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Hey,

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it's Ryan from 2MinuteTennis.net.

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And in this video,

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I'm gonna help you serve and volley like Roger Federer.

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So,

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the first thing I want to talk about is why you want to serve in volley.

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Did you know that Roger Federer,

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it's basically a 50/50 if he wins the point at the baseline?

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But he wins

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well over 60% of the points when he's at the net.

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Not even Roger Federer has a clear advantage when he's at the baseline.

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So,

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getting to the net is so important for your win-loss record,

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right?

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You want to be able to get to the net,

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and one of the ways to get to the net is serving and volleying.

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So, the first tip I have for you is to

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toss into the court,

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so when you're done serving,

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you are inside the baseline.

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You can see that.

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He has moved

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inside the court with his left foot by jumping onto his left foot,

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since he is right-handed.

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Now whether you jump or not,

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you just want to toss forward into the court,

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so you are leaning

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in,

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allowing you to get a step in, and

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it helps you to get up to the net.

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It just brings your momentum toward the net.

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So, the first tip to have a greater volley is to

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toss into the court,

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so you fall into the court or jump into the court.

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The second tip is to follow the 1-2-3 split step footwork.

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So, I want to show you what this is.

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I want you to watch when he lands,

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that's step 1.

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Step 2,

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watch Federer's feet.

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Step 3,

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and then split.

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Now,

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this is actually a very advanced 

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split

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step footwork that I'm gonna show you.

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But he does two types of split steps—

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a basic split step and an advanced split step.

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But let's get to the steps first.

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He takes 1-2-3 steps,

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then split steps,

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and you'll notice he split steps in the middle of no man's land.

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A lot of players are under the misconception that after they serve,

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they've got to get all the way up to the net or well

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inside the service line by the time the opponent strikes the return,

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and that's just not true.

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Unless your opponent is standing way at the back fence

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to return serve or your serve is very slow,

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and you wouldn't want to serve in volley at that point anyway,

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you're not going to be able to get in very far.

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So, the proper

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place to be when you split step is really in the middle of no man's land.

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Now,

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the proper timing of the split step is to actually split your feet apart

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after they make contact.

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So watch the opponent.

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I believe that's Diego Schwartzman.

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He returns the ball and now Federer split steps.

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You want to be basically in the air as your opponent strikes the ball,

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and that synchronizes your brain reaction time with your body hitting the ground,

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and then it's seamless.

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You can move in any direction

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you want to go.

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Now,

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he actually,

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Federer uses a very sophisticated split step here

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where he's airborne when he notices where he wants to go.

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He knows he wants to move to his left the moment he sees this ball,

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so he plants his right foot first.

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And that allows him to

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push his body in that direction

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to move slightly out of the way of the ball to hit his first volley.

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I wouldn't recommend that type of split step for

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someone who is just learning to split step.

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On this next volley that Federer's going to hit,

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you'll see the more basic split step that you can use really

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on all split steps if you're just learning to split step.

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Now, the first volley.

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This is where people are shocked

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at where the pros

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make contact with their first volley.

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The first volley is generally hit at the service line.

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And when you're hitting this volley,

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you want to move through it

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and you want to hit deep,

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whether it's down the middle,

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whether it's to the open court,

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whether it's to behind them.

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You just want to pin the ball deep and keep your opponent back.

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And when you volley

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deep,

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it gets onto your opponent really quickly.

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They don't have a lot of time.

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So, you can see he moves through this volley,

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hits the ball deep,

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and now he is

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ready for a second ball.

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Now,

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the first thing

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is notice where he's standing.

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This is what I call shadowing.

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If your opponent is on the left side of the court,

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you should be slightly on the left.

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If your opponent is on the right side of the court,

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then you should be slightly on the right.

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You want to stand in the middle of their two best shots.

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Well,

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the middle of Diego Schwartzman's two best shots down the

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line in crosscourt is actually right where Federer is.

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He is bisecting

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the two best shots that Diego Schwartzman

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can hit.

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So, when your opponent is on one side and you're at the net,

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be slightly on the same side,

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and you'll be equidistant to either passing shot they try.

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The next idea I want to show you is his split step.

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Now, there's the contact right there.

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He's making contact.

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Notice Federer is in the air.

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He is not landing his split step.

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You don't want to land before your opponent hits or as they hit.

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You want to land just after.

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So, what I tell my students is be in the air as your opponent strikes the ball.

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This is that more basic and conventional split step.

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Watch how Federer is landing

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with his feet hitting the ground at the same time.

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On the first volley where he was coming up 1-2-3 split step,

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you can do the normal conventional basic split step if you're new to split stepping.

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It'll be just easier for you to figure out and then you can become more

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sophisticated as we saw Federer use that kind of one foot landing split step,

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but just land with both feet.

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You'll notice again he's in the air.

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He sees where the ball is going. Now,

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Schwartzman

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is over to the left.

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So that means all of this court is wide open.

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So, Federer hits a short volley.

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Now, he's very stylistic here.

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He's very nonchalant,

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hits the ball very short and wins the point.

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You don't necessarily have to be so cute and have the racket just give like this.

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You can hold the racket more still and just drop it short.

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You don't have to let the racket give and put a ton of backspin on it.

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That is very difficult to do.

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But these ideas are so simple.

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Even though he's doing it at such a high level,

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they really are

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very simple.

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So, let's go over this one more time.

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To improve your serve and volley and get to the

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net more often so you can win more matches,

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toss the ball into the court.

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Whether you land by a jump or just step in,

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take 1-2-3 steps

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and then split step.

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And your split step will be in the middle of no man's land.

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Move forward to the volley,

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and you'll be around the service line hitting that volley.

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Hit the volley deep and follow it in,

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getting on the same side of the court as your opponent slightly,

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slightly on the same side of the court as your

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opponent to bisect the down the line and crosscourt.

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You're still going to split step by being in the

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air as your opponent hits and then landing just after.

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That helps you to move in any direction you need to,

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even back in case the ball is a lob.

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And then,

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move quickly at an angle to cut it off and

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try to hit the volley short into the open court.

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So, if you follow these Federer serving volley tips,

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there is no doubt you're gonna gain confidence,

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win more matches,

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and play much better tennis.

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This is Ryan Reidy from 2MinuteTennis.net.

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