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How to play and defend against that
high backhand volley...
Last week we worked on a 3 shot "vertical" singles strategy where you
play a drop shot from the baseline, then play a lob over your
opponent's backhand, and then react to their response to their lob
with specific court position and another shot.
This week we're going to put
ourselves into the position of our opponent and figure out how do we
handle a lob over our backhand when we're up at net.
This is a pretty simple shot, but
most players try to do too much with their shot which results in a
weak shot and consequently end up giving away court position.
Check out the tip below.
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WIMBLEDON: By the way,
have you had a chance to check out the Wimbledon website this year?
They have added a feature for
watching live matches and have several past "classic" matches
available for viewing.
You know me, I love the "old school"
footage. I keep begging the likes of Roddick and other
baseliners to "get in" whenever I watch their matches these days.
Call me whatever, but watching
Sampras serve and volley and chip and charge behind his return of
serve is as good as it gets...
The website does charge a nominal fee
for viewing and/or downloading some of the matches, but it's easily
well worth every penny.
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