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Tennis Tip: Win More Matches By Slicing LESS On Defense
Episode 2513th March 2025 • GoTennis! Podcast • Shaun Boyce and Bobby Schindler
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Season 25 Episode #25 Nathan Singleton and Shaun J Boyce

In this episode, host Shaun Boyce shares a quick tactical tip from Nathan Singleton, tactical specialist and coach at FirstServeUniversity.com.

Nathan breaks down a common mistake players make on the backhand side—relying too much on the slice. He explains why it becomes a predictable weakness and how hitting over the ball with more topspin or a solid flat shot can help you stay in control and win more points.

🔊 What you’ll hear

 – Why over-slicing the backhand is risky

– How better players defend with topspin or flat shots

– A simple mindset shift to stop giving away points

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Hey, hey, this is Shaun with the GoTennis! Podcast powered by Signature Tennis.

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Today's tennis tip comes from coach Nathan Singleton.

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Have a listen and let us know what you think.

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Hello everyone, this is Nathan from FirstServeUniversity.com.

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Your tactical specialist here to give you advice on how to win more matches.

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What do you do when you feel like a person is attacking you all the time and you're losing

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points and you don't understand why?

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I want you to start observing on your backhand wing how often you hit slices.

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A lot of players, especially men, over hit the slice, they use it as a defensive impulse

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when somebody comes after their backhand.

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When you watch good players and let's throw the pros at it.

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Let's think about top juniors, college players.

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Most of the players that do well are able to hit over the backhand and play defense with

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topspin and flat balls.

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When you're over hitting the slice, you allow your opponent to see that it's your glaring

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weakness and they start to attack it more and more.

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So next time, hit more over the ball and you'll see how you win a few more points.

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This is Nathan from FirstServeUniversity giving you advice on how to win more matches.

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Well there you have it.

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We want to thank reGeovinate.com for use of the studio and signature tennis for their support.

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shop, contact us about setting up your own shop collection to offer your branded merchandise

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to the RacketSports world.

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And with that, we're out.

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See you next time.

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