Flexibility and strengths of legs are crucial factors that many times decide about quality of net play. Being at the net creates good opportunity to finish the point earlier but it also forces player to show good physical preparation. Flexibility is important while playing low volleys and strength is necessary to be able to play with good wide stance. This exercise improves both these areas so players should do it regularly to get ready for what is needed on the court.
Most club players practise the serve on its own and then have no idea what to do with the ball that comes back. Serve plus one is the pattern that turns a good serve into a won point.
Wimbledon has just crowned another champion, and if you watched closely you saw the same thing every year: the best returners quietly won the tournament. Here is how to coach a return that pressures the server rather than just surviving it.
Wimbledon arrives at the end of June and the grass court swing transforms how the game is played. Low bounces, slippery footing, and rewards for forward play demand a different tactical mindset. Here is how to coach it.
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