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10 tactics in Breaking Net
Opponents control the net and you need to neutralize their advantage without lobbing.
You have just played a deep lob that sends opponents retreating.
You are at the back trying to break net dominance and choosing a target.
You have been playing slow defensive balls and opponents are very settled at the net.
One net player has shifted toward the center, leaving the cross-court line open.
Opponents own the net and you can't get a lob past them, so you need another way to break their position.
One lob isn't enough to dislodge a well-set net pair that recovers quickly.
Both opponents are at the net and well spaced, with no obvious gap to either side.
Opponents at the net have started backing up early every time you shape to lob.
An aggressive net player keeps poaching your cross-court balls by jumping across the middle.