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Serena Williams: Her backhand volley; her cross court forehand under pressure. Serena actually has many areas of her game which aren't perfect, but she's such a fine athlete that she can improvise each time a problem arises.
Kim Clijsters: Her lack of penetration from the forehand cross-court, like Hingis; her comparative lack of ability to attack short balls; her tendency to stand far behind the baseline while trying to dictate at the same time.
Justine Henin: Her serve can be vulnerable when confidence is low. When tentative, she just doesn't have the height to get high first service percentages hitting at the speed she does.
Venus Williams: Sometimes she snatches at her forehand, particularly under pressure. Her second service is always returnable, even when playing well, and her first service is volatile.
Lindsay Davenport: Her obvious weakness is her poor movement and unwillingness to run for 50% gets. Lindsay can often look more and more cumbersome as the match wears on, and it inspires opponents to keep fighting.
Jennifer Capriati: The serve is the only definable weakness in Capriati's game - and it's a big one! Her service action looks amateurish and even the non-fanatical observer can see the lack of fluidity in her action.
I also often think Jennifer needs to be able to hit more winners from her backhand side, which is solid, but not powerful or aggressive enough.
Amelie Mauresmo: To me, Amelie's main technical difficulty is her service, which doesn't have enough height, and her sliced backhands, which are all too often neither deep, nor biting.
Chanda Rubin: Chanda's backhand can sometimes look an unnatural shot, where she just doesn't take a proper swing, rather like Aranxta's forehand in years gone by.
Daniela Hantuchova: Daniela's movement is the second worst in the higher echelons (behind Lindsay). She just doesn't seem to react to the ball quickly enough, and unless she ever improves (which is doubtful as it seems to be her natural speed) she won't be either a successful serve and volleyer, nor a threat to the Williams'.
Jelena Dokic: Again, Jelena's movement laterally seems to be a weakness. But there is more with Jelena. She hits the ball extremely cleanly and with terrific arm speed, but her angled shots are virtually non-existent. She is only able, it seems, to hit the ball deep, in the direction of her opponents' baseline.
I've noticed Jelena caught out hitting the net while running to her forehand corner time and time again. Then there's the service, which is technically little better than Jennifer's.
Kim Clijsters: Her lack of penetration from the forehand cross-court, like Hingis; her comparative lack of ability to attack short balls; her tendency to stand far behind the baseline while trying to dictate at the same time.
Justine Henin: Her serve can be vulnerable when confidence is low. When tentative, she just doesn't have the height to get high first service percentages hitting at the speed she does.
Venus Williams: Sometimes she snatches at her forehand, particularly under pressure. Her second service is always returnable, even when playing well, and her first service is volatile.
Lindsay Davenport: Her obvious weakness is her poor movement and unwillingness to run for 50% gets. Lindsay can often look more and more cumbersome as the match wears on, and it inspires opponents to keep fighting.
Jennifer Capriati: The serve is the only definable weakness in Capriati's game - and it's a big one! Her service action looks amateurish and even the non-fanatical observer can see the lack of fluidity in her action.
I also often think Jennifer needs to be able to hit more winners from her backhand side, which is solid, but not powerful or aggressive enough.
Amelie Mauresmo: To me, Amelie's main technical difficulty is her service, which doesn't have enough height, and her sliced backhands, which are all too often neither deep, nor biting.
Chanda Rubin: Chanda's backhand can sometimes look an unnatural shot, where she just doesn't take a proper swing, rather like Aranxta's forehand in years gone by.
Daniela Hantuchova: Daniela's movement is the second worst in the higher echelons (behind Lindsay). She just doesn't seem to react to the ball quickly enough, and unless she ever improves (which is doubtful as it seems to be her natural speed) she won't be either a successful serve and volleyer, nor a threat to the Williams'.
Jelena Dokic: Again, Jelena's movement laterally seems to be a weakness. But there is more with Jelena. She hits the ball extremely cleanly and with terrific arm speed, but her angled shots are virtually non-existent. She is only able, it seems, to hit the ball deep, in the direction of her opponents' baseline.
I've noticed Jelena caught out hitting the net while running to her forehand corner time and time again. Then there's the service, which is technically little better than Jennifer's.
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