He shows good posture here. A player with a two-handed backhand will often drop the racquet head below his or her wrist when hitting a one-handed backhand volley. Nadal doesn’t make that mistake.

In memory of Nick Bollettieri ... the racquet. I then have the students hit with a normal ball in the same service box. They get the feel of softening their hands and hitting a soft drop shot.

The drop-waist piece, her second of the press ... some in the shape of itty-bitty tennis rackets. (From far away, they could be mistaken for even more bows.) From the back, the gown featured ...