | | strokes are not working at the start of the match that |
| getting tired you need to respect your opponent for | | | | is ok do not panic. When you never give up on every |
| making you work the extra mile. Look to gain your | | | | rally your game plan and strokes may become that |
| second wind, this will happen quite naturally if you | | | | much stronger. Remember that your opponent might |
| never give up. There will be times when you can be | | | | be trying to do the same as you? Enjoy the challenge |
| aggressive with weak shots, make the effort to do | | | | of never giving up, if you win then do it with dignity. If |
| something with those shots. | | | | you lose do it with respect, all the great players never |
| If your match is extremely close then your opponent | | | | ever give up. |
| may be mentally fragile. Players can be very clever at | | | | |