How To Beat Higher Ranked Players
How could I win against players who are higher in ranking or have better play?
When I ask some coaches they say that those players are more experienced than me but if I keep gaining experience and they do then they will win forever, won’t they?
It’s hard to beat players better than you, well, because they are better than you. 
There are 4 major areas where players can be better than you:
1. Better technique which gives them better control of the ball and more effective and economical strokes
2. Better physical abilities – faster, stronger, better stamina, better coordination, better reactions, …
3. Better mental skills – able to keep concentration longer, able to ignore distractions, bale to cope with pressure, …
4. Better strategy and ability to play it – identifying your weaknesses and strengths and adjusting their game to be the most effective against you
The experience you mention is mostly mental and strategy part of tennis.
Although everyone becomes more and more experienced in time, not everyone improves at the same RATE.
Winning a match against a player is combination of all the above skills and of course sports luck and unpredictability.
Safin can score some unpredictable points against Federer but not enough in the long term to win.
Here is one more article on how to beat an experienced player.
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