 |
What am i, amatuer, beginner, rookie, average?
Hi, my name is Misba Islam, i am 16 nearly turning 17, and i started playing tennis at the age of 14, nothing too serious, a bit of practice here and there during the early spring, summer and early autumn periods.
I started in year 10 and at first, i could not serve at all, my first competitive match my opponent let me do underarm serves and i still made double faults, it was embarrassing, i got beat 6-0 all the time, but now, two years later, after playing almost every day during summer, and every dry day during the other seasons (2-3 times a week) with my friends i have improved greatly, massively compared to how i was before.
I have a powerful serve, a good double handed backhand and a decent slice and forehand, when i am on form i play as if i should be playing at a club level, my movement, my strokes, everything is something i can be proud of.
But then there are "those" moments, when i can't do anything right, my serves are terrible and i resort to doing ridiculously slow serves which end up in me losing serve, my forehand has no topspin and no power, my backhand slice ends up overhit and out or too high, i can't even manage to return serves that i should be returning.
My footwork is all over the place and i end up not concentrating and becoming static rather than bouncy and ready, sometimes i just can't do a normal topspin forehand. These moments last for three day to even two weeks, i just don't know what to do, maybe i need more practice and get more used to doing backhands and forehands, because last year, my strokes were great, and now they need practice.
I even know what i do wrong and yet i still do it, when i slice my grip on the racquet is too lose and i end up holding the bottom of the handle etc. but i still can't rectify it, what should i do?
And that begs the question, what level of player am i? A beginner, and amateur, am i anywhere near ready to play club level.
My fitness is extremely good, i am healthy and can even manage to play 9-10 sets sometimes without getting very tired! What do i need to do?
|
|
|
