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Ana Ivanovic - Backhand Slice

The tennis backhand slice is one of the most versatile shots you can have in your reportoire, here are some of the great advantages of having a good backhand slice:

1. The backhand slice is a great pace and rhythm changer.

2. His one of the best defensive strokes you can play, with the option of using it as a lob from very difficult positions.

3. Is the only type of backhand that you can control well even when extremely distant from the ball on the stretch. (reach advantage)

4. Can be used as an agressive attacking shot on the approach to the net or in a rally.

5. Played as a dink shot or a drop-shot can create havoc and panic on players that hate to come to the net.

Lastly, a good slice backhand is a precursor of an excellent backhand volley. Players who develop the first tend to master the second with excellence.

Ana Ivanovic has good feel and a slice, she puts both to good use in this video clip.

She was driven out of the court with a powerful inside out forehand from her attacking opponent, she finds the down line with her backhand slice for a winner. This is a shot she would not have reached with her two-handed backhand, the saviour was the slice.

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Ana Ivanovic is a young player, but her backhand slice is a mature shot, follow her progress and development with these tennis video lessons, she is poised to become a great female champion.

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