Meike Babel Tennis

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Use the backhand slice to earn a shorter ball! #tennis

Use the backhand slice to earn a shorter ball! #stiga #tennis #meikebabel #tennislove #tennisplayer #tennislifestyle #tennislife

Yesterday • 0:33

Ideal strike zone for a one-handed #tennisbackhand

The ideal strike zone for a one-handed backhand is from top of the thigh to around chest high. Anything higher around shoulder is still doable but definitely harder than a two-hander. Use your footwo

April 13, 2026 • 0:10

The #tennisbackhand slice approach shot

Use a chip slice approach to draw your opponent forward. Ideally, your ball stays low so they have to lift it = a higher volley for you! A slice is also a little bit slower = more time for you to get

April 10, 2026 • 0:18

Don't do this :-)

Classic 🧠 cramp!  In these cases, don't do as coach does. Do as coach says which is go with your first instinct: go to the open court in this case! Have you ever done this? #meikebabel #stiga #tenni

April 9, 2026 • 0:35

Here is how you miss fewer balls #tennis

When you can't get a ball in the court, you have to keep things really simple. 🎾 If you're behind the baseline, you have to add shape to the ball. Stay out of the net and make them hit another ball. 🎾

April 9, 2026 • 4:15

They DON'T Beat You - You're GIVING AWAY Tennis Matches!

Stop Giving Matches Away (Even When You’re Playing Bad!) | Tennis Mental Tips Are you losing matches you should be winning—even when your opponent isn’t playing well either? This is one of the bigges

April 8, 2026 • 0:45

Use hand toss drills more in your #tennispractice

Here is why I love using hand feeds in my coaching. The pros use them all the time and here are the reasons why? Thank you, @zoejefferycoaching for letting me use your FANTASTIC footage! Do you use

April 7, 2026 • 0:31

Coil on your #tennisserve

It's not how deep you can bend your knees on your serve that decides how hard you serve.  It's how fast you can explode from your deepest and furthest coil (whatever that is for you individually)  up

April 6, 2026 • 0:19

The Half-X drill #tennis

The "Half X" drill works on moving up to shorter balls and moving back with a drop step and cross-over on higher, deeper balls. Your goal always is to keep the ball between hip and shoulder for best c

April 5, 2026 • 0:20

How to time your split-step #tennis

As your opponent is making contact, you want to be on top of your split step. As you're landing, you're already setting out into the direction of the ball.  Perfectly done, Kristina! #stiga #tennis #