Pros Match Analysis
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The Sneak Attack
This clip is a great example of a sneak attack, that is, a situation when a player decides to approach the net only after he/she sees that his/her shot will get the opponent in trouble.In this case, Stepanek catches Murray leaning in the wrong direction and is able to force him with a neutral crosscourt backhand – a shot that would normally not lead to an opportunity to approach the net.
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Taking Time Away from the Opponent
David Ferrer runs around the backhand and hits a forcing return crosscourt. As he sees his opponent in trouble, David moves forward but does not have quite the time to hit the incoming shot in the air.
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Doubles – Play Both Back to Return if you are Having Trouble Keeping the Return Low and Crosscourt
One of the most important goals in doubles is to make the opponents play. Therefore, making a large percentage of returns is essential. Whenever you find yourself missing too many returns or hitting too many high returns that can be attacked, ask your partner to move to the baseline . This will take some of the pressure from your return since it will make it much harder for the serving team to attack your partner off a weak shot.
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Pros Matchplay – How Rafa uses the court
Do not Change a Winning Tactic: Once you find something that works, stay with it. Here for example we see one of Nadal’s favorite serves to open the court. The distance between the bounce and the opponent’s contact point is 9.8 m. From this position the opponent has to run 10.24 m to reach the next shot.
World-class Doubles in Action – Move with your Partner
One of the reason why some double teams climb in the rankings is their ability to recognize different situations on the court and quickly change their positions to play more offensively or more defensively. Lets take a look at one specific exchange between two of the top ranked teams in the world: Bryan/Bryan and Nestor/Zimonjic. This is a common situation that can happen at any level – two players at the net face two players on the baseline during the point.
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How to open the court with an excellent wide serve
Here we can see Maria Sharapova against Lucie Safarova opening the court with a wide kick serve. The serve creates many options for the next shot even though it is aimed at the opponent’s forehand. She could play down the line or hit behind Lucie.