Patterns and strategy · 3 min read
Doubles: fundamentals that win matches
First serves, low crosscourt returns, the net player moves and the team moves forward together.
Key points
- Low crosscourt return, away from the net player.
- The net player must move (fake or poach): it puts pressure on the returner.
- Attack the middle: it creates doubt between opponents and reduces angles.
- Move forward together and back together, as if tied by a rope.
- Use signals for the serve and the Australian formation if the crosscourt return is hurting you.
Steinhöfel, doubles exercises (D1–D10).