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When an Opponent's Low Slice Keeps Taking Away Your Rhythm
Instead of forcing a winner upward, get lower than the ball and use a pattern that creates a higher next ball.
Start with this check
Slice stays low after the bounce and loses pace, disrupting your usual contact height and swing rhythm.
Try these steps in order
- Move forward with small steps and keep the low contact point in front of your body.
- Use a deep, heavy-spin ball with generous net clearance to raise the opponent's contact point again.
- Against a short slice, break the repetition by following an approach shot to the net.
Bottom line
Handling slice is not about forcing an ending from a low ball; it is the process of changing the height of the next ball.
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