Tennis Footwork: Short Ball on Angle

Video Transcript

"Okay, in this clip we're going to talk about the shorter ball that you might not be able to come in on. Okay, so this that, little bit of an angle, little bit off the court, still a little bit shorter, but you're not going to be able to come in on it, so you're going to have to get back to the middle and then get ready for the next shot. You might want to try an angle on this kind of ball, because you have an angle. This is a wider, shorter ball that's going to be tough to approach on. So what Gustavo is going to do is he is going to step forward with that neutral stance we showed you before and then also have a strong recovery. Watch his right leg, how far it comes around for him to be able to recover back. See that? Right leg comes around. He's stepping forward. Neutral stance right there. That was open, he got a little excited. There, there you go. Look at that right leg coming around right there. Again, stepping in, and right leg comes around. See how far it comes around, so he can spring back in the middle of the court, get back on the baseline again. Again the footwork is very important to hit the right shot."