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And Rafa in 2nd roundWill start the AO on Monday with a new World Ranking of #116. Top 100 here he comes!
And Rafa in 2nd round
Only has to make the second round to defend his pointsAnd Rafa in 2nd round
Can't an opponent guess where you will smash it even if you hit it on the full? Interesting question though. Does a player hitting a smash on the full win more points than a player who let's it bounce first?If you execute the smash properly, by hitting it at its peak it is the higher percentage play because it doesnt give your opponent time to guess where you are smashing it to so you cannot lose the point unless you stuff up.
If you let it bounce, its easier to hit but it allows the opponent to have a guess at where you are smashing it and if they guess correctly, they can just slap it for a winner.
Can't an opponent guess where you will smash it even if you hit it on the full? Interesting question though. Does a player hitting a smash on the full win more points than a player who let's it bounce first?
I've seen plenty of points won by a player returning a smash that has been hit on the full. If a player guesses correctly, whether the person smashing let's it bounce or not, they can still win the point.They can guess but if you execute and hit it into the open court they cant get there even if they guess. Whereas if u let it bounce, they can dummy u and just guess a direction and if u pick the wrong spot, they will win the point.
I've seen plenty of points won by a player returning a smash that has been hit on the full. If a player guesses correctly, whether the person smashing let's it bounce or not, they can still win the point.
Tough to even measure as they tend to let it bounce more often if it's close to the net so they're already in a better position for those ones. But I'd wager that the men take the ball at it's highest point more often than the womenCan't an opponent guess where you will smash it even if you hit it on the full? Interesting question though. Does a player hitting a smash on the full win more points than a player who let's it bounce first?
I guess the reason I posted the question is because it does my head in when players miss. It happens a lot. Paire did it twice in his match against Stefanos this afternoon. ADM did it tonight. I saw it a few times yesterday.My coach always told me to never let the ball bounce unless it is extremely high or extremely deep
There are several advantages to hitting the ball out of the air:
#5 is perhaps less important on HC than grass/clay, but still a factor since the ball may have unpredictable spin on it
- takes time away from your opponent
- gives you less time to overthink the shot
- usually allows you to hit the ball higher above your head, meaning you can strike it harder and with more disguise
- usually allows you to hit the ball closer to the net, which gives you more court geometry to work with
- eliminates the possibility of a bad bounce
at the end of the day, if you have good technique it's not substantially harder to hit the ball on the drop vs on the bounce anyway
More a failure of execution than strategy I’d suggest… unfortunately modern pros are pretty poor net playersI guess the reason I posted the question is because it does my head in when players miss. It happens a lot. Paire did it twice in his match against Stefanos this afternoon. ADM did it tonight. I saw it a few times yesterday.