I often keep fast forwarding when I watch sports animes because they usually spend so much time showing off super-power-like techniques. But Baby Steps was different. I loved every second of the anime. The anime progressed at a very good pace and I was extremely impressed by the quality of story development. The main character does not gain super-power-like skills but focuses on the basics to outsmart opponents.
Baby Steps also reminded me that sports is something you should enjoy, more than focusing on beating everyone.
Just as a side note, I wanted to say that this anime cannot be compared with Prince of Tennis. They are completely different. Personally I do like over-power main characters like Echizen (Prince of Tennis) though so I cannot compare the animes overall, because to me, they're different genres. But if we're just looking at the plot, Baby Steps was better.
I hope this helps!