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Old Jun 16th, 2012, 06:22 PM   #185
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Re: Which pro does your game compare most to?

My serve is modelled off Sharapovas, and despite everything, being a similar height too, I can't really get any/much kick, so it's always flat or sliced... and I probably get 20% of first serves in...
Second serve I pretty much abandon the jump into the serve unless I feel confident, and just use my arm to guide the ball in, reason for this is, I once played a friendly match, where I served 5 DFs in a row, and 19 in a set...so I figured it was best to at least contest to the point rather than give away almost 5 games in errors...

Forehand is also similar to Sharapovas and I tend to use the reverse forehand more than I should, probably 50-60% of the time, it's pretty flat, and is my more powerful and consistent shot...
Backhand is simple, small backswing and kinda a flick followthrough, and I can really hit it hard, but mainly push it, making a lot of errors when I do either.

Slice is something I can do from either side, but its lower and more spinny on my backhand, but they sometimes almost end up being dropshots because i lack the racquet head speed to push the ball to the back of the court...
Volleys are generally pretty good, and I can't hit a smash at all, (I once missed a smash that was high but literally 2cm from the net, and it then hit the tape and went out) so i make everything a swinging volley which is a lot easier to control.

Movement could be a lot better, but I do always try my hardest to get everything back, but I tend to not take the little adjustment steps to get into a good position for easier shots, so that probably explains a lot of my errors...

Massive post, but yeah if I had to choose, I'd say Sharapova techniques with a slow Wozniacki game....
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