hold the tossing arm up and sight the ball through the tossing hand
on the short incoming ball step up and hit
as the toss goes up take your balancing split step
on the quick pickup get the back knee to the ground
get that early read and reaction
on the serve eyes up-elbow up– racquet’s button label up
even getting in the air stay core balanced
on the return some players like to have a uneven start
most players after the gather go Sampras back foot Sampras front foot
when a lines person run on your court at eye level– no complaining that someone in the crowd moved
when the ball floats step up and hit a ground stroke on a fly
ON THE SERVE START SOME PLAYERS DIP THE START
just before the serve is hit –split to balance on the return
hedge at the net to the side the ball is on
on the short ball step up taking time away from from the opponent