The player lays down on the ground. The player keeps legs straight and performs legs raises.
In this drill, the player strengthens lower abdominal muscles. Strong core is responsible for balance and power generation in tennis so it is important for players to work on this area systematically. Many times players work mostly on upper part of abs using typical crunches and they forget that strong core is not based only on this part. Players should perform 10-30 reps depending on individual goals and part of the season they currently are.
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