Back on June 9, 2018, Nicholas and his partner Jake played and won a doubles tournament at Cary Leeds Tennis Center in the Bronx. It was part of the Mayor’s Cup Tennis Tournament hosted by the non-profit entity NYJTL. There were festivities and various ceremonies for all the different winners for the various divisions. Nicholas and his partner represented their school in the Middle School Division. It was a lot of fun. Here is a video from that day. Enjoy.
Practicing Backhand Slice and Backhand Volley
Having good slice shots is very important. A lot of juniors learn to make topspin shots from the baseline. But it is important to eventually learn how to make slice shots. That is because by mixing up your shots, topspin shots and then slices, you can confuse your opponent and also some juniors may not be able to handle going from hitting topspin shots to slices. Also slice shots are a great way to play defense. If you have a two-hand backhand, when you hit a backhand slice, you use just one hand, and then you can reach farther then if you had a two-hand, backhand shot. Overall knowing how to slice is very important. Plus, here is a bonus: the backhand slice is very similar to making a backhand volley, and also a backhand drop shot.
Here is M today with her coach practicing backhand slices and backhand volley slices.
First YouTube Video
This is our first video shot on April 23, 2018 as we practiced tennis. We plan to post more videos on YouTube.