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
on the middle shot both players are responsible for the hit