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Characteristics of a 2.0 Player
Forehand: Incomplete swing; lacks directional intent
Backhand: Avoids backhands; erratic contact; grip problems
Serve/Return: Incomplete service motion; double faults common; toss is inconsistent; return on serve erratic
Volley: Reluctant to play net; avoids BH; lacks footwork
Playing Style: Familiar with basic positions for singles and doubles play; frequently out of position

Characteristics of a 2.5 Player
Forehand: From developing; prepared for moderately paced shots
Backhand: Grip and preparation problems; often chooses to hit FH instead of BH
Serve/Return: Attempting a full swing; can get the ball in play at slow pace; inconsistent toss; can return slow paced serve
Volley: Uncomfortable at net especially on the BH side; frequently uses FH racket face on BH volleys Special Shots: Can
lob intentionally but with little control; can make contact on overheads
Playing Style: Can sustain a short rally of slow pace; weak court coverage; usually remains in the initial doubles position

Characteristics of a 3.0 Player
Forehand: Fairly consistent with some directional intent; lacks depth control
Backhand: Frequently prepared; starting to hit with fair consistency on moderate shots
Serve/Return: Can lob consistently on moderate shots
Playing Style: Consistent on medium-paced shots; most common doubles formation is still one-up, one-back;
approaches net when play dictates but weak in execution

Characteristics of a 3.5 Player
Forehand: Good consistency and variety on moderate shots; good directional control; developing spin
Backhand: Hitting with directional control on moderate shots; has difficulty on high or hard shots; returns difficult shot
defensively
Serve/Return: Starting to serve with control and some power; developing spin; can return serve consistently with
directional control on moderate shots
Volley: More aggressive net play; some ability to cover side shots; uses proper footwork; can direct FH volleys; controls BH volleys but with little offense; difficulty in putting volleys away
Special Shots: Consistent overhead on shots within reach; developing approach shots, drop shots, and half volleys; can
place the return of most second serves
Playing Style: Consistent on moderate shots with directional control; improved court coverage; starting to look for the
opportunity to come to the net; developing teamwork in doubles

Characteristics of a 4.0 Player
Forehand: Dependable; hits with depth and control on moderate shots; may try to hit too good a placement on a difficult
shot
Backhand: Player can direct the ball with consistency and depth on moderate shots; developing spin
Serve/Return: Places both first and second serves; frequent power on first serve; uses spin; dependable return of serve;
can return with depth in singles and mix returns in doubles
Volley: Depth and control on FH volley; can direct BH volleys but usually lacks depth; developing wide and low volleys on
both sides of the body
Special Shots: Can put away easy overheads; can poach in doubles; follows aggressive shots to the net; beginning to
finish point off; can hit to opponent's weaknesses; able to lob defensively on difficult shots and offensively on setups;
dependable return on serve
Playing Style: Dependable ground strokes with directional control and depth demonstrated on moderate shots; not yet
playing good percentage tennis; teamwork in doubles is evident; rallies may still be lost due to impatience

Characteristics of a 4.5 Player
Forehand: Very dependable; uses speed and spin effectively; controls depth well; tends to over-hit on difficult shots:
offensive on moderate shots
Backhand: Can control direction and depth but may break down under pressure; can hit with power and moderate shots
Serve/Return: Aggressive serving with limited double faults; uses power and spin; developing offense; on second serve
frequently hits with good depth and placement; frequently hits aggressive service returns; can take pace off with
moderate success in doubles
Volley: Can handle a mixed sequence of volleys; good footwork; has depth and directed control on BH; developing touch;
most common error is still over-hitting
Special Shots: Approach shots hit with good depth and control; can consistently hit volleys and overheads to end the
point; frequently hits aggressive service returns
Playing Style: More intentional variety in game; is hitting with more pace; covers up weaknesses well; beginning to vary
game plan according to opponent; aggressive net play in common in doubles; good anticipation; beginning to handle
pace

Characteristics of a 5.0 Player
Forehand: Strong shot with control, depth, and spin; uses FH to set up offensive situations; has developed good touch;consistent on passing shots
Backhand: Can use BH as an aggressive shot with good consistency; has good direction and depth on most shots;varies spin
Serve/Return: Serve is placed effectively with the intent of hitting a weakness or developing on offensive situation; has a
variety of serves to rely on; good depth, spin, and placement or most second serves to force weak return or set up next shot; can mix aggressive and off-paced service returns with control, depth, and spin
Volley: Can hit most volleys with depth, pace, and direction; plays difficult volleys depth; given opportunity, volley is often hit for a winner
Special Shots: Approach shots and passing shots are hit with pace and high degree of effectiveness; can lob offensively;overhead can be hit from any position; hits mid-court volley with consistency; can mix aggressive and off- paced service returns
Playing Style: Frequently has an outstanding shot or attribute around which his game is built; can vary game plan
according to opponent; this player is "match wise," plays percentage tennis, and "beats himself" less than the 4.5 player;
solid teamwork in doubles is evident; game breaks down mentally and physically more often than the 5.5 player

Characteristics of a 5.5 Player
Player can hit dependable shots in stress situations; has developed good anticipation; can pick up cues from such things
as opponent's toss, body position, back-swing, preparation; first and second serves can be depended on in stress
situations and can be hit offensively at any time; can analyze and exploit opponents weaknesses; has developed power
and/or consistency as a major weapon; can vary strategies and style of play in a competitive situation.

Characteristics of a 6.0 Player
Player typically has had intensive training for national tournament competition at the junior level and collegiate levels and
has obtained a sectional and/or national ranking.

Characteristics of a 6.5 Player
Player has a reasonable chance of succeeding at the 7.0 level and has extensive satellite tournament experience.

Characteristics of a 7.0 Player
Player is a world class player who is committed to competition on the international level and whose major source of
income is tournament prize winnings.

 

 

巡回赛是一个现实的地方.有人排名TOP4却没有人赞助球衣,比如曾经的Davydenko,而还有人只有一套球衣还不够,还得白天穿一套,晚上穿一套,比如nike旗下赞助的三位大牌:

经典的红黑配,不知道红色是不是可以理解为胜利旗帜的颜色,腰带延续了温网的正装元素设计,很搭配球王的优雅气质.夜场服装完全采用反色,和去年低调的一身黑不同,今年点缀的红色告诉大家:来到09美网的费德勒这个夏天发生了太多喜事.

说是日场夜场两套服装,其实就是偷懒采用反色的设计而已.比如小威的黑+紫.小威在发布会上介绍自己这次美网的全套装备均是自己的设计.从服装到配饰.向来佩服小威的颜色选择,也只有她能把如此艳丽的颜色衬托的如此光鲜,因为内在的天后气质.设计没有什么新意,只有胸前的小折边作为细节点缀.

从sharapova两身衣服的颜色搭配就知道nike煞费的苦心.日常的粉色+荧光绿,夜场的黑色+银色发带,再配以环绕衣服的线条设计,应该说,美网一战,莎娃已经在时尚一战赢了小威.尤其是夜场衣服的银色,让这身衣服在夜场的灯光映衬下有一种惊艳的感觉.复出之后的莎娃在配件中常常选择有挑战者风范的发带,看来她改变的不止是发球动作.

而一直处于PK状态的adidas,似乎让人觉得用心不够, 倒是惊奇的发现把daniela纳入旗下,有层次感的设计和蓝色的选择,衬托着daniela修长的身材,这仿佛是球场上关于adidas的唯一亮点.

 

 

 

 

 

Anna Wintour对Federer真是厚爱有加,在时尚杂志最重要的9月刊上面,我们又看到了Roger Federer的名字.文章一开头就用the greatest tennis player of all time来形容Federer. 这次的重点除了网球之外,还说了很多双胞胎降生前后对费德勒生活的影响,比如费德勒透露在温网决赛决胜盘11:11的时候他脑子里闪过念头觉得决赛的紧张气氛对Mirka可能是不好的.

http://www.style.com/vogue/feature/2009/08/ace-of-aces/

 

 

小威近日登上了美国第三大航空公司Delta公司sky杂志8月期的封面,杂志采访了几位著名的运动员,分享了他们能在职业生涯取得辉煌成绩的秘密.写这篇blog的时候Roddick和Del Potro正在决胜盘杀得难解难分.

All you have to do look at her body language in pressure-packed moments--she always stays very positive.

                                                                                          ------Billie Jean King

You have to have the desire to achieve, to do better and do more and continually do, do, do. It's an insatiable desire to not only win, but just not to lose.                                                                        

My dad said, "Tennis is great, but put God first and always be humble. And that goes in your life-you can apply that to anything."......I felt like I was going to win. I wasn't stressed out about it, I was just like, this is it, this is my moment. And I knew it. It was kind of weird, but it was the way I felt. I felt at peace. I didn't have anything to lose whatsoever, Ijust had to be there.......Tennis isn't everything. Just relax. Just enjoy your time in the sun.

                                                                                                  ------Serena Williams

在任何压力巨大的时刻都能保持积极的心态是小威能够多次上演逆转大戏不可或缺的条件,这往往比标准的技术动作更重要.而平衡的生活也让小威没有出现像海宁那样提前失去竞争动力而离开球场的情况.如今28岁的小威还在追逐下一个目标: 第12个大满贯.

我也需要这两样东西.

罗迪克在对方发球局逼出赛点了,美国大炮真的不一样了.

多少次对手以为打出了制胜分,结果又被Kim的劈叉救球救回导致对方猝不及防而丢掉这分,以为这样的情景不会再现了,就像当初对Martina的归来不报希望一样.

但这又是一次真实的回归.是因为觉得一个大满贯冠军实在不甘心吗?