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Juan Martin Del Potro – weight against the ball 27 Aug 2013 | 08:04 am
There are many ways to hit the ball, and as usual many ways to play the game. When it comes to forehands, the same is true. Roger lashes the ball with a whip like stroke. Rafa pounds the ball with vi...
Biting the Under Spin Backhand – Just like Andy Murray 1 Aug 2013 | 07:58 pm
Andy Murray, to my mind, now rests atop the ATP ladder in the top position. The official rankings put Novak at the top of the heap (so to speak) but with titles at Wimbledon, the Olympics and the 201...
ETI 025 | Drop Shot – playing North to South 29 Jul 2013 | 04:03 am
Download Drop Shot – playing North to South (You may need to right-click and select Save Link As to download the file to your computer) Play the ball to the open court. Run your opponent. Hit it wh...
Murray and Bartoli Capture Wimbledon Crowns 8 Jul 2013 | 06:38 am
There are many ways to play this game, many ways to hit the ball, but at the end of the day tennis may be played entirely between the ears – winning and losing (when opponents are evenly matched) may ...
Wimbledon 2013 – Forecasts and More 24 Jun 2013 | 11:42 pm
In 2012 Roger Federer narrowly defeated Andy Murray 46, 76 63 64. Roger was aided by a break in the play and returned to sweep Andy aside. And remember Murray turned the tables on Roger in the Olymp...
ETI 024 | Split Step – Be Quick 16 May 2013 | 11:04 pm
Three R’s – ready read and then react. Ready – feet spread, knees softly bent, weight on the balls of the feet Read – as quickly as possible read the ball, see clearly is this ball coming to the foreh...
Chip and Charge 30 Apr 2013 | 08:27 pm
Keys to the approach shot Play the ball on the rise Add under spin to the stroke Shoot the ball low and over the net Move to and through the hit I hope you find this latest lesson useful. Make sure yo...
Returning the Kicker 26 Apr 2013 | 09:07 pm
We have positioned the camera at eye level, on the baseline, as though returning serve in the ad court. I nearly hit Antony on one of these serves, but no worries Mate, he is an Aussie. That said I th...
The Toss 23 Apr 2013 | 07:01 pm
Tossing Tempo Many years ago (50 to be exact) I sat in the shade and watched Blackie Jones give lessons at Acalanes High School. The lessons were punctuated with difficult questions. At times, when th...
Topspin Serve 18 Apr 2013 | 09:22 pm
Federer on the art of “Hitting Up” I hope you find this lesson useful. Make sure you leave a comment below and let me know what you think. We will be working with Will Hamilton at Fuzzy Yellow Balls a...
