You should poach 100% of the time when you see this

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Being able to predict where the tennis ball is going to cross the net is one of the most important skills a doubles player can develop, because then you'll know when to poach and when to cover the alley.
Good doubles players use "tells" to anticipate where the tennis ball is going so they can get easy put-away volleys and overheads. In this video, Martina Navratilova shares her favorite poaching tell, while Gigi Fernandez shares her favorite tell for when to cover the alley.

[@thomasmedeiros5722]

So many players do not appreciate the benefits of serving into the body or moving your service around. As a baseball pitcher I learned the importance of moving my pitch around the strike zone remembering what batters liked and didn’t like. This application really works in tennis. As a serve and volley player I pay close attention to how and where opponents hit returns. Doubles is definitely like a chess match that requires anticipation especially at the higher skill levels.

[@cl2hanovastar]

Base on my personal experience as a 3.5 player, both tells hardly apply to club players as they often set their mind on where to hit the return before the serve no matter where the ball lands. On top of that, due to lack of control, the actual direction of the return can be much different than where they wanted it to go. Just based on my own experience.

[@rsmith02]

So you mean they just miss dramatically and you win the point anyway? Body serves get returned in these places not because players wish them to but because the swing paths take them in these directions.

[@wlouisharris]

In club play I rarely see a right-hander move to the center on the add side to return a ball using a backhand. Most of the time they position towards the left side of the service box to hit a forehand. It does leave the serve up the middle open but club players aren't going to execute that serve very often.

[@joyceharris3040]

Will, you’re actually funny! Love the ‘tells’.

[@jackrichardtate]

Thanks.

[@aymanzein7]

Glad to see you again.I remember your first video (about Rubik's Cube's theory ) which motivated me.Regarding this video,my question is how to hit a body serve consistently?

[@seetheforestthroughthetrees]

Great video. Higher-level doubles is definitely about strategy. I notice when I am hit with high pace body serves that is what happens with my returns. But, I never really looked for that when I am at the net. I will now be looking to move in the direction the player's body goes because they would have to go against their swing path to hit in the opposite direction. Of course this only works on a body serve correct?

[@colinbyer3018]

I just love in the email the “(mediocre jokes)” that made me click on it and I’m glad I did😂😂

[@kartkan]

Just say net person needs to cheat/move/lean the same direction as the returner's movement as the return most likely going to get pulled in the same direction.

[@seetheforestthroughthetrees]

Thanks!

[@bobwalk6958]

Hope you're doing well Will

[@VishnuRajam4x4]

Subbed just for that last joke 😂😂😂😂

[@johnmerrill5633]

Who would like to see Will and Brady Heite play against Ian Westerman and Jeff Salzenstein?

[@victoriashaw324]

Great joke keep up the good work I used to live in Coconut Grove in Miami and I would see Martina walking her dog outside of the dog park and then when I went to the bollettieri tennis academy in Bradenton Florida I got my picture with Martina

[@carlbook2051]

I think she's great. She is very perceptive and not afraid to give her opinion, even if not popular.

[@mightbefire]

2:18 Of course it does.

[@smokinjoe4684]

0:28 LOL

[@JungleTelegraph]

I am vegan tennis player. It is easy to get synthetic strings when restringing.

[@billprezioso3677]

All this information is good as far as it goes but club players generally don’t hit with the same skill level as pros at the US open we are more likely to spray the ball anywhere on the court on a serve return making it difficult to com to poach just be Cathy returner moved to the right to take it on his or her backhand.

[@rsmith02]

Work on your netplay and watch the returner closely- this works from 3.0 to 4.5 at least (I don't play higher level players than that regularly). Good serves limit where returns go and at the net you can take advantage of it!

[@larrydelacruz5179]

Ok

[@larrydelacruz5179]

Pekboy is the real player of Tinnes

[@michaelfuller8940]

Great info! Funny too. Loved the vegan with natural gut strings and your dad jokes.

[@jamesball5743]

Dopey

[@gabymunoz5424]

He realizado compras en su plataforma y me han negado los acceso a mis compras y no he recibido ningún libro de los dos que ya les he comprado, requiero una atención inmediata porque ya reporte esto desde inicio de mes a su correo de soporte y no me han dado solución, en caso de no ser posible arreglar esta situación agradezco la devolución de mi dinero. Saludos

[@michaelboyko5024]

Watched carefully but this is controversial a lot... Those who play doubles adore the net player to move to the centre and feast on the free alley this very instant...

[@shiloz8039]

Can he stop with the jokes and just give us the info on tennis??😞😓🤒

[@jasonvrodrigues]

He's probably a dad now... And can't help it...

[@maireadmaccy4336]

Very harsh!!😂

[@timleelim9930]

That was gut wrenching

[@tonayhasanhasan1197]

​@@jasonvrodrigues😅

[@corazonborda4354]

@@jasonvrodrigues aww

[@sol029]

First rule of doubles. "It's always your partners fault"

[@michaelosullivan4503]

Shit jokes

[@tintedintime1129]

Love your videos, but 80% of the reason I follow you is because if your user 💀

[@twinwankel]

10 out of 11, she will be a loser? Lol. Your jokes are getting more creative. I consider doubles as the old ppls game. I'm trying not to playing this but I may have to breakdown and do it one day. This is a simple tactic that works well, thanks.

[@online9191]

more like a totally different game.

[@brianspector6109]

Doubles is totally different from singles. Pickle ball is an old people’s game

[@online9191]

@@brianspector6109 LOL, actually, I never saw old people play pickle ball, a lot of little kids and young guys play it in my club's tennis courts, strange, i guess they don't know how to play tennis.

[@johnmurray1519]

@@brianspector6109 thank you !

[@bobwalk6958]

doubles is harder than singles

[@cesarreyes2335]

U talk too much ...

[@thomasmoore1823]

Nobody needs the fun facts. Stick to the subject. You ain't funny.