Originally Posted by
tennisking1
Lol! La la land is in my head! I have Michael Ryderstedt and Ivo Klec staying with me this week and it has been hectic. Clothes washing, food cooking (Ryderstedt eats like a great white shark, good Lord!), and just hanging out. They are ATP players ranked in the top 400 in the world. Great players. Ryderstedt lost a tight one to Roddick last year at San Jose before he was injured and had shoulder surgery. Klec is an occassional hitting partner to Federer. They are grinding it out on the Challenger Tour. LT, the open stance is great when rallying from side to side with pace, but I meant to tell you, whenever the ball is slower and shorter, it is best to step in and hit the ball. It allows you to take it a little earlier and I believe it gives a little bit more solid base. If your opponent hits the ball deeper and harder, the open stance is great, but step in on the shorter, softer shots so that you don't let your contact point drop. Open stance hitters tend to let the ball come to them and when the ball is hit softly and short, the ball usually has dropped and if you don't step in, you will end up having a bad contact point. That is just advice from another, old post that I never cleared up. So, how has everyone been doing?