Assume you're a Pro Player

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her movement is parallel and not perpendicular to the net.

That's called Open Stance in the Williams Tennis Academy. It may look odd to you, but it's a feature in the sisters' game. It won them multiple slams.... Sometimes imitated, never duplicated by the outsiders.

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#ed_op#font color="brown"#ed_cl#@ #ed_op#b#ed_cl#Ace2Ace#ed_op#/b#ed_cl#:#ed_op#/font#ed_cl##ed_op#br#ed_cl# #ed_op#br#ed_cl##ed_op#div#ed_cl#call it what you will and attach any name you want to it, but also called it a liability.#ed_op#/div#ed_cl##ed_op#div#ed_cl# #ed_op#/div#ed_cl##ed_op#div#ed_cl#look Richard did great with the girls in the beginning but he had and needed help in developing their games to where it is today.  he was smart enough to bring in experts when he realized his own limitations...#ed_op#/div#ed_cl##ed_op#div#ed_cl# #ed_op#/div#ed_cl##ed_op#div#ed_cl#open stance may have worked when V&S were able to overpower the field, when courts played differently.  today an open stance limits Venus' mobility on the court...if she plays open stance as daddy dearest taught her, she'll be sight seeing by the second Monday.  not hating on her now, just objective#ed_op#/div#ed_cl#

[Ace2Ace]

Serena hits bombs, super ground strokes and service returns with her open stance, today. It's not obsolete.

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[Ace2Ace]

I was talking about the open stance. It's works great for those can execute it. And Serena is a fine example.