Roger Federer is the best all-court player today

To win a point, there are many different strategies in tennis. Three types of players are baseliners, volleyers and all-court players. A baseliner plays from the back of the tennis court, around the baseline, prefering to trade groundstrokes rather than to come up to the net (except in certain situations). A volleyer loves to approach the net and hit volleys, putting pressure on the opponent. All-court players are somewhere in-between. This work is copyrighted. ... This work is copyrighted. ... Country: Switzerland Residence: Oberwil, SUI Height: 61 (185 cm) Weight: 177 lbs. ... A point is the smallest unit of scoring in tennis. ... Tennis balls This article is about the sport, tennis. ... A tennis courts dimension A tennis court is where a game of tennis is played. ...

Aggresive baseliner

An aggressive baseliner tries to win the point by hitting winners from the back of the court, attacking with fast balls that the opponent can not reach or return properly. He may not try to win the point outright with one shot, but instead may hit the ball from side to side until he spots an opening. Aggresive baseliners normally have at least one great groundstroke (often the forehand). Roger Federer has one of the best forehands in todays tennis; he is using a Western grip. ...

An aggresive baseliner can overpower and overwhelm any opposition. However, when going for winners, he can produce many errors.

Some all-time great aggresive baseliners are Ivan Lendl, Andre Agassi, Steffi Graf and Monica Seles. Most active players today are aggresive baseliner; a few notable ones are Marat Safin, Andy Roddick, Serena Williams and Justine Henin-Hardenne. Ivan Lendl (born March 7, 1960) is a former World No. ... Country: United States Residence: Las Vegas, Nevada, USA Height: 511 (180 cm) Weight: 177 lbs. ... Steffi Graf honored at the WTA. Stefanie Maria Steffi Graf (born June 14, 1969 in Mannheim, Germany) is a former World No. ... Monica Seles (born December 2, 1973) is a former World No. ... Marat Mikhailovich Safin (Russian: Марат Михайлович Сафин; Tatar: Marat Mixail ulı Safin pron. ... Country: United States Residence: Boca Raton, Florida, USA Height: 62 (187 cm) Weight: 190 lbs (86 kg) Plays: Right Turned pro: 2000 Highest singles ranking: 1 (11/3/2003) Singles titles: 17 Career Prize Money: $8,305,251 Grand Slam Record Titles: 1 Australian Open SF (2003) Roland Garros... Country: United States Residence: Palm Beach, Florida, USA Height: 59 (1. ... Country: Belgium Residence: Monte Carlo, MON Height: 55 3/4 (167 cm) Weight: 126 lbs. ...

Defensive baseliner

With his tenacity, counterpuncher Lleyton Hewitt reached No.1

A defensive baseliner, or counterpuncher, returns every ball and relies on the opponent making mistakes. He has consistent shots, makes few errors of his own while making it difficult for opponents to hit winners. A counterpuncher must have speed and agility to cover the court. He is a fighter, and has to have willingness to chase down every ball to frustrate opponents. Usually he also has great passing shots to score points when the opponent is at the net. Lleyton Hewitt at Houston Masters File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Lleyton Hewitt at Houston Masters File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Country: Australia Residence: Adelaide, AUS Height: 511 (180 cm) Weight: 170 lbs. ...

Great counterpunchers of all time include Michael Chang and Arantxa S�nchez Vicario. Active players are Lleyton Hewitt, Rafael Nadal, Guillermo Coria and Anastasia Myskina. Chang at the 1998 US Open Michael Te Pei Chang (張德培; Pinyin: Zhāng Dépéi; born February 22, 1972 in Hoboken, New Jersey) is a former professional tennis player from the United States. ... Country: Australia Residence: Adelaide, AUS Height: 511 (180 cm) Weight: 170 lbs. ... Rafael Nadal at 2005 Roland Garros semifinal, against Roger Federer. ... Guillermo Sebastián Coria (born January 13, 1982), nicknamed El Mago (The Magician in Spanish), is a professional tennis player from Argentina. ... Anastasia Andreyevna Myskina (Анастасия Мыскина in Russian) (ah-nass-tah-SEE-ya MUYSS-kee-nah) (born July 8, 1981, Moscow, Russia) is a professional tennis player from Russia. ...

Volleyer

A volleyer has a great net game; quick around the net and has great touch for volleys. Serve and volleyers come up to the net at every opportunity when serving. Volleyers are almost always attackers and can hit many winners with varieties of volleys and drop volleys. Pete Sampras had great touch for volleys. ... Serve and volley is a strategy used in lawn tennis (and rarely in real tennis) where a player serves and immediately moves forward to make his next shot a volley and hopefully a winner. ...

The number of serve and volley players are decreasing in today's professional tennis. Some of the great ones in history are John McEnroe, Stefan Edberg, Patrick Rafter and Martina Navratilova. An active player today is Tim Henman. John Patrick McEnroe, Jr. ... Country: Sweden Residence: London, ENG Height: 62 (187 cm) Weight: 170 lbs. ... Patrick Michael Rafter (born December 28, 1972) is a former World No. ... Navratilova at the 2000 US Open Martina Navrátilová  listen (born October 18, 1956) is a Czech-born American tennis player. ... Tim Henman, OBE (born September 6, 1974 in Oxford, England) is a British tennis player. ...

All-court player

All-court players lie somewhere in between baseliners and volleyers. They usually have an attacking game, mixing some groundstrokes and volleys to keep the opponent guessing. They are very versatile; when an all-court player's baseline game is not working, he may switch to a net game, and vice versa. A disadvantage is that usually an all-court player can not excel in one particular aspect; he may be good, but not great, on a variety of shots.

Great all-court players are Pete Sampras and Roger Federer. Country: United States Residence: Los Angeles, California, USA Height: 61 (185 cm) Weight: 170 lb (77 kg) Plays: Right Turned pro: 1988 Retired: 2002 Highest singles ranking: 1 (4/12/1993) Singles titles: 64 Career Prize Money: $43,280,489 Grand Slam Record Titles: 14 Australian Open W (1994... Country: Switzerland Residence: Oberwil, SUI Height: 61 (185 cm) Weight: 177 lbs. ...