14 September 2010

MID-COURT DYING TIGHT SHOT: WAEL EL HINDI

A rare winning shot on this level performed by - who else - Wael El Hindi (against Karim Darwish, always a good pairing). It was not a drop, neither a 'kill', it was a half-drop-half kill, played out of balance, on the back-foot. Martin Heath, the commentator, calls this one a 'cheap shot' (within a 'fantastic rally' though), nevertheless, I am rather appreciative towards this kind of improvisation. Apparently this is a Wael El Hindi speciality: you for sure remember a similar solution by him at 1:02 in another rally on the volley that I have already both discussed and referred to a couple of times here.