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Practice indirect passing shots

A great exercise to practice the indirect passing shot, i.e. the ball in front of the feet of the opponent with maximum speed and topspin. Of course, this requires a good playing level and a sparring partner who can handle half volleys.

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Groundstrokes

Practice indirect passing shots

A great exercise to practice the indirect passing shot, i.e. the ball in front of the feet of the opponent with maximum speed and topspin.

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Edgar Giffenig meets Carl Maes

Edgar met Carl in Charleroi, Belgium at an ITF Junior event where Carl was coaching 13 year old Kim Clisters and Edgar was working for the German National Federation. They have been friends ever since and sat down to talk tennis at the PTR’s California Symposium in 2022.

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Pros Match Analysis

Initial movement when returning a serve on the pro tour

We observe the top players during the return and first concentrate on the general task of returning the ball in a very short reaction time. Then we have a look at when the initial movement of the return player takes place.

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Fitness and Regeneration

MoStabi: Whole body warm up in three planes

The movement patterns of the body are three-dimensional. With the following exercises in the frontal, sagittal and transversal planes, the tennis player prepares himself before training.

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Groundstrokes

An effective way to practice the attacking shot at shoulder level

A great alternative to a basket drill that can also be used to achieve a high frequency, but with an invaluable advantage: interactivity and training of ball feel and footwork.

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Pros Match Analysis

When in Doubt Aim at the Feet

In doubles you want to be the team hitting down so aiming low at the opponent’s feet should be an on going tactic. This exchange is a good example of this concept.

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