Most slicers like to have angles and court to work with. This is mostly due to slicers not having the capability to hit inside out slices, or at least hitting it with authority. Lack of directional control from the middle of the court. Most of the winners you see, even in the pros, that are slice related are usually done when they're stepping inside the court, often times after establishing great court positioning. You will rarely see someone pull off a slice winner from the baseline. Most slice-only players rely on winning off errors. With that being said, here are some things I've noticed about people who only slice. That's why Federers slice is so good he makes punishes players for not having a good reply to the slice. An aggressive, well hit slice, not the floaty slice used simply to change pace, will pretty much force your opponent to concede the first strike.
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A slice shot is an extremely tough shot to deal, even at the pro level.
The fact of the matter is, there is no magic solution that doesn't require some form of time spent toward development. Every strategy has some form of caveat if you really want to pick at it. Moonball the backhand? But I can't return the slice shots to begin with.
Wear them down? But I don't have the fitness. Attack the net? But I don't have good volleys. Everything offered and suggested requires execution from some facet of your game. Unfortunately, there is no simple strategy to counter the actual slice shot itself. i recall the topspinner (not a natural net rusher) trying to come in, but often on a deep ball, giving GP alot space to either pass or hit slice low to the feet. I thought GP was gonna get destroyed because the topspinner hit so much harder, but eventually made the topspinner make alot of mistakes. I then watched Gianlucca Pozzi frustrate the hell out of a heavy topspinner. The biggest mistake i used to make against slicers, is not respecting the shot, because it's not topspin, it's not hit hard, and appears to float, waiting for me to nail it.
Really I'm just waiting for a ball that doesn't skid and lands short, and use that opportunity to attack. Similary, when I play a slicer, I have to respect when they are hitting deep/low/skidding, and just try to get under it and hit a high bouncing rally ball back (or neuralize with my own slice).
if I'm slicing well (deep) and they attempt to approach off a deep hit slice, i'm usually able to slice it back and their feet, and look for them to pop it up and short, and/or look for a lob as the look for a ball at their feet. Net rushers usually only pose a problem when I hit short (topspin or backspin) and they are able to hit a good approach. 9 times out of 10, if I try a "slice-only" game against a heavy topspinner, the first time I leave the ball short (or doesn't skid, and just "pops up" even at the baseline), i'm usually toast and/or need to go back to hitting topspin also. Even when I do hit them right (at a higher strikezone), my ball doesn't stay as low, because it's coming down from a higher contact point. Even moon balls are hard, when I let them get over my shoulder. The hardest shots for me are high bouncing topspin at shoulder height or higher.
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