Tennis Australia’s high-performance wheelchair coach, Francois Vogelsberger, explains the weapons that have made Dylan Alcott a 15-time grand slam champion in quad singles and eight-time winner in the doubles.
“He can do like a slight curve towards the left. Not a kick serve. A kick serve is a little bit difficult [for wheelchair athletes] because the motion is a little bit high.
“He can do also the left one where the ball arrives, for example, on Andy’s forehand and curve back into the body.Ashleigh Barty is renowned for her backhand slice – Jim Courier said this week Barty’s key weapon was reminiscent of Roger Federer – but for Alcott, he has added the forehand version to his armory.
“You can keep the ball lower, the ball is travelling sideways [a sidespin shot] … compared to the topspin backhand – then the ball will go high.
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