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
on the middle shot both players are responsible for the hit
on the serve finish bring the hitting hand to the opposite pocket– hug yourself
on the tossing hand the figures extend to the sky–the 4 is to the side
on the middle serve you still angle in on your attack
on the big reach get the racquet squared up
on the 2 handed backhand finish we like both elbows up as you rotate over your shoulder
you want to track the incoming shot all the way into the center of the racquet
when the lob goes up with some depth you spin out and run back to get behind the shot