willfrench

Playing Style

I play an aggressive, close-to-mid-distance attacking game, with a strong focus on serves and third-ball attacks. I use a wide variety of serves, including reverse pendulum, pendulum, tomahawk, hook, and simple backspin/float serves, often varying both spin and placement to create opportunities for the third ball. I generally look to keep my receives short with a push, but will attack topspin serves when given the opportunity.

My forehand is my main attacking weapon. I rely on powerful, spinny loops against backspin, while against heavy topspin I tend to use a harder, flatter slap/counter. I will often pivot around the backhand corner to get a forehand third-ball attack, although I am comfortable using both wings.

My backhand is more direct and punchy. I can loop with spin when needed, but I usually prefer a quick, relatively low-spin punch that puts pressure on the opponent. Against a mid-to-high ball, my backhand is particularly effective. If an opponent tries to initiate their own third-ball attack, I will often look to punch or slap the ball back quickly and either take control of the rally or finish the point.

Overall, I try to make points short and decisive, with many points being won or lost around the third or fifth ball. My biggest strengths are my serve variety and forehand opening against backspin. I tend to struggle most against players who can attack my serves effectively, keep their returns extremely short, or produce very spinny opening loops that are difficult to keep low.