Australian Receiving Formation – Both Back – 1st Point of the Match

**This UDF works well at club level play, USTA league play, junior and high school matches as well as college matches.

This (UDF) Unusual Doubles Receiving Formation puts the receiver and partner on the same side of the court. One player is in the deuce court near the deuce court alley and the other player is in the deuce court near the center service line.

Options:

If the serve is out wide to the deuce court, the player near the alley plays the return and the player near the center service line moves to the ad court. The receiving order has now been set for the first set.
If the serve is up the “T”, the receiver in the deuce court near the center service line will play the return then move to the left for that point. From that point on that player will become the deuce court receiver for the remainder of the first set.

Reasons for the receiving team to use this formation:

The receiving team can create confusion for the serving team
The receiving team wants to intimidate the serving team and get inside their head regarding options instead of focusing on the ball.
Helps the receiving team change momentum in a match, set or game.

How to play teams that play the Australian Receiving Formation-Both Back for the 1^st point of the match or set:

Make a decision as to where you want to serve and don’t change your mind. Call time and make a plan with your net player.
Decide who you want to move to the ad court by serving wide to force that player to play deuce or up the “T” to force the back player to play the deuce court.
Serve to the body of the deuce court to make it a little more difficult for the receiving team to play the return.
Serve using the “I” formation to limit their options of space to return the serve and add to their confusion.
Practice against this formation in practice match to recognize the options of the receiving team. Play it so you can feel how it is to be in that position.

What not to do:

Avoid getting sucked into their style of play. Call time out and make a game plan with your net player – have a plan.
Avoid trying to serve too hard and have to hit a lot of second serves or double fault.
Adjust your serving formation if they are bothering your service games to try and create confusion on their side.

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