Coach feeds balls to the backhand side. Player hits backhand slice angle cross court.
This exercise is focused on executing the shot which is one of the most difficult to respond to. Slice angle puts the opponent out of posiiton and additionally, your opponent is in the uncomfortable spot (not at the net; not at the baseline). Roger Federer is a master of this shot and it shows how big advantage he has over the opponents who are not able to execute this stroke.
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