Understanding Tennis

when facing a power serve many players are going way back to return the ball

Yanking is hitting top spin– low to high — finishing on he same side as the hit– Thiem stays hot winning again

some players like the low gather– from here lift your shoulder to center your body

on the wide passing shot angle in to cut it off

when the lob goes up and you are going to hit an overhead quickly get your hitting hand up

you need to square the racquet up for the hit

your long range shot goal is to hit your top spin so it jumps to shoulder height and your slices stay below calf level–you try

in doubles when you come to the net –join your partner on a line and form a wall

when you come to the net you want to do a neutral split step just before the opponent’s hit– to handle all the possible shots

when you lob try to get the shot to the opponent’s backhand side –even if you don’t clear their head it is tough to run

on the far reaching shot often a player will use the slice shot to extend his range

when you serve and volley you need to go

the toss dance gets the toss in front of you — you need to lean into the toss– flying away at the same slow lean

on the open stance backhand– toes are toward the net- still kiss your shoulder and rotate through

when you come to the net one of the choices of shots is to hit a angle volley– you set the racquet head at a