← Writings Training · Effort — September 26, 2025

Footwork decides how I play

“I will try to be explosive with my legs, as my intensity of my footwork is usually the thing that determines how well I play.”

Scan of the handwritten notebook page, September 26, 2025
Notebook page — September 26, 2025

Transcript

Today, I am hitting with Zak for two hours. I am going to try to match the same intensity that I've played with the last practice we had. I am here about an hour early, so I will be able to do my full warmup and serve before we train. I will make sure to apply what we work on when I serve, such as keeping my toss more to the right. During our practice, I will focus on preparing my backhand earlier and staying through the ball on my forehand. I will try to be explosive with my legs, as my intensity of my footwork is usually the thing that determines how well I play. Regardless of how I play, however, I will try to keep up my high intensity and positive attitude on court.