Understanding Tennis

should not be up for debate– when you come to the net to join your partner get on the same line — form a wall

on the second serve the returner’s partner is making plays– stay or poach

if the serve is not very strong you can insult –step up and follow the return to the net

on the serve pull back a choice is to pull back across the waist

after the bounce gather your hands and have a slight pause — we show different gather spots

on the volley breakout keep your racquet in front of you — see the racquet

just before the opponent hits take a balancing split step

on the serve hit motion you go both up and out

when you come to net just before the opponent hits you want to do a balancing split step

Thiem and others have a small spread of their feet on the serve

when the tossing arm comes down bring it softly onto your body– prevents opening the shoulders too soon–

your toss on the serve should carry you onto the court– if your game plan is to stay back– you must bounce out past the

when you join your partner at the net get on the same line — form a wall

taylor served and volleyed over 120 times at the Open this year– this is a predetermined tactic– serve and go

one of the things I say to the students is to get the big top spin — put the racquet’s bottom label to the sky