Paul Annacone: Aggressive shots to conservative locations

Paul Annacone is our guest for the 47th episode of Baseline Intelligence. Paul has coached some of the best players in the history of the game, including Pete Sampras, Roger Federer, Tim Henman, Sloane Stephens, and Taylor Fritz. A former top 15 ATP singles player, you can see him weekly as a regular analyst on the Tennis Channel. We talk: 1:42 Why he rushed the net as a player 3:02 Mixing in serve and volley 5:30 Where to place your first volley 7:48 Height over the net 11:30 Doubles formations 15:15 Difference between hitting well and playing well 18:59 What he learned from Roger Federer 22:22 Evaluating and scouting opponents 26:50 Delayed effects of a successful tactic 31:38 Best coaching advice he's ever received 33:50 Best advice for the 4.0 player