How to practice the return and +1s in women‘s professional tennis

Philipp Born; Tobias Vogt

doi:10.52383/itfcoaching.v30i86.273

Authors

Philipp Born German Sport University Cologne
Tobias Vogt

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.52383/itfcoaching.v30i86.273

Keywords:

extended game opening, match analysis, zones of the court, stroke placement

Abstract

The aim of this article is to present stroke placements of the return, the 3^rd stroke and 4th stroke in professional women’s tennis. Based on recent scientific insights (Born et al., 2021), training recommendations as well as practice patterns will be derived from these results.For returns, training recommendations include aiming to the middle zones and longer than the service line. For 3^rd strokes, it is recommended to e.g., train hitting into the c-zones, whereas for 4^th strokes this is e.g., hitting more frequently to the backhand or, respectively, the weaker side of the opponent. Practice patterns are exemplified for each stroke.

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