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017 Tennis drill :I react to a drop shot on my backhand


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  In this case I am player no. 2 on the picture

1) Situation :

My opponent gives me a drop shot on my backhand and positions himself to block the angles, I have time to catch the ball...

The choice to avoid (in my opinion):

2) I run and return the ball by giving him a “crosscourt counter-drop” on his backhand (red zone on the picture).
We often tend to put ourselves back in this red zone, there is a fun side to playing this shot and a spectacular side too. Sometimes it can even be " a winner", but it is a risky choice because (3) often the opponent has time to take the ball, we have opened the field for him, he just has to place the ball long line to finish the point.


The best choice (in my opinion):

2) I run and return the ball by lobbing it diagonally.


Lobbing the opponent will put him in great difficulty and he will probably not return the ball.
I chose to lob it diagonally to ensure I had a good length of land.


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