So, I’d been hitting a wall with my tennis game for a while. Felt like I wasn’t getting any better, maybe even getting a bit worse, you know? Kept losing points the same old ways. Frustrating stuff. Especially when you play regularly, you expect some kind of progress.
I decided I needed to shake things up. Started looking around, talking to folks at the club, watching some different coaching clips online. Just searching for something, anything, to click. Came across some chatter about ‘Radovic tennis’. Wasn’t a big name pro I knew, maybe some specific coach or method, I dunno. Didn’t find a ton of info, but what I gathered seemed to focus heavily on repetition and getting the fundamentals super solid, especially for consistency.
Getting Started with the Drills
Sounded simple enough, maybe even boring, but hey, my game wasn’t exactly exciting when I kept hitting the net. So, I thought, why not? Give it a shot. I picked one specific thing I read about, supposedly part of this Radovic idea: really drilling the crosscourt shots. Not hitting winners, just getting the ball back deep and crosscourt, over and over again.
The Practice Grind
Next time I got court time, I dedicated a whole hour just to this. No games, no fancy shots. Just me and a hopper of balls.
- First, I just fed balls to myself, focusing purely on that crosscourt forehand. Trying to get depth and keep it away from the sidelines.
- Then I did the same for the backhand. Felt awkward. My technique wasn’t used to just hitting for placement, not power.
- I focused hard on my footwork, trying to get set for every single ball, even the easy feeds.
- Lots of misses at first. Balls flying long, balls hitting the net. It was tougher than it sounded.
Honestly, it felt tedious after about 20 minutes. Just hitting the same shot again and again. But I stuck with it. Forced myself to keep the focus on the target area, on feeling the rhythm. Didn’t try to blast anything, just make solid contact and direct the ball.
Did it Work?
Well, it wasn’t magic. Didn’t suddenly turn me into a pro overnight. But you know what? By the end of that hour, and after doing it a few more times over the next couple of weeks, I noticed something. My baseline rallies felt… steadier. Fewer stupid errors flying out wide for no reason.
When I played points later, I consciously tried to use that deep crosscourt shot more often, especially when I wasn’t in a position to attack. It actually helped me stay in points longer. Gave me more time, made the other guy move.
So yeah, this whole ‘Radovic tennis’ thing, or at least my interpretation of it from the bits I found, it kinda pushed me back to basics. Just grinding out one specific thing until it felt more natural. It’s not flashy, but sometimes that foundational stuff is what you really need to work on. Still got a long way to go, but definitely felt like I broke through that plateau a little bit. Just gotta keep putting in the time, I guess.
