Players rally together using cross court shots. One player executes a drop shot down the line when there is an easier ball.
Players hit a lot of drop shots when they play on clay courts but they refuse to use this weapon when they have to play on hard courts. Jerzy Janowicz and Agnieszka Radwanska are great examples to show that the surface doesn't matter if you know how to execute this shot.
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.