Why your brain hates slowpokes
Here is an article on the subject.
I came across this article online relating to our biological dislike of slow pokes and it seems to me that it applies to tennis players. I remember myself living in a world where speed was everything on the court and now know better. Back then it was net skimmers at top speed aiming for lines and I got the result I asked for which was a very inconsistent game. Some days I was hot and other days I could beat anyone. That was 50 years ago. Considering that problem, I trained myself first when young and later students to develop the ability to hit upwards of 100 shots in a row between two players as part of their forced discipline of learning concentration and patience. Of course we start at lower numbers but that is a goal. Power arrives naturally over time with this approach as part of the overall goal of becoming stingy on giving out points to your opponent. Repetitive drills can be useful in that regard.
Once you realize that you have have biology working against you in certain ways you can also then find a way to subvert it. How does this apply to tennis. In particular it is important that you learn to develop the reliable patience of a tennis player like Medvedev who drives other players crazy with his precision and perfect shot selection. Move to the other end of the spectrum and you have Kygrios with a brilliant game and unlimited skills but no mental discipline to make his skills work for him.
Specifically, I suggest that you make patience part of your training when it comes to drills and in between points. Make a mental effort not to be rushed to get to the end of the point and onto the next one. Of course if you ever reach the stage where you have a clock on your with umpires you'll have to avoid the long dribbling before serving but beyond that learn to be focused on staying strategic in all of your play.
Drills: do ball count drills for hitting with partners and see if you can combined reach 100 shots without error. Eventually if you can do this to a specific location on the court you've achieved a high level of precision. Then move up to varied drills that require cross court and down the line at whatever speed it takes to maintain reliability. Rather than going for speed and hoping that reliability will arrive come in from the other direction and slowly build up your ability to hit out with the same level of consistency you had at a lower speed.
These are just ideas but as a coach and player I can remember myself losing because I was impatient with another player's pace. Unless you can overcome that player with your placement or shot selection it then becomes important for you to become more patient than they are even if it means going against your game. Think of that as another form of training so you can expand your boundaries of skill.
