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Playing One Shot Ahead Deep Up the Middle

Examples of playing one shot ahead deep up the middle.

1 - Event - 2021 Australian Open

3 - Surface - Hard

A2: Serve Data - 1st Serve Made

A3: Serve Placement - T

C2: Serve +1 Data - In Play

D2: Return +1 Data - In Play

H1: Stroke Count - 5 to 8

Player Name - All

Playing One Shot Ahead

x: Event - 2021 Australian Open

x: Lineup Position - N/A

x: Opponent Team - N/A

x: Round - Final

x: Surface - Hard

z - 1st Serve Data - In

z - Last Shot Contact Lane - C

z - Return +1 Contact Lane - C

z - Serve +1 Placement - C

Scenes

Brady Playing One Shot Ahead Deep Up the Middle

00:03 Brady Playing One Shot Ahead Deep Up the Middle

Brady takes a serve plus one backhand straight back at Osaka just inches from the baseline to get a weaker reply that she is able to hit for a winner on the next shot with great margin.

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00:03 Djokovic Plays One Shot Ahead Deep Through The Middle to Get a Forehand Approach

On match point Djokovic uses a short backswing and the pace of the Medvedev 1st Serve to hit the return right on the baseline to give Djokovic the forehand approach to attack the net.