I'd say her and Steffi Graf's slice. I played Steffi twice and that slice killed me!

If you have a great volley, you must use the sliced backhand. The main avantage of which is gaining Time. If you use that gain of time to gain space, then you can come at net. Because your volley would be so useless, if you could not come at net. It is more than logical. It is also true. I totally agree with you when you wonder if Ashley would have won so many main tournants without her sliced back hand... And her volley ... Because her game has really nothing to see with Steffi Graf.

That is so great to hear! Thank you for your kind words, they are motivation to keep doing what I'm doing!

Yes! She used it so well again against Coco Gauff in her last match. I'm sure she'll use it a lot against Kenin in the next round.

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Federer too

Agree

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100 % agree!

Ashleigh "real hand shake" Barty.

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I love those shots. Barty does such a great job "holding" the ball on the racket and picking her side at last split second.

I would agree on the take about Rafa's slice. Also, you will be happy to hear that I'm posting another video about slices a bit later today :-)))

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@@MeikeBabelTennis i won and played my best ever singles match so far. i used the crosscourt slice to construct rallies, pin him deep, and move him around. i was able hit it flat and deep even with poor balance and poor contact points. The Barty slice that I really wanted to hit was the low zinger down the line. i got 3-4 of those over two sets. couple i shanked widely. A couple of times i loaded up big like Barty and then chickened out and hit a neutral slice that got punished. A few times I ran down drop shots (and underhand serves) but the slice wizzardry I tried at full sprint looked pretty sloppy. i also overcooked a couple of sharp angle cross court slices. I was aware of the size of my takeback about 50% of the time, which is good for me, and I was aware of how much I opened up or stayed sideways about 0% of the time. A great day of tennis overall.

@@doosrajawad That is all great information! I love how detailed you are! It's all about setting process and performance goals and it sounds you had that nailed. Winning then is a bonus. I'm so happy that my video helped a little bit!

Yes, Ash and Fed can do it bc they're geniuses. I don't teach the side swipe because for the rest of us mortals the balls tend to float then.

@@MeikeBabelTennis Absolutely! I was taught old-school - to hit through the ball, similar to a topspin drive but with an open face. Like you say, this gives us mortals more margin for error (it's higher percentage) but maybe not as much spin and bite. Correct me if I'm wrong, but Steffi played more in that old-school style, which obviously contrasts Fed and Ash. Anyway, hope Ash wins her home Open :)

I feel she could hit prefect shots with a piece of wood.

It's a little counter-intuitive because the racket face actually squares up to the ball getting closer to contact point. You don't have to force this if you have the correct grip, it happens naturally. If you get too much float on the ball your racket face is too open at contact, you then have to find your individual degree to how open or closed your racket is at take-back and how you swing to meet the ball.

@@MeikeBabelTennis Correct, it squares up but I do think there is minor wrist flexion into contact on balls that are above waist level. This is why many rec players struggle with this shot. Also at 11:50 you use the term "extend their wrist" incorrectly. The term is Ulnar deviation.

Me, too

Agree! And then add to hit that she can also flatten out her backhand, hit heavy top! Total nightmare for her opponents!

Don't forget when you slice it spins backwards so if you try to it and don't move your feet accordingly your probably hit in the net or hit it long love Anthony Fed ex lol

Agree

To work out you mean? Yes, that helps but I would work on preventing injuries first. In my opinion, that's more important

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She'll run them around

Osaka would get mental health problems and skip the press conference.

Yes, they both have very high take-backs and steep swings.

Most likely it's the grip. a lot of people with elbow issues are more in a forehand grip which forces the wrist into a really uncomfortable position. And that in turn puts strain onto the muscles and tendons in the elbow. That's why it's crucial to have a proper continental grip.

@@MeikeBabelTennis thank you coach. Hope someday I can take a lesson with you in person 😊🙏

@@bournejason66 That would be incredible!