TENNIS TECHNIQUE

Evening Post, Volume CIV, Issue 150, 22 December 1922, Page 20

TENNIS TECHNIQUE

ADVICE TO. WOMEN PLAYERS.

; Mr. J. 0. Anderson, sneaking to a gathering of women tennis players in Sydney (says the "Sun"), stressed tho necessity of cultivating the volleying game in Australia. "Our ladies," he said, "have a tendency to remain too much i in the. back of the court,.instead of coming in : to' the not. Backline play is much more tiring than playing in at the net, and givas your opponents too muoh time to make their shots, whereas, a winning volley or 'drop' shot can be often made if you are close to the net." . '

Mr:' Anderson dwelt •on-, the. necessity of coolness. "One of the worst features of our women's play," he said, "is their habit of rushing their shots too quickly instead of taking their time and hitting the'ball where they want to." ■ *»

In support of this advice he instanced the 6tylo of Mdlle. Suzanne Lengjen, "the champion woman'player of the world." Mdlle. Suzanne always endeavoured to keep cool, play her strokes with precision, and let her opponent do all the running about and make all the mistakes. "Don't play to the gallery," went on Mr. Anderson. "Any girl with a 'swollen head' will never get far in tennis, because tho necessity for concentration on the shots is too great. It is all very well to got in a pretty gallery ehot, but what about the other 20 shots missed in tryingto play for show. It does not pay, and it does not win matches."

In regard to service, Mr. Anderson advised his audience not to rush it. "You have your own time in which to serve, so ,tako it quietly, and hit the ball right at the top of its flight when you toss it up."