This image comes from a PPA Team Championships match on Saturday. I marked where the return of serve landed. Red means the team attempting the third shot lost the point, green means the team attempting the third shot won the point. An “X” means the team attempting the third shot hit a drive, a filled circle means the team attempting the third shot hit a drop.
Top half of the image is where McGuffin/P. Smith were playing … bottom is where C. Johns / S. Smith were playing. Colin Johns hits a lot of drop shots, many of those with his back hand.
Most interesting is where the returns of serve land. They’re deep, aren’t they?
I mean, really deep!
Us mere mortals don’t generally have that level of success on returns of serve.
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