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Rally & Roam

The drive side and the revés side

Pairs usually keep to one side each: the player on the right is often called the drive player and the player on the left the revés player. A common way of describing it is that the right side builds the point and the left side often finishes it, though roles vary with each pair.

Passaggio 1

Each pair keeps a side. For two right-handers, the left-side player has the forehand in the middle.

Passaggio 2

The right-side player keeps the rally going cross-court and waits for a chance.

Passaggio 3

When the lob comes to the middle, the left-side player often takes it on the forehand side and attacks.