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So as you know, I am a coach here in the UK and British weather is pretty terrible And in the last few days, it's August here at the moment and we've had winds of up to 50 miles per hour And lots of those days I've been out here coaching or even playing matches in the club tournament So this video I'm going to talk through seven ways that you can improve your tennis when playing in the wind Let's get into it We've reached 500 subscribers We've reached 1,000 watch hours since starting a few months ago and we've had over 20,000 views And it's all thanks to you guys if you're new to this channel I post loads of videos for coaches or tennis players and for parents also to get the most out of your tennis So if that's something that interests you click the subscribe button underneath and be sure to tap the bell button as well So the first way to improve your tennis when playing in the wind happens before you even get on court And it's accepting that you're not going to play your best tennis When it's windy, it's very very difficult for you to play at your top level purely because the ball that comes in is less Predictable. It's not going to bounce up into your comfort zone You're not going to have all of the time in the world to make contact with the ball So it's going to be difficult But if you accept it, it will make things a lot lot easier Your opponent's in the same situation as you and if you put yourself in a positive mindset before you step on court It will give you that advantage that you need to play well The next thing that you can think about happens when you step onto the court And it's knowing the direction of the wind and knowing the wind's power So when you step onto the court, if you have that knowledge of where the wind's blowing and how often if it's gusty Or if it's consistent then it will give you a head start when preparing yourself for each of your shots If you know that the wind is on your back and it's with you Then you're probably going to have to position yourself slightly closer into the court to allow for your opponent's slightly shorter or slightly Slower shots. On the other side of that if you're playing against the wind and the wind's blowing towards you You're probably going to have to position yourself slightly further back because that ball is going to come in slightly deeper Slightly quicker and it's going to allow you to have that extra space that you need to hit a good shot The same goes for if the winds are across the court So if there are heavy crosswinds, you might have to adjust your positioning according to which direction the wind is blowing But just knowing the direction in itself will give you a bit of an advantage when you step onto the court Quite often for players it takes quite a few games for them to get into it and to understand how the winds moving So if you can try to do this in the warm-up, it will give you a little head start Something that I like to use with my players is talking about how the wind directs where you go to So if you feel a big gust of wind on your chest, it's telling you to step backwards If you feel a gust of wind on your back, it's telling you to step in If the wind's coming from, if you're a player that's used to playing long, so you shouldn't be some last-minute adjust By which direction the wind, so generally we don't aim for the lines anyway But if you're playing indoors or on a windy day, there's a big risk that that wind's going to carry the ball So aiming for bigger target areas can help you to be more so help you to be safer If you're hitting quite a lot, I tend to hit with more topspin and slice when it's windy To ensure that that ball, so that I can have high, super serve and second serve percentage So that I'm actually in the rally and have a much better chance of winning points So these next two tips, I use them when I play matches in the wind So when I play with the wind, my aim is to be super steady, super solid Now I know that just by hitting my 50% speed shots on my forehands and backhands The ball's going to feel quite heavy for my opponent at the other end The ball's going to travel a lot deeper, it's going to come through a lot faster Without me having to put the effort in So what I tend to do to play more steady is slow my swing down And hit with a bit more topspin on both sides You've got the luxury of the wind on your back adding speed to your shots And taking speed away from your opponent So it's likely that if you can stay steady with the wind on your back That your opponent eventually is going to give you a short ball or a slow ball So you've got a chance to hit a little bit bigger into the open court So be steady, use the bigger parts of the court Don't try to hit your biggest shots It's likely that those shots are going to go long and they're going to go wild So steady when you're playing with the wind On the flip side of this, when you're playing against the wind So when the wind is coming towards you Obviously it's going to be a lot tougher for you to hit with depth and with power So I like to play with more variety So when the wind is against me, I like to use my slice back hand quite a lot I like to chip the ball around, hit the ball short, hit higher deep shots You can play with variety when you're against the wind Because if you're hitting a drop shot That ball isn't going to carry through to your opponent It's going to stop, it's going to make it incredibly difficult for them to get to And on the other side of that, if they come into the net You've got the freedom to hit a much bigger lob over the top Because the ball's not as likely to go long So play with variety, mix up the height of your shots Mix up the spin, you can go bigger as well So hopefully all of these tips that I've given you will help you Don't forget to subscribe if you haven't done so already