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Love these videos so much. Everyone one of them is a gold mine! The other reason outfields are taught to take two steps back is because it can be very difficult to judge velocity when an object is coming straight towards you. It’s also easier to run forwards than backwards AND field a dropped ball that’s in front of you. So you always keep the ball in front for those reasons. Finally - yes absolutely easier to throw forward when already moving forward. I think all of these lessons are applicable to tennis! Interesting side comment :) “How can you not be romantic about baseball?”

I love these in-depth analysis videos, Ryan. Thanks for making them, and please keep making more!

Great teaching as always, Ryan¡ Many thanks

Tremendous!! Thank you 😊

Notes: 1. Move forward on the return. Wherever you want to make contact on the return, take a few steps back so you can get forward momentum into the shot. 2. When your opponent hits a high, spinning, loopy ball, it is typically a good idea to take it on the rise and move in on it. The deeper the ball lands, the more likely you should take it on the rise. If the ball is shorter and higher, then you should back up. 3. The ball always curves the opposite direction of which you swing. If your opponent is swinging right, then you know that the ball will bounce the opposite direction. 4. Move forward when you're on the offense. In this video, we saw the returner fail to move in quick enough at 8:50 when he had the server pulled out wide and instead of moving forward, he moved sideways despite clearly being on the offense as said in 19:29. 5. It's always a good strategy to hit the ball at your opponents feet if they are at net and you are at the baseline. As shown in 21:33, if you give your opponent a ball that is below net level, they have to chop and hit it higher in order to get it in, which generates backspin. As said, backspin makes the ball go up which therefor gives you time to get to the ball. 6. Generally, all topspin lobs should go cross-court. Not only do you gain an extra 4.5 feet going cross rather than down the line as shown in 23:43, but if you are in the same situation as the players were in the video, the lob is going over the backhand overhead which is a notoriously weak shot.

Very nice. Thank you!

What an incredible analysis! Thank you for this precious content!

this is really awesome!!! i really like this video

One of the greatest tennis strategy videos!!!!

I will sing up for the virtual lesson, thank you Ryan!

Love these videos and your breakdown of the point. I actually think the receiver had an opportunity to put the ball away at 7:58. He had an amazing deep corner shot and got the server stretched out, he could’ve come into the net and pit the ball away in the opposite side.

Another interesting thing you talked about in a previous video and we can see there pretty clearly : when guy in red sees guy in white having to make a low volley on the backhand, he immediately sprints toward the net, in anticipation for a dropshot, which is probably the more threatening shot in this position. Guy in white instead goes for a deep volley at his opponent, which makes me think he saw the sprint and tried to surprise him by aiming at his feet.

Looks like almost all fundamentals covered well in this point...great job and explanation

please make videos about topspin lobs

Great great great

your video makes me growth

How to hit a ball from baseline and dip near the net as you mentioned in the video? Thanks 🙏

When the returner did not go into the net after crushing the inside out forehand, it was because of his position. He was so far out of the point that any low- short, slice return would have put him in a terrible position, trying to half-volley a biting slice. If the slice was right down the line, it would have been a winner. The "Crusher" was smart to stay back. His mistake was the following shot, when he hit the kind of approach shot that only allowed him to get to the service line. A deep forehand slice approach, which is easier to place, would have given him more time to get near the net, and would have made a topspin lob more difficult. He also could have just stayed back and kept pounding the opponent's BH, since the opponent was using more energy than him. The topspin approach shot are overused IMHO. Santoro, Sampras, etc, used to use slice approaches to great effect. They allow you tmore time to get closer to the net, and make it more difficult to lob.

Great video thanks. One question, is it a top spin lob at the end or does he not just carefully ‘flat’ lob him if you know what I mean?

When I play recreation my hitting is pretty good. However, when I play official league matches I tend to "freeze" and push the ball more. How do I handle this? I want to win and hit at the same time. Rather than win by pushing the ball and running a lot. Thanks

Forehand at 5:48 as an approach to net ends the point. Also sets a precidede.

The player in white shorts lost the point because he refused to go to the net twice, when he finally comes to net, he comes when his opponent was much less compromised and so he got a tough ball by his feet.

This is why I practice my backhands instead of being lazy and running around them. He could have easily hit a backhand down the line for a winner.

Ryan, I can't believe you didn't comment on the best part of that match! kzfaq.info/get/bejne/bpNincqhlcfaYmQ.html 😁🐕

I think this point was lost on that poor floating volley. His opponent could do anything he wanted. I think the reason he didn't come in on that inside out forehand was that he was so off the court when he hit it, he would be no man's land for the volley. Not a good position. He was just preparing for a running forehand when he received that defensive slice. I didn't think that either player made any egregious tactical errors. Just one bad volley determined the outcome. He should have used a knifing slice and would have won the point.

Please , some steady camera work, this is not the Bourne identity