Kelly Jones is our guest for the 31st episode of Baseline Intelligence. He won two NCAA doubles titles at Pepperdine University and went on to become world number 1 in doubles in 1992. He won 8 career ATP doubles titles, 2 ATP singles titles and has coached top pro players like James Blake, Mardy Fish, Sloane Stephens, Rajeev Ram, and his daughter Makenna, who also won an NCAA doubles title in 2021.
We talk:
2:16 The foundation of his coaching philosophy
8:09 Volleying cross court more often
12:59 Technical fundamentals of the volley
16:47 Split stepping
20:21 Teaching first volley movement
22:31 The volley grip
25:33 The basics of doubles
29:26 Applying strengths and weaknesses
31:38 How to anticipate at the net
33:09 Watching more doubles
33:45 His best doubles tip
35:41 The biggest doubles mistakes he sees
36:30 Doubles advice for the 4.0 player
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