... and what the Russian girls know about serving 😎
You and your coaches have been saying for at least two years that you would like to improve your serve.
Here is an idea as well as an opportunity for you to really do it to empower (💪) yourself.
I know (without exaggeration, as I did this with several of my students here and several people from US whom I coached professionally over the internet - i.e. I got paid for it, as it worked:-)), what you have to do, without changing for now from the pinpoint to the platform stance.
The observations and suggestions are as follows:
You need more /upper body/torso/right (as you are a righty) shoulder and hip / rotation in the trophy position (when both arms are up).
It will provide you with more power, topspin and action on the ball, and more margin over the net.
The changes are effective immediately. Just try them, if you feel curious:-)
It is something that was known and executed beautifully by Justine Henin: turning more your shoulders and hips during the service motion, past the line that is perpendicular to the net, in order to achieve more power and action on the ball.
E.g., at 1:51 in:
Henin vs Serena ● US Open 2007 QF Highlights
But if I look at today's players it's like Justine never existed 😪
As for yourself, like for all the Romanian (and Canadian) girls, your torso, your hip line, your shoulder line are all perpendicular to the net in the trophy position, even though none of you reaches 118 mph on serve like Justine, who is 1.68 m tall, just like yourself, for she had a better technique. Please look e.g. at this pic:
at 3:05 in:
Simona Halep vs. Elina Svitolina | 2019 Qatar Total Open Semifinals | WTA Highlights
BTW, it was strange to watch today Ms. Begu doing all the right things during her service motion (moving her right leg behind during preparation, bending/arching her back) only to have them cancelled out by an insufficient shoulder and hip rotation.
Surely, please feel free to communicate my suggestions to her and other Romanian players.
Following Henin, the Russians know better ðŸ˜. Kasatkina's torso is something like 45 degrees with the back to the net in trophy.
Let's learn from her.
The same is valid for Yastremska.
Voila 😎
Voila 😎
Marius Hancu
Montreal
e-mail: diosper2 AT yahoo DOT net
