I just realized a few frustrating things about computer play.
1) Every error a computer player makes is an unforced error. There is no such thing as a forced error. This is highly frustrating as during the important points almost every computer player becomes the stalwart of consistency and it's even worse among low rank players than it is the high ranked players. It's also frustrating because unless you are a power player, you will see every strategic advantage you give yourself returned and outdone. It's frustrating to see the computer player hit a short ball as they are out of position only to smack the next out of position as hard as possible to hit an impossible cross court deep winner. It's okay if that were the exception and not the rule. Never have I seen my opponent hit a forced error from being put in a bad position.
2) All computer player power shots seem to have the same velocity! It doesn't matter if I am playing Lindsay Davenport, Jie Zheng, or Conchita Martinez. When they load up on the power they all fly past with the same velocity. Some of this may have to deal with the play style of my player, but it's frustrating to see someone with 40% power all of sudden hit returns that fly past me the same way someone with 100% power does.
3) Computer players can hit deep shots and I can't! This is incredibly frustrating especially as a counter puncher who uses ball placement to set up points! Every time I feel like I have the upper hand the computer player seems to hit an incredibly hard deep shot and because I am inside the court usually due to the previous weak short ball I lose. Again, I am okay with this happening every so often but again ALL the time. And why is it that they can hit these type of shots and I can't?
4) Do slow players exist on this game? Almost every player chases down everything! I know my player doesn't hit with a lot of power but even when I am playing inside of the court and hitting side to side or short angles, my opponent gets to everything. Perhaps the only two players that don't are Monica Seles and Lindsay Davenport and even they get a ton of balls back.
I love this game, but I do think there are some huge imbalances when it comes to the way the computer plays. I mean I just played a player who had a 45% power rating on the backhand and mine is 60% and yet this player was hitting much harder and aggressive backhands than I could even manage. I'm playing on Pro Level which isn't supposed to create those imbalances.