both feet have turned on the preparation– this set up will allow the back side to come through hitting with every pound
Thiem is one of the players who starts with the feet having a small spread– he drops down from this spot on the fly away
on the big reach backhand the slice, if you have it, is your best option
when the tossing arm comes down have it softly come down onto our body– prevents rotating too soon
get the back knee below flight path and keep the eyes parked on the hit spot a beat past the hit
the fed loves to hit the slice return– drives the return low
on the serve to help you hit up on the shot get your elbow up and the racquet’s bottom label to the sky
have your eyes track the ball all the way into your racquet
even on tough stretched shots you must square the hit point
on the low incoming shot if you have a one handed slice this is a great time to use it
on the hit you want to square the racquet up
on the open stance shot both toes point to the net– some players find it easier to rotate when they don’t bring the traditional step…
reach for the hit keeping it in front of you
a some point you need to swing — if the incoming shot is higher raise up – still square the hit and hit up
get both the back knee and racquet below flight path