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By Tom Veneziano
Down love-40—now what? You’re in a match, you’re
serving, and you’re down love-40. How would you like
to have a plan that would give you an opportunity to make
a comeback? Well, I have that plan. I call it “The Comeback
Technique.” Since you’re down love-40, you’re
in a tough spot. In this situation, if you can increase your
percentage of wins a notch or two, it could mean the difference
between winning or losing the match.
The first thing you must understand is this: Do not be discouraged—on
the verge of victory your opponents are vulnerable to defeat.
When they are winning 40-love they think they’re going
to win the game. Of course, they may be right, but this makes
them vulnerable! Why? Because when players think they are
going to win they tend to become overconfident and let their
guard down. When your opponent lets his or her guard down,
this presents a golden opportunity for you to sneak back in
that game, set or match. Therefore, the first point your opponent
plays when up 40-love will be played with less concentration.
This point is comeback point number one. He or she confidently
expects to win, so you actually can catch him or her mentally
off balance. You should play conservative, give your opponent
a chance to miss, and see if you can win comeback point number
one. If you have correctly assessed the situation, stayed
positive and have not given up, you can win this point. If
you do win the point, the score becomes 15-40...and your opponent
still thinks he or she is going to win, being up 15-40.
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