Started the day with the normal practice and drills. We did volleys after that and I realized that I was getting way off balance when hitting overhead volleys. I need to work at this. We did serve after that that and I tried to put Suri's tip about making sure that I land the racket on other side in practice even when I was hitting from serve box. It worked well. Then we started with group game and I focused on my forehand - specifically catching the racket after hitting forehand. It seems a bit forced currently but the effect is just awesome. I was also making sure that I saw rotating the racket properly when going from forehand to backhand and vice versa.
I and Suri played singles after that and it was a great learning experience. I realized that the balls were dying around net - so I started coming to the net and I was immediately able to break Suri twice. I haven't seen an idea work so fast. Also I was holding my head steady and waiting for the ball when hitting forehand and that have me the balance and the ability to direct ball with pace in any corner. That also helped a lot. Finally I realized that Suri tends to hit to the backhand dogs when at the net. That helped win some points too.
An excellent way to kick start the weekend
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