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by Brent Abel

January 26, 2005

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"DOUBLES: 
Moving without the ball when you're at net..."

  • How to maximize your partner's shot

  • How to add difficulty to your opponents' shot by perfect court positioning

Good doubles players challenge their opponents much more by where they are when they're at net...

It's less about being a great shot maker ("hey, look at me try to hit another winner and have the spotlight...!") and it's all about can you be in the right place at the right time...?

Way too often I see doubles players standing in one spot at net throughout the entire point.

Net play in doubles is not simply starting to or getting to net and then just waiting for the ball to come your way.

Constant movement within a relatively small area at net is key to enabling your partner's shots and challenging your opponents when they make their shots.

Here's a general rule of thumb for court positioning when you're at net in doubles...

Follow the ball...

Huh, what...?  Follow the ball...?  Yep, sort of, most of the time, there are some exceptions...!

Click the following link to see a short video I've put together for you to help illustrate my point. 

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The Australian...

Great matches recently at the Australian.  I'm really hoping that Roger Federer becomes the model of how and why we should play the game...

"All-court", lots of grips, using every part of the court, some pure serve and volley, always looking to turn defense into offense, and just the whole package...

Wish doubles was shown and really wish that we could watch Federer play some dubs...

Was shocked to see that Sharapova cannot or chose not to hit a slice backhand when she's pulled out wide. 

Maria's extended two-hander never had anything on it (equally shocked that Kuznetsova didn't move forward into the court and take advantage) and it forced her further away from the middle of the court as she played that awkward shot.

But if Kuznetsova won't take advantage, well, big deal.  You'd think though that Sharapova would use a backhand slice from time to time to mix speeds and bounces...

Maybe against Serena...

If you're in need of some slice help, I've got a detailed lesson on the Backhand Slice (details to the right and above)...

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Hope that video clip helped.  It takes practice.  You're going to make some mistakes as you learn this.  No worries...

And as always, any questions...?  Just drop me a line at brent@webtennis.net.  Thanks... 

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And please let me know what you thought of this newsletter, obviously the content, but also the format, and if there's anything you'd like me to address in a future newsletter issue. 

Until then, as always, keep moving forward and see you at the net...!