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Adapt and Win: The Sliceby Tom March
At the top levels of our sport, everyone recognizes the game has gotten
bigger. Bigger, stronger athletes hitting bigger serves and groundstrokes.
On the women’s side of the tour, Mary Carillo, always adept at fashioning
a phrase, calls it “Big Babe Tennis.” On the men’s side, she calls it
“First Strike” tennis. How does it work? Hit a big first serve which sets
up a weak reply. Then run around your backhand (a la Bollettieri), and
crush a winning forehand. Roll forward a bit, and you can see Matts Wilander beating Ivan Lendl in the US Open final utilizing his slice backhand. Now move into the current era and see how Andre Agassi has improved his defensive skills utilizing the slice. Even the current reigning champion of First Strike tennis, Andy Roddick, utilizes the slice off both the backhand and forehand sides. How to Hit the SliceTo read the rest of Tom March's article, click here to register for your free 30 day membership at TennisONE. Your comments are welcome. Let us know what you think about Tom March's article by emailing us here at TennisONE.
Tom March has been coaching world ranked players on both the ATP and
WTA circuits for over 16 years in Europe. Tom has worked with over 60
world ranked tennis professionals as a personal coach (some of whom were
in the top 100). Tom has coached professional players at all of the Grand
Slams (Wimbledon, French Open, US Open, and Australian Open), ATP and WTA
events, Davis Cup and Federation Cup events. Tom developed and coached
three national junior champions and has worked for the German Tennis
Association as a High Performance Coach. |
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