Smart Tennis vs Power Tennis
I like that comment by Alex Yep:
“Power tennis vs smart tennis. A great discussion. I think power tennis has a slight edge over smart tennis. You look at Serena Williams, she has power and quickness, which is a devastating combination. Then take a look at her game averages. With her power, she compensate the unforced errors with free points and winners. However, with smart tennis, the question is, can you finish the point? Smart tennis is great ball placement.
With Agnieszka Radwanska reaching #2, I think it is more then just smart tennis. I think in the women’s field, some of the best players have retired and some have been phasing out which opened up the door for players like Radwanska. In order to sustain at the top level I think you need smart tennis and some power tennis. We’ll see if Radwanska can maintain that type of play and continue to be able to beat the top level players.”
If both players are evenly powerful, then the smartest will prevail, that’s my starting point in training the kids to make the right decisions in every shot-situation.