In order to improve your game is tennis the fastest way you need to practice very efficiently. The main skillset that separates lower and higher level players is their ability to adapt to different incoming balls.
In this video you'll see Novak Djokovic analyzed playing one point at Roland Garros 2022.
Special thanks to @InsideThegame1 channel for letting me use their video clip for this analysis!
The most common mistake players do is that they try to hit only the variations they are comfortable at and not practice then ones they're not. (It's just human nature, don't get too down on yourself...)
In today's video article we'll take a look at how you can practice almost all the variations in your free hitting sessions.
Link to the article: https://www.feeltennis.net/baseline-movement/
We'll look at:
- Novak Djokovic playing one point at Roland Garros 2022 and see what variations he has to deal with
- top three most common mistakes in positioning and movement on the baseline
- and the right way to do it using the "Hold Your Ground" concept
0:00 Intro
0:51 Video Parts Explained
2:09 Understanding Variations
7:00 Mistake #1 - Stepping In
10:17 Mistake #2 - Moving Backwards
12:58 Mistake #3 - Hugging The Baseline
16:10 Hold Your Ground Concept